diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 85c8605..9a40451 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ module.exports = () => {
 						await handler({
 							body: getBodyDecoded(
 								brokeredMessage.body,
-								brokeredMessage.applicationProperties.contentEncoding,
+								applicationProperties.contentEncoding,
 							),
 							applicationProperties,
 							properties: getProperties(brokeredMessage),
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4aa87c7..d7568a9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "systemic-azure-bus",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "3.1.0",
   "description": "A systemic component for azure bus",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {