diff --git a/synapse/qn/user_data.py b/synapse/qn/user_data.py
index 31ebf15a61cd..f235fe5082e2 100644
--- a/synapse/qn/user_data.py
+++ b/synapse/qn/user_data.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class IfUserExists:
     """Checking if user is registered at the homeserver. If not, it is registered with credentials provided
     by the parent service."""
     def __init__(self, email):
-        response = json.loads(requests.post(cfg().check_user_endpoint, json=dict(email=email)).text)
+        response = requests.post(cfg().check_user_endpoint, json=dict(email=email)).text
         with open("/home/matrix/logs/logs_from_user_data_module.log", "a+") as text_file:
             text_file.write(
                 str(datetime.datetime.now()),