diff --git a/telegram_bot/api_handling/api_handler.py b/telegram_bot/api_handling/api_handler.py
index b1ce853..fa4a37e 100644
--- a/telegram_bot/api_handling/api_handler.py
+++ b/telegram_bot/api_handling/api_handler.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class API_Handler:
             req = s.get(self.db_adress + "/transactions", headers=headers)
 
             if req.status_code == 200:
-                transactions_dict = dict(req.json()["data"])
+                transactions_dict = req.json()["data"]
                 return transactions_dict
             else:
                 return self.get_user_transactions(user_id, max_retries-1)
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ class API_Handler:
             headers = {'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + self.token + ":" + str(user_id)}
             req = s.get(self.db_adress + "/portfolio", headers=headers)
             if req.status_code == 200:
-                portfolio_dict = dict(req.json()["data"])
+                portfolio_dict = req.json()["data"]
                 return portfolio_dict
             else:
                 return self.get_user_portfolio(user_id, max_retries-1)