--- a/commitindex/commitindex/reviews/bugzilla.py
+++ b/commitindex/commitindex/reviews/bugzilla.py
@@ -62,17 +62,17 @@ class Bugzilla(object):
             )
 
         if method == 'POST':
             response = self.session.post(
                 self.rest_url + path, json=data, headers=headers
             )
 
         try:
-            data = json.loads(response.content.decode('utf-8'))
+            data = json.loads(response.content.decode())
         except:
             raise BugzillaError("Error decoding JSON data", 400)
 
         if isinstance(data, dict) and 'error' in data:
             raise BugzillaError(data['message'], data['code'])
 
         return data