diff --git a/src/ragnar/bot.py b/src/ragnar/bot.py
index 4a1d491..c5be4e2 100644
--- a/src/ragnar/bot.py
+++ b/src/ragnar/bot.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import random
 from ragnar.cache import method_cache
 import re
 from ragnar import log
-
+import json
 
 class Bot:
 
@@ -137,4 +137,4 @@ class Bot:
 
     def down_vote_rant(self, rant):
         log.warning("Downvoting rant by {}.".format(rant["user_username"]))
-        log.debug(self.api.post_rant_vote(rant["id"], -1))
+        log.debug(json.loads(self.api.post_rant_vote(rant["id"], -1)))