diff --git a/source/connection/connection.d b/source/connection/connection.d
index df760b4..dc1e90c 100644
--- a/source/connection/connection.d
+++ b/source/connection/connection.d
@@ -99,9 +99,7 @@ public final class BesterConnection : Thread
 			try
 			{
 				/* Receive a message */
-				byte[] receivedBytes;
-				receiveMessage(clientConnection, receivedBytes);
-				receivedMessage = parseJSON(cast(string)receivedBytes);
+				receiveMessage(clientConnection, receivedMessage);
 
 				/**
 				* If the message was received successfully then
@@ -220,7 +218,7 @@ public final class BesterConnection : Thread
 			try
 			{
 				/* Send the message */
-				sendMessage(clientConnection, cast(byte[])toJSON(dummyMessage));
+				sendMessage(clientConnection, dummyMessage);
 			}
 			catch(NetworkException e)
 			{
@@ -348,7 +346,7 @@ public final class BesterConnection : Thread
 		try
 		{
 			/* Send the message */
-			sendMessage(clientConnection, cast(byte[])toJSON(statusMessage));
+			sendMessage(clientConnection, statusMessage);
 		}
 		catch(NetworkException e)
 		{
diff --git a/source/handlers/response.d b/source/handlers/response.d
index 1a263e8..d44d438 100644
--- a/source/handlers/response.d
+++ b/source/handlers/response.d
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public final class HandlerResponse
 					
 					/* Send the message to the client */
 					debugPrint("Sending handler's response to client \"" ~ clientConnection.toString() ~ "\"...");
-					sendMessage(clientSocket, cast(byte[])toJSON(clientPayload));
+					sendMessage(clientSocket, clientPayload);
 					debugPrint("Sending handler's response to client \"" ~ clientConnection.toString() ~ "\"... [sent]");
 				}
 				catch(SocketOSException exception)
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ public final class HandlerResponse
 
 					/* Send the payload */
 					debugPrint("Sending handler's response to server \"" ~ serverConnection.toString() ~ "\"...");
-					sendMessage(serverConnection, cast(byte[])toJSON(serverPayload));
+					sendMessage(serverConnection, serverPayload);
 					debugPrint("Sending handler's response to server \"" ~ serverConnection.toString() ~ "\"... [sent]");
 
 					/* Close the connection to the server */
diff --git a/source/utils/message.d b/source/utils/message.d
index b3727f9..6e89ab1 100644
--- a/source/utils/message.d
+++ b/source/utils/message.d
@@ -14,10 +14,15 @@ import bmessage : bformatreceiveMessage = receiveMessage, bformatsendMessage = s
  */
 public void receiveMessage(Socket originator, ref JSONValue receiveMessage)
 {
-	if(!bformatreceiveMessage(originator, receiveMessage))
+	/* The received bytes */
+	byte[] receivedBytes;
+
+	if(!bformatreceiveMessage(originator, receivedBytes))
 	{
 		throw new NetworkException(originator);
 	}
+
+	receiveMessage = parseJSON(cast(string)receivedBytes);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ public void receiveMessage(Socket originator, ref JSONValue receiveMessage)
  */
 public void sendMessage(Socket recipient, JSONValue jsonMessage)
 {
-	if(!bformatsendMessage(recipient, jsonMessage))
+	if(!bformatsendMessage(recipient, cast(byte[])toJSON(jsonMessage)))
 	{
 		throw new NetworkException(recipient);
 	}