diff --git a/handlers/state.go b/handlers/state.go
index b834072..5db5d99 100644
--- a/handlers/state.go
+++ b/handlers/state.go
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ func StateOpen(
 	resp *types.SpaceState,
 ) func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		body := updateEndpointValidator(authDB, validCredentials, w, r)
+		body := string(updateEndpointValidator(authDB, validCredentials, w, r))
 
 		// Parse request body
-		newState, err := strconv.ParseBool(string(body))
+		newState, err := strconv.ParseBool(body)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Println("Failed to parse request body from", r.RemoteAddr)
+			log.Println("Failed to parse request body from", r.RemoteAddr, "body:", body)
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
 			_, _ = io.WriteString(w, "HTTP request body should either be true or false")
 			return