diff --git a/Utilities/Logging.cs b/Utilities/Logging.cs
index 14a217cf08..10e055122e 100644
--- a/Utilities/Logging.cs
+++ b/Utilities/Logging.cs
@@ -97,30 +97,38 @@ private static string PrepareMessage ( string message, string memberName, string
             return message;
         }
 
-        private static Dictionary<string, object> PrepareData ( [CanBeNull] JToken data )
+        private static Dictionary<string, object> PrepareData ( [ CanBeNull ] JToken data )
         {
             if ( data == null ) { return null; }
-            if ( data.Type == JTokenType.String && !JsonRegex.IsMatch( data.ToString() ) )
-            {
-                return WrapData( "message", Redaction.RedactEnvironmentVariables( data.ToString() ) );
-            }
-            else
+
+            if ( data.Type == JTokenType.String )
             {
-                try
+                if ( JsonRegex.IsMatch( data.ToString() ) )
                 {
-                    data = Redaction.RedactEnvironmentVariables( data );
-                    data = Redaction.RedactPersonalProperties( data );
-                    if ( data is JObject )
-                    {
-                        return data.ToObject<Dictionary<string, object>>();
-                    }
-                    return WrapData( "data", data );
+                    var jToken = JToken.Parse( data.ToString() );
+                    data = jToken;
                 }
-                catch ( ObjectDisposedException )
+                else
                 {
-                    return null;
+                    return WrapData( "message", Redaction.RedactEnvironmentVariables( data.ToString() ) );
                 }
             }
+
+            try
+            {
+                data = Redaction.RedactEnvironmentVariables( data );
+                data = Redaction.RedactPersonalProperties( data );
+                if ( data is JObject )
+                {
+                    return data.ToObject<Dictionary<string, object>>();
+                }
+
+                return WrapData( "data", data );
+            }
+            catch ( ObjectDisposedException )
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
         }
 
         private static Dictionary<string, object> WrapData ( string key, object data )
diff --git a/Utilities/Redaction.cs b/Utilities/Redaction.cs
index fddda883ac..05e8e518d3 100644
--- a/Utilities/Redaction.cs
+++ b/Utilities/Redaction.cs
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ public static JToken RedactEnvironmentVariables ( JToken data )
             {
                 RedactEnvironmentVariables( data.ToString() );
             }
-            else if ( data is JObject objectData )
+            
+            if ( data is JObject objectData )
             {
                 objectData.Descendants()
                     .OfType<JProperty>()