diff --git a/cmd/web/handlers.go b/cmd/web/handlers.go
index 9aaba96..4a15ff3 100644
--- a/cmd/web/handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/web/handlers.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ type createElectionRequestWithValidator struct {
 
 func (app *application) createElection(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var request createElectionRequestWithValidator
-	err := app.decodePostForm(r, &request)
+	err := app.unmarshalRequest(r, &request)
 	if err != nil {
 		app.clientError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
 		return
diff --git a/cmd/web/handlers_test.go b/cmd/web/handlers_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7176c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/web/handlers_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	api "code.dlmw.ch/dlmw/qv/internal"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var (
+	validCreateElectionRequest = api.CreateElectionRequest{
+		Choices:     []string{"Gandhi", "Buddha"},
+		ExpiresAt:   time.Now().Add(24 * time.Hour),
+		IsAnonymous: false,
+		MaxVoters:   nil,
+		Name:        "Guy of the year",
+		Tokens:      100,
+	} // TODO: try to find a way to generate test data
+)
+
+func TestCreateElection(t *testing.T) {
+	app := newTestApplication(t)
+	server := newTestServer(t, app.routes())
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name         string
+		urlPath      string
+		expectedCode int
+		expectedBody string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:         "Valid request",
+			urlPath:      "/election",
+			expectedCode: http.StatusOK,
+			expectedBody: "",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			requestBody, err := json.Marshal(validCreateElectionRequest)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			code, _, body := server.post(t, tt.urlPath, bytes.NewReader(requestBody))
+
+			t.Logf("Code was %v and body %v", code, body)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/web/helpers.go b/cmd/web/helpers.go
index 70b7c8a..17bd588 100644
--- a/cmd/web/helpers.go
+++ b/cmd/web/helpers.go
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import (
 	api "code.dlmw.ch/dlmw/qv/internal"
 	"code.dlmw.ch/dlmw/qv/internal/validator"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
-	"github.com/go-playground/form/v4"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 )
 
@@ -43,19 +42,14 @@ func (app *application) unprocessableEntityError(w http.ResponseWriter, v valida
 	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
 }
 
-func (app *application) decodePostForm(r *http.Request, dst any) error {
-	err := r.ParseForm()
+func (app *application) unmarshalRequest(r *http.Request, dst any) error {
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = app.formDecoder.Decode(dst, r.PostForm)
+	err = json.Unmarshal(body, &dst)
 	if err != nil {
-		var invalidDecoderError *form.InvalidDecoderError
-		if errors.As(err, &invalidDecoderError) {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/web/testutils_test.go b/cmd/web/testutils_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc05bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/web/testutils_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"code.dlmw.ch/dlmw/qv/internal/models"
+	"github.com/go-playground/form/v4"
+	"io"
+	"log/slog"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func newTestApplication(t *testing.T) *application {
+	formDecoder := form.NewDecoder()
+
+	return &application{
+		logger:      slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)),
+		elections:   &models.ElectionModel{},
+		formDecoder: formDecoder,
+	}
+}
+
+type testServer struct {
+	*httptest.Server
+}
+
+func newTestServer(t *testing.T, h http.Handler) *testServer {
+	server := httptest.NewServer(h)
+	return &testServer{server}
+}
+
+func (ts *testServer) post(t *testing.T, urlPath string, body io.Reader) (int, http.Header, string) {
+	res, err := ts.Client().Post(ts.URL+urlPath, "application/json", body)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+
+	responseBody, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	return res.StatusCode, res.Header, string(responseBody)
+}