diff --git a/HSMensaW_botA.py b/HSMensaW_botA.py
index c503ef9..672d23e 100644
--- a/HSMensaW_botA.py
+++ b/HSMensaW_botA.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def get_bot_id() -> int:
     if botID == -1:
         api_url = "https://api.telegram.org/bot" + telegram_bot_token + "/getMe"
         with urllib.request.urlopen(api_url) as response:
-            data = json.load(response)
+            data = json.loads(response.read().decode('utf-8'))
         botID = data["result"]["id"]
     return botID