diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 3cb4bcb..5f9371d 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,12 @@ async function importKey(key: string | JsonWebKey, algorithm: SubtleCryptoImport
 
 function decodePayload<T = any>(raw: string): T | undefined {
     try {
-        return JSON.parse(atob(raw))
+        const binaryString = atob(raw)
+        const encodedString = encodeURIComponent(binaryString).replace(/%([0-9A-F]{2})/g, (match, p1) => {
+          return String.fromCharCode('0x' + p1);
+        });
+
+        return JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(encodedString));
     } catch {
         return
     }