diff --git a/TES/tes/apiendpoints.py b/TES/tes/apiendpoints.py
index a928eead3b86f867e7e761076fe1d36b500991d5..39a159cf67ae88e7ebefbb9ea7b273b18fdcfd9e 100644
--- a/TES/tes/apiendpoints.py
+++ b/TES/tes/apiendpoints.py
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ def gen_authtok():
                                                 string.digits) for _ in range(16))
 
 def apiabort(code, message):
-    return json.dumps({'message':message}), code
+    return {'message':message}, code
 
 class AppUrl(Resource):
     def get(self):