diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/eventbus/bridge/tcp/impl/JsonRPCStreamEventBusBridgeImpl.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/eventbus/bridge/tcp/impl/JsonRPCStreamEventBusBridgeImpl.java
index c39859c..75e2b73 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/eventbus/bridge/tcp/impl/JsonRPCStreamEventBusBridgeImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/eventbus/bridge/tcp/impl/JsonRPCStreamEventBusBridgeImpl.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ private Validator getRequestValidator() {
     }
   }
 
-  protected boolean validate(JsonObject object) {
+  protected boolean validate(Object object) {
     OutputUnit outputUnit = requestValidator.validate(object);
     if (!outputUnit.getValid()) {
       log.error("Invalid message. Error: " + outputUnit.getErrors() + " . Message: " + object);