diff --git a/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py b/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
index fa35d5f3f..9f1c100bd 100644
--- a/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
+++ b/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ class AirtimeApiClient():
 
             response = self.get_response_from_server(req)
             logger.info("update media %s, filepath: %s, mode: %s", response, md['MDATA_KEY_FILEPATH'], mode)
-            response = json.loads(response)
             try: response = json.loads(response)
             except ValueError:
                 logger.info("Could not parse json from response: '%s'" % response)