diff --git a/pkg/apigw/filter/processer.go b/pkg/apigw/filter/processer.go
index 00446bb3f..bb7c3bdd7 100644
--- a/pkg/apigw/filter/processer.go
+++ b/pkg/apigw/filter/processer.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package filter
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -208,14 +207,6 @@ func (h *processerPayload) Merge(params []byte) (types.Handler, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	fn, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(h.params.Func)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not decode js func: %s", err)
-	}
-
-	h.params.Func = string(fn)
-
 	if h.params.Func == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("could not register function, body empty")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/apigw/filter/processer_test.go b/pkg/apigw/filter/processer_test.go
index ec86d77e9..2b3f73925 100644
--- a/pkg/apigw/filter/processer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apigw/filter/processer_test.go
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ package filter
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"encoding/base64"
-	"fmt"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ func Test_processerPayload(t *testing.T) {
 					Body:   ioutil.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(`[1,2,3]`)),
 				},
 				exp: "2\n",
-				params: prepareFuncPayload(`
+				params: prepareFuncPayload(t, `
 				var b = JSON.parse(readRequestBody(input.Get('request').Body));
 				return b[1];
 				`),
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ func Test_processerPayload(t *testing.T) {
 					Body:   ioutil.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(`[{"name":"johnny", "surname":"mnemonic"},{"name":"johnny", "surname":"knoxville"}]`)),
 				},
 				exp: "{\"count\":2,\"results\":[{\"fullname\":\"Johnny Mnemonic\"},{\"fullname\":\"Johnny Knoxville\"}]}\n",
-				params: prepareFuncPayload(`
+				params: prepareFuncPayload(t, `
 				var b = JSON.parse(readRequestBody(input.Get('request').Body));
 
 				return {
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ func Test_processerPayload(t *testing.T) {
 					Method: "POST",
 					Body:   ioutil.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(`[{"name":"johnny", "surname":"mnemonic"},{"name":"johnny", "surname":"knoxville"}]`)),
 				},
-				params: prepareFuncPayload(``),
+				params: prepareFuncPayload(t, ``),
 				errv:   `could not register function, body empty`,
 			},
 		}
@@ -112,6 +111,10 @@ func Test_processerPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func prepareFuncPayload(s string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf(`{"jsfunc": "%s"}`, base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(s)))
+func prepareFuncPayload(t *testing.T, s string) string {
+	aux, err := json.Marshal(map[string]string{"jsfunc": s})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	return string(aux)
 }
diff --git a/tests/apigw/processing_payload_simple_test.go b/tests/apigw/processing_payload_simple_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eca09ea04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/apigw/processing_payload_simple_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package apigw
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func Test_processor_payload_simple(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		_, h, _ = setupScenario(t)
+	)
+
+	h.apiInit().
+		Get("/test").
+		Header("Accept", "application/json").
+		Expect(t).
+		Status(http.StatusOK).
+		Body("60").
+		End()
+
+}
diff --git a/tests/apigw/testdata/processor_payload_simple/def.yaml b/tests/apigw/testdata/processor_payload_simple/def.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a89e7c4e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/apigw/testdata/processor_payload_simple/def.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apigateway:
+  - endpoint: /test
+    method: GET
+    enabled: true
+    filters:
+      - ref: "payload"
+        kind: "processer"
+        params:
+          jsfunc: |
+            const x = 10;
+            const y = 20;
+            const z = x + y;
+
+            return x + y + z