diff --git a/p3analysis/data/_validation.py b/p3analysis/data/_validation.py
index 51c403c..7f5c181 100644
--- a/p3analysis/data/_validation.py
+++ b/p3analysis/data/_validation.py
@@ -3,36 +3,34 @@
 
 import json
 import pkgutil
+from typing import Any
 
 import jsonschema
 
 
-def _validate_coverage_json(json_string: str) -> object:
+def _validate_coverage_json(json_data: Any) -> object:
     """
-    Validate coverage JSON string against schema.
+    Validate coverage JSON against schema.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    json_string : String
-        The JSON string to validate.
+    json_data : Any
+        The JSON string or object to validate.
 
     Returns
     -------
     Object
-        A Python object corresponding to the JSON string.
+        A Python object corresponding to the JSON provided.
 
     Raises
     ------
     ValueError
-        If the JSON string fails to validate.
-
-    TypeError
-        If the JSON string is not a string.
+        If the JSON fails to validate.
     """
-    if not isinstance(json_string, str):
-        raise TypeError("Coverage must be a JSON string.")
-
-    instance = json.loads(json_string)
+    if isinstance(json_data, str):
+        instance = json.loads(json_data)
+    else:
+        instance = json_data
 
     schema_string = pkgutil.get_data(__name__, "coverage-0.3.0.schema")
     if not schema_string:
@@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ def _validate_coverage_json(json_string: str) -> object:
     try:
         jsonschema.validate(instance=instance, schema=schema)
     except jsonschema.exceptions.ValidationError:
-        msg = "Coverage string failed schema validation"
+        msg = "Coverage data failed schema validation"
         raise ValueError(msg)
     except jsonschema.exceptions.SchemaError:
         msg = "coverage-0.3.0.schema is not a valid schema"
diff --git a/tests/data/test_validation.py b/tests/data/test_validation.py
index f266512..39b17ee 100644
--- a/tests/data/test_validation.py
+++ b/tests/data/test_validation.py
@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@ class TestValidation(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_coverage_json_valid(self):
         """p3analysis.data.validation.coverage_json_valid"""
+        expected_object = [{"file": "path", "id": "sha", "lines": [1, 2, [3, 5]]}]
+
         json_string = '[{"file": "path", "id": "sha", "lines": [1, 2, [3, 5]]}]'
         result_object = _validate_coverage_json(json_string)
-        expected_object = [{"file": "path", "id": "sha", "lines": [1, 2, [3, 5]]}]
+        self.assertTrue(result_object == expected_object)
+
+        json_object = expected_object
+        result_object = _validate_coverage_json(json_object)
         self.assertTrue(result_object == expected_object)
 
     def test_coverage_json_invalid(self):
@@ -24,7 +29,7 @@ def test_coverage_json_invalid(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             _validate_coverage_json(json_string)
 
-        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             json_object = [{"file": "path", "id": "sha", "lines": [["1"]]}]
             _validate_coverage_json(json_object)