diff --git a/Automat/automat/core.py b/Automat/automat/core.py
index b632e73..bcac2f0 100644
--- a/Automat/automat/core.py
+++ b/Automat/automat/core.py
@@ -236,11 +236,11 @@ async def get_swagger_paths(server_url, tag,  timeout=5*6):
         open_api_path = '/openapi.json'
         full_path = f'http://{server_url}{open_api_path}'
         response, status_code = await async_get_json(full_path, timeout=timeout)
-        if 'error' in response:
-            logger.error(response['error'])
-            return {}
         logger.debug(response)
-        return {tag: response}
+        if status_code == 200:
+            return {tag: json.loads(response)}
+        else:
+            return {}
 
 
 
diff --git a/Automat/automat/tests/test_core.py b/Automat/automat/tests/test_core.py
index 1bc8229..d7e215b 100644
--- a/Automat/automat/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/Automat/automat/tests/test_core.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ def assertion_fun_412(url, **kwargs):
         payload = json.loads(kwargs['data'].decode('utf-8'))
         assert payload == input
         return CallbackResult(status=412, payload=output)
+
     def assertion_fun_500(url, **kwargs):
         payload = json.loads(kwargs['data'].decode('utf-8'))
         assert payload == input
@@ -108,4 +109,4 @@ def assertion_fun_500(url, **kwargs):
         assert resp2.status_code == 412
         assert output == resp2.json()
         assert resp3.status_code == 500
-        assert  output == resp3.json()
\ No newline at end of file
+        assert output == resp3.json()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Automat/automat/util/async_client.py b/Automat/automat/util/async_client.py
index 7e3570c..e665fd2 100644
--- a/Automat/automat/util/async_client.py
+++ b/Automat/automat/util/async_client.py
@@ -24,11 +24,10 @@ async def async_get_json(url, headers=None, timeout=5*6):
                     # there's no need to unpack and repack it
                     return await response.text(), 200
                 else:
-                    error = f"Plater {url} returned an unsuccessful status code ({response.status})."
+                    response_text = await response.text()
+                    error = f"Plater {url} returned an unsuccessful status code ({response.status}): {response_text}."
                     logger.error(error)
-                    return json.dumps({'error': error,
-                                       'code': response.status,
-                                       'response': await response.text()}), response.status
+                    return response_text, response.status
         except aiohttp.ClientError as e:
             logger.error(f"Error contacting {url} -- {e}")
             logger.info(traceback.print_exc())
@@ -50,11 +49,10 @@ async def async_post_json(url, headers=None, body='', timeout=5*6):
                     # there's no need to unpack and repack it
                     return await response.text(), 200
                 else:
-                    error = f"Plater {url} returned an unsuccessful status code ({response.status})."
+                    response_text = await response.text()
+                    error = f"Plater {url} returned an unsuccessful status code ({response.status}): {response_text}."
                     logger.error(error)
-                    return json.dumps({'error': error,
-                                       'code': response.status,
-                                       'response': await response.text()}), response.status
+                    return response_text, response.status
         except aiohttp.ClientError as e:
             logger.error(f"Error contacting {url} -- {e}")
             logger.info(traceback.print_exc())
@@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ async def async_get_response(url, headers=None, timeout=5*60):
         async with session.get(url, headers=headers) as response:
             try:
                 json = await response.json()
-            except JSONDecodeError:
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
                 json = {}
             try:
                 text = await response.text()