Cannot read property 'body' of undefined

Question

I've reviewed the video multiple times and I'm not seeing my error.  Can anyone help?
```JavaScript
app.js
'use strict';
var express = require("express");
var app = express();
var jsonParser = require("body-parser").json;
var jsonCheck = function(req, res, next){
    if(req.body){
        console.log("The sky is", req.body.color);
    } else {
        console.log("There is no body property on the request");
    }
    next();
};
app.use(jsonCheck());
app.use(jsonParser());
app.use(jsonCheck());
var port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
app.listen(port, function() {
    console.log("Express server is listening on port:  ", port);
});

Error:
if(req.body){
           ^
TypeError: Cannot read property 'body' of undefined

John Collins · Answer

I should also state that this code was only used as an example and was deleted and replaced with other code.  It is not critical to completing the video sequences or the exercise, but I am still curious as to why it does not work. 
The video can be viewed:   here (https://teamtreehouse.com/library/accepting-data).
```

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Cannot read property 'body' of undefined

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