Status code for invalid json in POST API

Hello,

I have a simple question. The business I am designing for has asked that if an invalid JSON is submitted to the API  the status code returned not be 500.. They have stated that 500 raises all kinds of alarms for them. Is there a way to change this? I have coded errors to be 400 already but that does not affect the JSON being invalid. 

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