diff --git a/dummy.txt b/dummy.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/livekit-api/tests/test_webhook.py b/livekit-api/tests/test_webhook.py
index fc8828e5..98f424cb 100644
--- a/livekit-api/tests/test_webhook.py
+++ b/livekit-api/tests/test_webhook.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import base64
 import hashlib
-
 import pytest  # type: ignore
 from livekit.api import AccessToken, TokenVerifier, WebhookReceiver
 
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ def test_bad_hash():
     hash64 = base64.b64encode(hashlib.sha256("wrong_hash".encode()).digest()).decode()
     token.claims.sha256 = hash64
     jwt = token.to_jwt()
-    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):  # Using a broad Exception for existing test
         receiver.receive(TEST_EVENT, jwt)
 
 
@@ -77,5 +76,18 @@ def test_invalid_body():
     hash64 = base64.b64encode(hashlib.sha256(body.encode()).digest()).decode()
     token.claims.sha256 = hash64
     jwt = token.to_jwt()
-    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):  # Using a broad Exception for existing test
         receiver.receive(body, jwt)
+
+
+def test_malformed_jwt():
+    """
+    Test that receiving a webhook with a malformed JWT string raises an error.
+    """
+    token_verifier = TokenVerifier(TEST_API_KEY, TEST_API_SECRET)
+    receiver = WebhookReceiver(token_verifier)
+
+    malformed_jwt = "this.is.not.a.valid.jwt"  # A clearly malformed string
+
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        receiver.receive(TEST_EVENT, malformed_jwt)