diff --git a/src/sqlite/json_udfs.rs b/src/sqlite/json_udfs.rs
index c25667a..c8150c4 100644
--- a/src/sqlite/json_udfs.rs
+++ b/src/sqlite/json_udfs.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use crate::common::{get_json_string_type, get_json_type, get_value_at_string};
 use datafusion::arrow::array::{Array, ArrayRef, StringBuilder, UInt8Array};
 use datafusion::arrow::datatypes::DataType;
-use datafusion::arrow::datatypes::DataType::Utf8;
+use datafusion::arrow::datatypes::DataType::{UInt8, Utf8};
 use datafusion::common::DataFusionError;
 use datafusion::error::Result;
 use datafusion::logical_expr::{ColumnarValue, ScalarUDFImpl, Signature, Volatility};
@@ -171,23 +171,58 @@ impl ScalarUDFImpl for JsonType {
 ///
 /// Examples:
 ///
-/// json_valid('{"x":35}') → 1
-/// json_valid('{"x":35') → 0
+/// json_valid('{"x": 35}') → 1
+/// json_valid('{"x": 35') → 0
 /// json_valid(NULL) → NULL
-pub fn json_valid(args: &[ArrayRef]) -> Result<ArrayRef> {
-    let json_strings = datafusion::common::cast::as_string_array(&args[0])?;
-    let mut uint_builder = UInt8Array::builder(json_strings.len());
-
-    json_strings.iter().for_each(|json_string| {
-        if let Some(json_string) = json_string {
-            let json_value: serde_json::error::Result<Value> = serde_json::from_str(json_string);
-            uint_builder.append_value(json_value.is_ok() as u8);
-        } else {
-            uint_builder.append_null();
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct JsonValid {
+    signature: Signature,
+}
+
+impl JsonValid {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            signature: Signature::uniform(1, vec![Utf8], Volatility::Immutable),
         }
-    });
+    }
+}
+
+impl ScalarUDFImpl for JsonValid {
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any {
+        self
+    }
 
-    Ok(Arc::new(uint_builder.finish()) as ArrayRef)
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "json_valid"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> &Signature {
+        &self.signature
+    }
+
+    fn return_type(&self, _arg_types: &[DataType]) -> Result<DataType> {
+        Ok(UInt8)
+    }
+
+    fn invoke(&self, args: &[ColumnarValue]) -> Result<ColumnarValue> {
+        let args = ColumnarValue::values_to_arrays(args)?;
+        let json_strings = datafusion::common::cast::as_string_array(&args[0])?;
+        let mut uint_builder = UInt8Array::builder(json_strings.len());
+
+        json_strings.iter().for_each(|json_string| {
+            if let Some(json_string) = json_string {
+                let json_value: serde_json::error::Result<Value> =
+                    serde_json::from_str(json_string);
+                uint_builder.append_value(json_value.is_ok() as u8);
+            } else {
+                uint_builder.append_null();
+            }
+        });
+
+        Ok(ColumnarValue::Array(
+            Arc::new(uint_builder.finish()) as ArrayRef
+        ))
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "sqlite")]
diff --git a/src/sqlite/mod.rs b/src/sqlite/mod.rs
index 7de36e4..6af74c7 100644
--- a/src/sqlite/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sqlite/mod.rs
@@ -1,32 +1,17 @@
 #![cfg(feature = "sqlite")]
 #![allow(deprecated)]
 
-mod json_udfs;
-
-use crate::sqlite::json_udfs::{json_valid, Json, JsonType};
-use datafusion::arrow::datatypes::DataType::{UInt8, Utf8};
 use datafusion::error::Result;
-use datafusion::logical_expr::{ReturnTypeFunction, ScalarUDF, Signature, Volatility};
-use datafusion::physical_expr::functions::make_scalar_function;
+use datafusion::logical_expr::ScalarUDF;
 use datafusion::prelude::SessionContext;
-use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use crate::sqlite::json_udfs::{Json, JsonType, JsonValid};
+
+mod json_udfs;
 
 pub fn register_sqlite_udfs(ctx: &SessionContext) -> Result<()> {
     ctx.register_udf(ScalarUDF::from(Json::new()));
     ctx.register_udf(ScalarUDF::from(JsonType::new()));
-    register_json_valid(ctx);
+    ctx.register_udf(ScalarUDF::from(JsonValid::new()));
     Ok(())
 }
-
-fn register_json_valid(ctx: &SessionContext) {
-    let udf = make_scalar_function(json_valid);
-    let return_type: ReturnTypeFunction = Arc::new(move |_| Ok(Arc::new(UInt8)));
-    let json_valid_udf = ScalarUDF::new(
-        "json_valid",
-        &Signature::uniform(1, vec![Utf8], Volatility::Immutable),
-        &return_type,
-        &udf,
-    );
-
-    ctx.register_udf(json_valid_udf);
-}