diff --git a/internal/agent/agent.go b/internal/agent/agent.go
index 277fb32..b8dd79a 100644
--- a/internal/agent/agent.go
+++ b/internal/agent/agent.go
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ func Start(c AgentConfig) {
 		select {
 		case payload := <-s.payloadCh:
 			go func() {
-				requestPacket, err := data.DeserializeRequestPacket(payload, s.commonConfig.Networking.Format)
+				requestPacket, err := data.Deserialize[*data.HTTPRequestPacket](payload, s.commonConfig.Networking.Format)
 				if err != nil {
 					s.logger.Error("Error deserializing request packet", zap.Error(err))
 					return
diff --git a/internal/common/split/split.go b/internal/common/split/split.go
index aa314f3..f7de865 100644
--- a/internal/common/split/split.go
+++ b/internal/common/split/split.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func Split(id string, bytes []byte, chunkSize int, format string, processFn func
 }
 
 func Merge(merger *Merger, body []byte, format string) (combined []byte, completed bool, err error) {
-	chunk, err := data.DeserializeHTTPBodyChunk(body, format)
+	chunk, err := data.Deserialize[*data.HTTPBodyChunk](body, format)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, false, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/hub/server.go b/internal/hub/server.go
index 9d024f5..2d1941c 100644
--- a/internal/hub/server.go
+++ b/internal/hub/server.go
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ func (s *server) startHTTP1(c HubConfig) {
 			case payload := <-s.payloadCh:
 				go func() {
 					s.logger.Debug("Received message")
-					httpResponsePacket, err := data.DeserializeResponsePacket(payload, s.commonConfig.Networking.Format)
+					httpResponsePacket, err := data.Deserialize[*data.HTTPResponsePacket](payload, s.commonConfig.Networking.Format)
 					if err != nil {
 						s.logger.Info("Error deserializing response packet: " + err.Error())
 						return
diff --git a/pkg/data/serde.go b/pkg/data/serde.go
index ebe714f..c421279 100644
--- a/pkg/data/serde.go
+++ b/pkg/data/serde.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	reflect "reflect"
 
 	"github.com/thanos-io/objstore"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
@@ -39,116 +40,77 @@ func Serialize[T proto.Message](value T, format string) ([]byte, error) {
 	return payload, nil
 }
 
-func DeserializeRequestPacket(payload []byte, format string) (*HTTPRequestPacket, error) {
+func Deserialize[T proto.Message](payload []byte, format string) (T, error) {
 	var err error
-	requestPacket := HTTPRequestPacket{}
+	var result T
+
+	tType := reflect.TypeOf(result)
+	if tType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		tType = tType.Elem()
+	}
+	tValue := reflect.New(tType)
+	result = tValue.Interface().(T)
+
 	switch format {
 	case "json":
-		err = json.Unmarshal(payload, &requestPacket)
+		err = json.Unmarshal(payload, result)
 	case "protobuf":
-		err = proto.Unmarshal(payload, &requestPacket)
+		err = proto.Unmarshal(payload, result)
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown format: %s", format)
+		return result, fmt.Errorf("unknown format: %s", format)
 	}
-	return &requestPacket, err
+
+	return result, err
 }
 
-func DeserializeResponsePacket(payload []byte, format string) (*HTTPResponsePacket, error) {
-	var err error
-	responsePacket := HTTPResponsePacket{}
-	switch format {
-	case "json":
-		err = json.Unmarshal(payload, &responsePacket)
-	case "protobuf":
-		err = proto.Unmarshal(payload, &responsePacket)
-	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown format: %s", format)
+func decodeStorageRelay(body []byte, bucket objstore.Bucket) ([]byte, error) {
+	rc, err := bucket.Get(context.Background(), string(body))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return &responsePacket, err
+
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(rc)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = rc.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return data, nil
 }
 
 func DeserializeHTTPRequestData(b []byte, format string, bucket objstore.Bucket) (*HTTPRequestData, error) {
-	var httpRequestData HTTPRequestData
-	switch format {
-	case "json":
-		if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &httpRequestData); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error unmarshalling message: %v", err)
-		}
-	case "protobuf":
-		if err := proto.Unmarshal(b, &httpRequestData); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error unmarshalling message: %v", err)
-		}
-	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown format: %v", format)
+	httpRequestData, err := Deserialize[*HTTPRequestData](b, format)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	if httpRequestData.Body.Type == "storage_relay" {
-		rc, err := bucket.Get(context.Background(), string(httpRequestData.Body.Body))
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		data, err := io.ReadAll(rc)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		err = rc.Close()
+		data, err := decodeStorageRelay(httpRequestData.Body.Body, bucket)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		httpRequestData.Body.Body = data
 	}
 
-	return &httpRequestData, nil
+	return httpRequestData, nil
 }
 
 func DeserializeHTTPResponseData(b []byte, format string, bucket objstore.Bucket) (*HTTPResponseData, error) {
-	var httpResponseData HTTPResponseData
-	switch format {
-	case "json":
-		if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &httpResponseData); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error unmarshalling message: %v", err)
-		}
-	case "protobuf":
-		if err := proto.Unmarshal(b, &httpResponseData); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error unmarshalling message: %v", err)
-		}
-	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown format: %v", format)
+	httpResponseData, err := Deserialize[*HTTPResponseData](b, format)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	if httpResponseData.Body.Type == "storage_relay" {
-		rc, err := bucket.Get(context.Background(), string(httpResponseData.Body.Body))
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		data, err := io.ReadAll(rc)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		err = rc.Close()
+		data, err := decodeStorageRelay(httpResponseData.Body.Body, bucket)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		httpResponseData.Body.Body = data
 	}
 
-	return &httpResponseData, nil
-}
-
-func DeserializeHTTPBodyChunk(payload []byte, format string) (*HTTPBodyChunk, error) {
-	var err error
-	httpBodyChunk := HTTPBodyChunk{}
-	switch format {
-	case "json":
-		err = json.Unmarshal(payload, &httpBodyChunk)
-	case "protobuf":
-		err = proto.Unmarshal(payload, &httpBodyChunk)
-	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown format: %s", format)
-	}
-	return &httpBodyChunk, err
+	return httpResponseData, nil
 }