diff --git a/backend/ride/rides/add_ride.php b/backend/ride/rides/add_ride.php
index db5772a5..f815f31b 100644
--- a/backend/ride/rides/add_ride.php
+++ b/backend/ride/rides/add_ride.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function broadcastRideToMarket($rideId, $lat, $lng, $payloadData, $extraMarketDa
 
     $postData = [
         'action'  => 'market_new_ride', 
-        'payload' => $marketPayload
+        'payload' => json_encode($marketPayload)
     ];
 
     $ch = curl_init();
diff --git a/loction_server/driver_socket.php b/loction_server/driver_socket.php
index 9fc58d68..443ee71f 100755
--- a/loction_server/driver_socket.php
+++ b/loction_server/driver_socket.php
@@ -415,6 +415,10 @@ $io->on('workerStart', function () use ($io, $INTERNAL_KEY) {
         // ── 2. Market New Ride ────────────────────────────────
         } elseif ($action === 'market_new_ride') {
             $payload = $post['payload'] ?? [];
+            if (is_string($payload)) {
+                $decoded = json_decode($payload, true);
+                if (is_array($decoded)) $payload = $decoded;
+            }
             $rideId  = $payload['id']        ?? null;
             $lat     = (float)($payload['start_lat'] ?? 0);
             $lng     = (float)($payload['start_lng'] ?? 0);