diff --git a/threads.py b/threads.py
index 42d2ffe..bd8514f 100755
--- a/threads.py
+++ b/threads.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from flask import Blueprint, render_template, current_app
 import requests
+import json
 from datetime import datetime
 import markdown
 import re
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ def fetch_thread(id):
 
 def get_descendants(server, status):
     author_id = status['account']['id']
-    context = requests.get(server() + '/api/v1/statuses/' + status['id'] + '/context').json()
+    context = requests.get(server + '/api/v1/statuses/' + status['id'] + '/context').json()
     descendants = []
     for reply in context['descendants']:
         # TODO: the following condition will include a reply to a reply of the author