diff --git a/scripts/knotctl b/scripts/knotctl
index 947530e..271fb3b 100755
--- a/scripts/knotctl
+++ b/scripts/knotctl
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ def main() -> int:
     except KeyError:
         output(response.json())
         return 1
-    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+    except requests.exceptions.JSONDecodeError:
         output(
             error("Could not decode api response as JSON", "Could not decode"))
         return 1