diff --git a/functions/bot/components/translate.ts b/functions/bot/components/translate.ts
index 04e3802..d8d6251 100644
--- a/functions/bot/components/translate.ts
+++ b/functions/bot/components/translate.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ export const translate = async function handler(
     let content = res.content[0]! as TextBlock;
     let txt = content.text;
     // certain markdown characters break telegram https://stackoverflow.com/a/71313944
-    return JSON.parse(txt.replace("\n\n", ""))
+    return txt
+      .replace("\n\n", "")
       .replace(/\_/g, "\\_")
       .replace(/\*/g, "\\*")
       .replace(/\[/g, "\\[")