diff --git a/crates/router/src/lib.rs b/crates/router/src/lib.rs
index bb56a173da3..2d2526645ea 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/lib.rs
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ pub fn get_application_builder(
         .wrap(middleware::default_response_headers())
         .wrap(middleware::RequestId)
         .wrap(cors::cors())
-        .wrap(middleware::LogSpanInitializer)
         // this middleware works only for Http1.1 requests
         .wrap(middleware::Http400RequestDetailsLogger)
+        .wrap(middleware::LogSpanInitializer)
         .wrap(router_env::tracing_actix_web::TracingLogger::default())
 }
diff --git a/crates/router/src/middleware.rs b/crates/router/src/middleware.rs
index 9205f53a04b..6f3427bf7a4 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/middleware.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/middleware.rs
@@ -258,13 +258,24 @@ where
             let response = response_fut.await?;
             // Log the request_details when we receive 400 status from the application
             if response.status() == 400 {
-                let value: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&bytes)?;
                 let request_id = request_id_fut.await?.as_hyphenated().to_string();
-                logger::info!(
-                    "request_id: {}, request_details: {}",
-                    request_id,
-                    get_request_details_from_value(&value, "")
-                );
+                if !bytes.is_empty() {
+                    let value_result: Result<serde_json::Value, serde_json::Error> =
+                        serde_json::from_slice(&bytes);
+                    match value_result {
+                        Ok(value) => {
+                            logger::info!(
+                                "request_id: {request_id}, request_details: {}",
+                                get_request_details_from_value(&value, "")
+                            );
+                        }
+                        Err(err) => {
+                            logger::warn!("error while parsing the request in json value: {err}");
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    logger::info!("request_id: {request_id}, request_details: Empty Body");
+                }
             }
             Ok(response)
         })