diff --git a/src/backend/Cps.CaseManagement.Api/Helpers/RequestValidator.cs b/src/backend/Cps.CaseManagement.Api/Helpers/RequestValidator.cs
index e9452b85..9ac3aaad 100644
--- a/src/backend/Cps.CaseManagement.Api/Helpers/RequestValidator.cs
+++ b/src/backend/Cps.CaseManagement.Api/Helpers/RequestValidator.cs
@@ -7,9 +7,17 @@ namespace Cps.CaseManagement.Api.Helpers;
 using Cps.CaseManagement.Domain.Models;
 using FluentValidation;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 public class RequestValidator : IRequestValidator
 {
+    private readonly ILogger<RequestValidator> _logger;
+
+    public RequestValidator(ILogger<RequestValidator> logger)
+    {
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
+
     public async Task<ValidatableRequest<T>> GetJsonBody<T, V>(HttpRequest request)
         where V : AbstractValidator<T>, new()
     {
@@ -23,7 +31,8 @@ public async Task<ValidatableRequest<T>> GetJsonBody<T, V>(HttpRequest request)
         }
         catch (JsonException ex)
         {
-            return InvalidRequest<T>($"Invalid JSON format: {ex.Message}");
+            _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Request body contained invalid JSON.");
+            return InvalidRequest<T>("The request body contains invalid JSON.");
         }
 
         if (requestObject == null)
diff --git a/src/tests/Cps.CaseManagement.Api.Tests/Unit/Helpers/RequestValidatorTests.cs b/src/tests/Cps.CaseManagement.Api.Tests/Unit/Helpers/RequestValidatorTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f2935e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/Cps.CaseManagement.Api.Tests/Unit/Helpers/RequestValidatorTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Cps.CaseManagement.Api.Helpers;
+using FluentValidation;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Moq;
+
+namespace Cps.CaseManagement.Api.Tests.Unit.Helpers;
+
+public class RequestValidatorTests
+{
+    private readonly Mock<ILogger<RequestValidator>> _loggerMock;
+    private readonly RequestValidator _sut;
+
+    public RequestValidatorTests()
+    {
+        _loggerMock = new Mock<ILogger<RequestValidator>>();
+        _sut = new RequestValidator(_loggerMock.Object);
+    }
+
+    #region Invalid JSON tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetJsonBody_InvalidJson_ReturnsGenericErrorMessage()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var request = CreateRequestWithBody("{ this is not valid json }");
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _sut.GetJsonBody<TestDto, TestDtoValidator>(request);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.False(result.IsValid);
+        Assert.Single(result.ValidationErrors);
+        Assert.Equal("The request body contains invalid JSON.", result.ValidationErrors[0]);
+    }
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetJsonBody_InvalidJson_DoesNotExposeExceptionDetails()
+    {
+        // Arrange — malformed JSON that always throws JsonException
+        var request = CreateRequestWithBody("{\"id\": }");
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _sut.GetJsonBody<TestDto, TestDtoValidator>(request);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.False(result.IsValid);
+        Assert.Single(result.ValidationErrors);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("System", result.ValidationErrors[0]);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("Int32", result.ValidationErrors[0]);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("Path", result.ValidationErrors[0]);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("LineNumber", result.ValidationErrors[0]);
+        Assert.Equal("The request body contains invalid JSON.", result.ValidationErrors[0]);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetJsonBody_InvalidJson_LogsWarningWithException()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var request = CreateRequestWithBody("not json at all");
+
+        // Act
+        await _sut.GetJsonBody<TestDto, TestDtoValidator>(request);
+
+        // Assert
+        _loggerMock.Verify(
+            x => x.Log(
+                LogLevel.Warning,
+                It.IsAny<EventId>(),
+                It.Is<It.IsAnyType>((v, t) => v.ToString()!.Contains("Request body contained invalid JSON")),
+                It.IsAny<JsonException>(),
+                It.IsAny<Func<It.IsAnyType, Exception?, string>>()),
+            Times.Once);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetJsonBody_EmptyBody_ReturnsGenericErrorMessage()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var request = CreateRequestWithBody("");
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _sut.GetJsonBody<TestDto, TestDtoValidator>(request);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.False(result.IsValid);
+        Assert.Single(result.ValidationErrors);
+        // Empty string deserializes to null, which hits the null check
+        Assert.Contains(result.ValidationErrors[0], new[] {
+            "The request body contains invalid JSON.",
+            "Deserialized object is null."
+        });
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Null deserialization tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetJsonBody_NullJsonLiteral_ReturnsNullError()
+    {
+        // Arrange — "null" is valid JSON but deserializes to null
+        var request = CreateRequestWithBody("null");
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _sut.GetJsonBody<TestDto, TestDtoValidator>(request);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.False(result.IsValid);
+        Assert.Single(result.ValidationErrors);
+        Assert.Equal("Deserialized object is null.", result.ValidationErrors[0]);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Valid JSON tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetJsonBody_ValidJson_PassingValidation_ReturnsIsValidTrue()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var dto = new TestDto { Id = 1, Name = "Test" };
+        var request = CreateRequestWithBody(JsonSerializer.Serialize(dto));
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _sut.GetJsonBody<TestDto, TestDtoValidator>(request);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.True(result.IsValid);
+        Assert.Empty(result.ValidationErrors);
+        Assert.Equal(1, result.Value.Id);
+        Assert.Equal("Test", result.Value.Name);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetJsonBody_ValidJson_FailingValidation_ReturnsValidationErrors()
+    {
+        // Arrange — Name is required by TestDtoValidator
+        var dto = new TestDto { Id = 1, Name = "" };
+        var request = CreateRequestWithBody(JsonSerializer.Serialize(dto));
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _sut.GetJsonBody<TestDto, TestDtoValidator>(request);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.False(result.IsValid);
+        Assert.NotEmpty(result.ValidationErrors);
+        Assert.Contains("Name is required.", result.ValidationErrors);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetJsonBody_ValidJson_DoesNotLogWarning()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var dto = new TestDto { Id = 1, Name = "Test" };
+        var request = CreateRequestWithBody(JsonSerializer.Serialize(dto));
+
+        // Act
+        await _sut.GetJsonBody<TestDto, TestDtoValidator>(request);
+
+        // Assert — should not log any warning for valid JSON
+        _loggerMock.Verify(
+            x => x.Log(
+                LogLevel.Warning,
+                It.IsAny<EventId>(),
+                It.IsAny<It.IsAnyType>(),
+                It.IsAny<Exception?>(),
+                It.IsAny<Func<It.IsAnyType, Exception?, string>>()),
+            Times.Never);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Helpers
+
+    private static HttpRequest CreateRequestWithBody(string body)
+    {
+        var context = new DefaultHttpContext();
+        var request = context.Request;
+        request.Body = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(body));
+        request.ContentType = "application/json";
+        return request;
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Test DTOs and Validators
+
+    private class TestDto
+    {
+        public int Id { get; set; }
+        public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    }
+
+    private class TestDtoValidator : AbstractValidator<TestDto>
+    {
+        public TestDtoValidator()
+        {
+            RuleFor(x => x.Name)
+                .NotEmpty()
+                .WithMessage("Name is required.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+}
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