diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 86e4039adf30004c732143db81b8e52851fd1f54..67a80bcedaa3f271f50c0281fdb445249063209d 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ def edit(prefix='', ignore=[]):
 		prefix = request.args['prefix']
 	modify('BEGIN')
 	changes = request.values.items()
-	if (request.method == 'POST') and (request.is_json):
+	if (request.method == 'POST') and (request.get_json()):
 		changes = request.get_json().items()
 	for key, val in changes:
 		if key in ignore:
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ def create(table):
 			columns.append(column)
 			values.append(val)
 	args = request.values
-	if (request.method == 'POST') and (request.is_json):
+	if (request.method == 'POST') and (request.get_json()):
 		args = request.get_json()
 	for column, val in args.items():
 		if column == 'ref':