diff --git a/examples/express-ex/index.js b/examples/express-ex/index.js
index cfe68e9..cc8e234 100644
--- a/examples/express-ex/index.js
+++ b/examples/express-ex/index.js
@@ -3,20 +3,8 @@
 const express = require("express");
 const { Receiver } = require("cloudevents");
 const app = express();
-
-app.use((req, res, next) => {
-  let data = "";
-
-  req.setEncoding("utf8");
-  req.on("data", function (chunk) {
-    data += chunk;
-  });
-
-  req.on("end", function () {
-    req.body = data;
-    next();
-  });
-});
+const bodyParser = require('body-parser')
+app.use(bodyParser.json())
 
 app.post("/", (req, res) => {
   console.log("HEADERS", req.headers);
diff --git a/examples/express-ex/package.json b/examples/express-ex/package.json
index 756d8f7..74fa523 100644
--- a/examples/express-ex/package.json
+++ b/examples/express-ex/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   "author": "fabiojose@gmail.com",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "dependencies": {
+    "body-parser": "^1.19.0",
     "cloudevents": "^3.1.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1"
   }