diff --git a/Generator/generator-botbuilder-java/generators/app/templates/app.java b/Generator/generator-botbuilder-java/generators/app/templates/app.java
index 11acd20c5..25f1d699b 100644
--- a/Generator/generator-botbuilder-java/generators/app/templates/app.java
+++ b/Generator/generator-botbuilder-java/generators/app/templates/app.java
@@ -82,25 +82,9 @@ public void handle(HttpExchange httpExchange) throws IOException {
             }
         }
 
-        private String getRequestBody(HttpExchange httpExchange) throws IOException {
-            StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
-            InputStream stream = httpExchange.getRequestBody();
-            int rByte;
-            while ((rByte = stream.read()) != -1) {
-                buffer.append((char)rByte);
-            }
-            stream.close();
-            if (buffer.length() > 0) {
-                return URLDecoder.decode(buffer.toString(), "UTF-8");
-            }
-            return "";
-        }
-
         private Activity getActivity(HttpExchange httpExchange) {
-            try {
-                String body = getRequestBody(httpExchange);
-                LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, body);
-                return objectMapper.readValue(body, Activity.class);
+            try (InputStream is = httpExchange.getRequestBody()) {
+                return objectMapper.readValue(is, Activity.class);
             } catch (Exception ex) {
                 LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to get activity", ex);
                 return null;
diff --git a/samples/servlet-echo/src/main/java/com/microsoft/bot/sample/servlet/ControllerBase.java b/samples/servlet-echo/src/main/java/com/microsoft/bot/sample/servlet/ControllerBase.java
index 2e9dd41c9..4b7f77cee 100644
--- a/samples/servlet-echo/src/main/java/com/microsoft/bot/sample/servlet/ControllerBase.java
+++ b/samples/servlet-echo/src/main/java/com/microsoft/bot/sample/servlet/ControllerBase.java
@@ -82,22 +82,8 @@ protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
 
     // Creates an Activity object from the request
     private Activity getActivity(HttpServletRequest request) throws IOException {
-        String body = getRequestBody(request);
-        return objectMapper.readValue(body, Activity.class);
-    }
-
-    private String getRequestBody(HttpServletRequest request) throws IOException {
-        StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
-        try (InputStream stream = request.getInputStream()) {
-            int rByte;
-            while ((rByte = stream.read()) != -1) {
-                buffer.append((char) rByte);
-            }
-            stream.close();
-            if (buffer.length() > 0) {
-                return buffer.toString();
-            }
-            return "";
+        try(InputStream is = request.getInputStream()) {
+            return objectMapper.readValue(is, Activity.class);
         }
     }
 }