diff --git a/src/main/java/me/braydon/license/controller/LicenseController.java b/src/main/java/me/braydon/license/controller/LicenseController.java
index b577aa9..bdd0837 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/braydon/license/controller/LicenseController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/braydon/license/controller/LicenseController.java
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 package me.braydon.license.controller;
 
-import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
-import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import lombok.NonNull;
-import me.braydon.license.LicenseServer;
 import me.braydon.license.common.IPUtils;
+import me.braydon.license.dto.LicenseCheckBodyDTO;
 import me.braydon.license.dto.LicenseDTO;
 import me.braydon.license.exception.APIException;
 import me.braydon.license.model.License;
@@ -40,30 +38,23 @@ public final class LicenseController {
      * @param body the body of the request
      * @return the response entity
      * @see License for license
+     * @see LicenseCheckBodyDTO for body
      * @see ResponseEntity for response entity
      */
     @PostMapping("/check")
     @ResponseBody
-    public ResponseEntity<?> check(@NonNull HttpServletRequest request, @RequestBody @NonNull String body) {
+    public ResponseEntity<?> check(@NonNull HttpServletRequest request, @RequestBody @NonNull LicenseCheckBodyDTO body) {
         try { // Attempt to check the license
-            String ip = IPUtils.getRealIp(request); // The IP of the requester
-            
-            JsonObject jsonObject = LicenseServer.GSON.fromJson(body, JsonObject.class);
-            JsonElement key = jsonObject.get("key"); // Get the key
-            JsonElement product = jsonObject.get("product"); // Get the product
-            JsonElement hwid = jsonObject.get("hwid"); // Get the hwid
-            
-            // Ensure the body keys aren't null
-            if (key.isJsonNull() || product.isJsonNull() || hwid.isJsonNull()) {
+            if (!body.isValid()) {
                 throw new APIException(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid request body");
             }
             // Ensure the IP is valid
+            String ip = IPUtils.getRealIp(request); // The IP of the requester
             if (IPUtils.getIpType(ip) == -1) {
                 throw new APIException(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid IP address");
             }
             // Ensure the HWID is valid
-            // TODO: improve :)
-            String hwidString = hwid.getAsString();
+            String hwidString = body.getHwid();
             boolean invalidHwid = true;
             if (hwidString.contains("-")) {
                 int segments = hwidString.substring(0, hwidString.lastIndexOf("-")).split("-").length;
@@ -74,11 +65,10 @@ public final class LicenseController {
             if (invalidHwid) {
                 throw new APIException(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid HWID");
             }
-            
             // Check the license
             License license = service.check(
-                key.getAsString(),
-                product.getAsString(),
+                body.getKey(),
+                body.getProduct(),
                 ip,
                 hwidString
             );
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/braydon/license/dto/LicenseCheckBodyDTO.java b/src/main/java/me/braydon/license/dto/LicenseCheckBodyDTO.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5f8d90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/me/braydon/license/dto/LicenseCheckBodyDTO.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package me.braydon.license.dto;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.ToString;
+import me.braydon.license.model.License;
+
+/**
+ * A data transfer object that contains
+ * the body for checking a {@link License}.
+ *
+ * @author Braydon
+ */
+@AllArgsConstructor @Getter @ToString
+public class LicenseCheckBodyDTO {
+    /**
+     * The license key to check.
+     */
+    private String key;
+    
+    /**
+     * The product of the license to check.
+     */
+    private String product;
+    
+    /**
+     * The hardware id of the user checking the license.
+     */
+    private String hwid;
+    
+    /**
+     * Are these params valid?
+     *
+     * @return whether the params are valid
+     */
+    public boolean isValid() {
+        return key != null && product != null && hwid != null;
+    }
+}