diff --git a/.gitlab/test.py b/.gitlab/test.py
index d8517e741248675ecaafba82ef5b129f8773736a..bf1429ffabb34c95bf164ee1fa58394225feb08a 100644
--- a/.gitlab/test.py
+++ b/.gitlab/test.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def get_current_message():
     print('status: %s' % response.status)
     print('headers:', response.headers)
     response_data = response.read().decode()
-    data = json.load(response_data)
+    data = json.loads(response_data)
     if data['release'] is None:
         return False, ''
     else: