diff --git a/src/WebSocket.js b/src/WebSocket.js
index 6e6b4e7ed..8c61dfb49 100644
--- a/src/WebSocket.js
+++ b/src/WebSocket.js
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ exports.encoding = erlpack ? 'etf' : 'json';
 
 exports.pack = erlpack ? erlpack.pack : JSON.stringify;
 
-exports.unpack = data => {
-  if (exports.encoding === 'json') {
+exports.unpack = (data, type) => {
+  if (exports.encoding === 'json' || type === 'json') {
     if (typeof data !== 'string') {
       data = ab.decode(data);
     }
diff --git a/src/client/voice/networking/VoiceWebSocket.js b/src/client/voice/networking/VoiceWebSocket.js
index 8f1e8340d..6ddabe626 100644
--- a/src/client/voice/networking/VoiceWebSocket.js
+++ b/src/client/voice/networking/VoiceWebSocket.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class VoiceWebSocket extends EventEmitter {
    */
   onMessage(event) {
     try {
-      return this.onPacket(WebSocket.unpack(event.data));
+      return this.onPacket(WebSocket.unpack(event.data, 'json'));
     } catch (error) {
       return this.onError(error);
     }