diff --git a/me.s3lph.ultimaker/ultimaker.py b/me.s3lph.ultimaker/ultimaker.py
index 24505ce..87bd486 100644
--- a/me.s3lph.ultimaker/ultimaker.py
+++ b/me.s3lph.ultimaker/ultimaker.py
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ class UltimakerBot(Plugin):
                 if resp.status != 200:
                     raise RuntimeError()
                 rdata = await resp.text()
+                now = json.loads(rdata)
         except BaseException:
             return None, False
-        now = json.loads(rdata)
         with open(self.config['poll'][cache_key], 'a+') as cache:
             cache.seek(0)
             try: