diff --git a/client/document.go b/client/document.go
index 3105e5a2fb..f8d427c349 100644
--- a/client/document.go
+++ b/client/document.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ package client
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -117,11 +118,11 @@ func NewDocFromMap(data map[string]any, collectionDefinition CollectionDefinitio
 	return doc, nil
 }
 
+var jsonArrayPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`(?s)^\s*\[.*\]\s*$`)
+
 // IsJSONArray returns true if the given byte array is a JSON Array.
 func IsJSONArray(obj []byte) bool {
-	var js []any
-	err := json.Unmarshal(obj, &js)
-	return err == nil
+	return jsonArrayPattern.Match(obj)
 }
 
 // NewFromJSON creates a new instance of a Document from a raw JSON object byte array.
diff --git a/client/document_test.go b/client/document_test.go
index 450a181af0..a11a6a67c8 100644
--- a/client/document_test.go
+++ b/client/document_test.go
@@ -252,9 +252,10 @@ func TestIsJSONArray(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "Valid JSON Array with Whitespace",
 			input: []byte(`
 				[
-					{"name": "John", "age": 21},
-					{"name": "Islam", "age": 33}
-				]`),
+					{	"name": "John", "age": 21	},
+					{	"name": "Islam", "age": 33	}
+				]
+			`),
 			expected: true,
 		},
 	}