diff --git a/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/TelegramAPI.java b/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/TelegramAPI.java
index d7e5bea..4256c77 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/TelegramAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/TelegramAPI.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import java.util.Scanner;
 
 import javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection;
 
+import de.mrbesen.telegram.commands.JSONCommandHandler;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
@@ -126,8 +127,8 @@ public class TelegramAPI implements Runnable {
 		} else {
 			String errdesc = "[No description available]";
 			try {
-				//try to read anyway to get error message
-				JSONObject returned =  new JSONObject(readfromIS(con.getInputStream()));
+				//try to read error message
+				JSONObject returned =  new JSONObject(readfromIS(con.getErrorStream()));
 				errdesc = returned.getString("description");
 			} catch(Throwable ignore) { } 
 			throw new APIError(parameter, request, con.getResponseCode(), null, errdesc);