diff --git a/lib/MetaCPAN/Server/Controller/Rating.pm b/lib/MetaCPAN/Server/Controller/Rating.pm
index 9511497be..74233ddfe 100644
--- a/lib/MetaCPAN/Server/Controller/Rating.pm
+++ b/lib/MetaCPAN/Server/Controller/Rating.pm
@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@ sub _mapping : Path('_mapping') : Args(0) {
     $c->detach('/not_found');
 }
 
-sub find : Path('_search') : Args(0) {
+sub find : Path('_search') : Args(0) : ActionClass('~Deserialize') {
     my ( $self, $c, $scroll ) = @_;
 
     my @hits;
 
     # fake results for MetaCPAN::Client so it doesn't fail its tests
-    if ( ( $c->req->user_agent // '' )
-        =~ m{^MetaCPAN::Client-testing/([0-9.]+)} )
-    {
+    if ( ( $c->req->user_agent // '' ) =~ m{^MetaCPAN::Client/([0-9.]+)} ) {
         if ( $1 <= 2.031001 ) {
-            my $query = $c->read_param('query');
+            use Data::Dumper;
+            warn Dumper($c->req->params);
+            my $query = $c->req->params->{'query'};
             if (   $query
                 && $query->[0]
                 && $query->[0]{term}
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ sub find : Path('_search') : Args(0) {
     } );
 }
 
-sub all : Path('') : Args(0) {
+sub all : Path('') : Args(0) : ActionClass('~Deserialize') {
     my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
     $c->forward('find');
 }
diff --git a/t/server/controller/rating.t b/t/server/controller/rating.t
index 3fff7b65a..778eb1511 100644
--- a/t/server/controller/rating.t
+++ b/t/server/controller/rating.t
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ test_psgi app, sub {
     ok(
         $res = $cb->(
             POST '/rating/_search',
-            'User-Agent' => 'MetaCPAN::Client-testing/2.031001',
+            'User-Agent' => 'MetaCPAN::Client/2.031001',
+            'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
             Content      => '{"query":{"term":{"distribution":"Moose"}}}',
         ),
         'POST /rating with MetaCPAN::Client test UA'