diff --git a/searx/autocomplete.py b/searx/autocomplete.py
index 00ec98bbc..8a67f8139 100644
--- a/searx/autocomplete.py
+++ b/searx/autocomplete.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def brave(query, _lang):
     results = []
 
     if resp.ok:
-        data = loads(resp.text)
+        data = resp.json()
         for item in data[1]:
             results.append(item)
     return results