diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5036049..36d077a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 
 Full changelog for PHP Quill Renderer
 
+## v3.17.4 - 2019-05-01
+
+* Allow decoded json to be passed in rather than the library decode it, thank you [Lode Claassen](https://github.com/lode).
+* Validation code DRY, thank you [Lode Claassen](https://github.com/lode).
+
 ## v3.17.3 - 2019-04-10
 
 * Missing supported format in exception methods, thank you [Lode Claassen](https://github.com/lode).
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b6edba..59a4071 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -159,8 +159,10 @@ for use under the MIT License (MIT).
 * [davidraijmakers](https://github.com/davidraijmakers) [Issue #108] - Children not supported with headers.
 * [philippkuehn](https://github.com/philippkuehn) [Issue #109] - Multiple list output incorrect and paragraphs not being closed.
 * [mechanicalgux](https://github.com/mechanicalgux) [Issue #117] - Compound deltas don't know that they can be links.
-* [Lode Claassen](https://github.com/lode) - Missing supported format in exception messages.
+* [Lode Claassen](https://github.com/lode) [PR121] - Missing supported format in exception messages.
+* [Lode Claassen](https://github.com/lode) [PR122] - Validation code DRY.
+* [Lode Claassen](https://github.com/lode) [PR123] - Allow already decoded json to be passed to parser.
 
-## Coding standard credit
+## Coding standards credits
 
 * [Lode Claassen](https://github.com/lode) [PR #113] - Incorrect case in keyword. 
diff --git a/Tests/Api/StockTest.php b/Tests/Api/StockTest.php
index fc66b7d..f624ba3 100644
--- a/Tests/Api/StockTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Api/StockTest.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ final class StockTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
 {
     private $delta_null_insert = '{"ops":[{"insert":"Heading 1"},{"insert":null},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"}]}';
     private $delta_header = '{"ops":[{"insert":"Heading 1"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"}]}';
+    private $delta_header_array = ["ops" => [["insert" => "Heading 1"], ["attributes" => ["header" => 1], "insert" => "\n"]]];
     private $delta_header_invalid = '{"ops":[{"insert":"Heading 1"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"}}';
 
     private $expected_null_insert = "<h1>Heading 1</h1>";
@@ -77,6 +78,34 @@ public function testMultipleInstancesInScript()
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test passing an already decoded array of a json string. Load should not try to decode again.
+     * 
+     * @return void
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function testLoadAlreadyDecoded()
+    {
+        $result = null;
+
+        $parser = new \DBlackborough\Quill\Parser\Html();
+
+        try {
+            $parser->load($this->delta_header_array)->parse();
+
+            $renderer = new \DBlackborough\Quill\Renderer\Html();
+            $result = $renderer->load($parser->deltas())->render();
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $this->fail(__METHOD__ . 'failure, ' . $e->getMessage());
+        }
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            $this->expected_header,
+            trim($result),
+            __METHOD__ . ' Array load call failure'
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test to see if an exception is thrown when an invalid parser is requested
      *
diff --git a/src/Interfaces/ParserInterface.php b/src/Interfaces/ParserInterface.php
index b7efa2d..d2ec706 100644
--- a/src/Interfaces/ParserInterface.php
+++ b/src/Interfaces/ParserInterface.php
@@ -18,19 +18,19 @@ interface ParserInterface
      * Load the deltas string, checks the json is valid and can be decoded
      * and then saves the decoded array to the the $quill_json property
      *
-     * @param string $quill_json Quill json string
+     * @param array|string $quill_json Quill json string
      *
      * @return Parse
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException Throws an exception if there was an error decoding the json
      */
-    public function load(string $quill_json): Parse;
+    public function load($quill_json): Parse;
 
     /**
      * Load multiple delta strings, checks the json is valid for each index,
      * ensures they can be decoded and the saves each decoded array to the
      * $quill_json_stack property indexed by the given key
      *
-     * @param array An array of $quill json strings, returnable via array index
+     * @param array An array of $quill json array|strings, returnable via array index
      *
      * @return Parse
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException Throws an exception if there was an error decoding the json
diff --git a/src/Parser/Parse.php b/src/Parser/Parse.php
index e5543a7..5540442 100644
--- a/src/Parser/Parse.php
+++ b/src/Parser/Parse.php
@@ -74,16 +74,19 @@ public function __construct()
      * Load the deltas string, checks the json is valid and can be decoded
      * and then saves the decoded array to the the $quill_json property
      *
-     * @param string $quill_json Quill json string
+     * @param array|string $quill_json Quill json string
      *
      * @return Parse
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException Throws an exception if there was an error decoding the json
      */
-    public function load(string $quill_json): Parse
+    public function load($quill_json): Parse
     {
-        $this->quill_json = json_decode($quill_json, true);
+        $this->quill_json = $quill_json;
+        if (is_string($this->quill_json) === true) {
+            $this->quill_json = json_decode($quill_json, true);
+        }
 
-        if (is_array($this->quill_json) === true && count($this->quill_json) > 0) {
+        if ($this->isValidDeltaJson($this->quill_json)) {
             $this->valid = true;
             $this->deltas = [];
             return $this;
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ public function load(string $quill_json): Parse
      * ensures they can be decoded and the saves each decoded array to the
      * $quill_json_stack property indexed by the given key
      *
-     * @param array An array of $quill json strings, returnable via array index
+     * @param array An array of $quill json arrays|strings, returnable via array index
      *
      * @return Parse
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException Throws an exception if there was an error decoding the json
@@ -106,10 +109,12 @@ public function loadMultiple(array $quill_json): Parse
     {
         $this->deltas_stack = [];
 
-        foreach ($quill_json as $index => $json) {
-            $json_stack_value = json_decode($json, true);
+        foreach ($quill_json as $index => $json_stack_value) {
+            if (is_string($json_stack_value) === true) {
+                $json_stack_value = json_decode($json_stack_value, true);
+            }
 
-            if (is_array($json_stack_value) === true && count($json_stack_value) > 0) {
+            if ($this->isValidDeltaJson($json_stack_value)) {
                 $this->quill_json_stack[$index] = $json_stack_value;
             }
         }
@@ -232,10 +237,7 @@ public function splitOnSingleNewlineOccurrences(string $insert, bool $newlines =
      */
     public function parse(): bool
     {
-        if (
-            $this->valid === true &&
-            array_key_exists('ops', $this->quill_json) === true
-        ) {
+        if ($this->valid === true) {
             /**
              * Before processing through the deltas, generate new deltas by splliting
              * on all new lines, will make it much simpler to work out which
@@ -495,4 +497,26 @@ public function video(array $quill)
     {
         $this->deltas[] = new $this->class_delta_video($quill['insert']['video']);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks the delta json is valid and can be decoded
+     *
+     * @param $quill_json Quill json string
+     *
+     * @return boolean
+     */
+    private function isValidDeltaJson($quill_json): bool
+    {
+        if (is_array($quill_json) === false) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (count($quill_json) === 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (array_key_exists('ops', $quill_json) === false) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
 }