diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/PlausibleEventApiController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/PlausibleEventApiController.php
index 1b4ebde..9932092 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/PlausibleEventApiController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/PlausibleEventApiController.php
@@ -3,38 +3,19 @@
 namespace MattitjaAB\LaravelPlausibleProxy\Http\Controllers;
 
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
-use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
+use MattitjaAB\LaravelPlausibleProxy\Http\Requests\PlausibleEventRequest;
 
 class PlausibleEventApiController
 {
-    public function __invoke(Request $request): JsonResponse
+    public function __invoke(PlausibleEventRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        $data = json_decode($request->getContent(), true);
-
-        if (json_last_error() !== JSON_ERROR_NONE) {
-            return response()->json(['error' => 'Invalid JSON format'], 422);
-        }
-
-        $validator = Validator::make($data, [
-            'n' => 'required|string',
-            'u' => 'required|url',
-            'd' => 'required|string',
-            'r' => 'nullable|url',
-            'm' => 'nullable|string',
-            'p' => 'nullable|array',
-        ]);
-
-        if ($validator->fails()) {
-            return response()->json(['status' => 'error', 'errors' => $validator->errors()], 422);
-        }
-
         $headers = collect($request->headers->all())
             ->mapWithKeys(fn ($value, $key) => [$key => is_array($value) ? implode(', ', $value) : $value])
             ->all();
 
-        Http::withHeaders($headers)->post(config('plausible-proxy.domain').'/api/event', $data);
+        Http::withHeaders($headers)
+            ->post(config('plausible-proxy.domain').'/api/event', $request->validated());
 
         return response()->json(['status' => 'queued']);
     }
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/PlausibleScriptProxyController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/PlausibleScriptProxyController.php
index c120e72..810803b 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/PlausibleScriptProxyController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/PlausibleScriptProxyController.php
@@ -2,33 +2,37 @@
 
 namespace MattitjaAB\LaravelPlausibleProxy\Http\Controllers;
 
+use Illuminate\Http\Client\RequestException;
 use Illuminate\Http\Response;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 
 class PlausibleScriptProxyController
 {
     public function __invoke(): Response
     {
-        $plausibleDomain = config('plausible-proxy.domain');
+        try {
+            $script = Cache::remember(
+                key: 'plausible_script_js',
+                ttl: now()->addHours(6),
+                callback: function () {
+                    $plausibleDomain = config('plausible-proxy.domain');
 
-        if (Cache::has('plausible_script_js')) {
-            return response(Cache::get('plausible_script_js'))
-                ->header('Content-Type', 'application/javascript')
-                ->header('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=86400');
+                    return Http::timeout(5)
+                        ->get("{$plausibleDomain}/js/script.js")
+                        ->throw()
+                        ->body();
+                }
+            );
+        } catch (RequestException $e) {
+            Log::error('Failed to fetch Plausible script: '.$e->getMessage());
+
+            return response('Error fetching Plausible script', 500);
         }
 
-        $response = Http::timeout(5)->get("{$plausibleDomain}/js/script.js");
-
-        if ($response->successful()) {
-            $script = $response->body();
-            Cache::put('plausible_script_js', $script, now()->addHours(6));
-
-            return response($script)
-                ->header('Content-Type', 'application/javascript')
-                ->header('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=86400');
-        }
-
-        return response('Error fetching Plausible script', 500);
+        return response($script)
+            ->header('Content-Type', 'application/javascript')
+            ->header('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=86400');
     }
 } 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Http/Requests/PlausibleEventRequest.php b/src/Http/Requests/PlausibleEventRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..695186b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Http/Requests/PlausibleEventRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace MattitjaAB\LaravelPlausibleProxy\Http\Requests;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
+
+class PlausibleEventRequest extends FormRequest
+{
+    public function authorize(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public function rules(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'n' => ['required', 'string'],
+            'u' => ['required', 'url'],
+            'd' => ['required', 'string'],
+            'r' => ['nullable', 'url'],
+            'm' => ['nullable', 'string'],
+            'p' => ['nullable', 'array'],
+        ];
+    }
+} 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/PlausibleProxyTest.php b/tests/PlausibleProxyTest.php
index be4cbc7..a28f9ec 100644
--- a/tests/PlausibleProxyTest.php
+++ b/tests/PlausibleProxyTest.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ it('rejects invalid event data', function () {
     ]);
 
     $response->assertStatus(422)
-        ->assertJsonStructure(['status', 'errors']);
+        ->assertJsonValidationErrors(['u' => 'The u field must be a valid URL.']);
 });
 
 it('accepts valid event data and forwards headers', function () {