diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/MetricsService.java b/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/MetricsService.java
index 67cd5a7acd..4e2ab0f1b6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/MetricsService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/MetricsService.java
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
 
 import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.google.gson.JsonParseException;
-import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
 
 import io.github.bakedlibs.dough.common.CommonPatterns;
 import io.github.thebusybiscuit.slimefun4.implementation.Slimefun;
+import io.github.thebusybiscuit.slimefun4.utils.JsonUtils;
 
 /**
  * This Class represents a Metrics Service that sends data to https://bstats.org/
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ private int getLatestVersion() {
                 return -1;
             }
 
-            JsonElement element = JsonParser.parseString(response.body());
+            JsonElement element = JsonUtils.parseString(response.body());
 
             return element.getAsJsonObject().get("tag_name").getAsInt();
         } catch (IOException | InterruptedException | JsonParseException e) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/github/GitHubConnector.java b/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/github/GitHubConnector.java
index 3d6a711b9e..ccb5898212 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/github/GitHubConnector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/github/GitHubConnector.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
 
 import io.github.thebusybiscuit.slimefun4.implementation.Slimefun;
+import io.github.thebusybiscuit.slimefun4.utils.JsonUtils;
 
 /**
  * The {@link GitHubConnector} is used to connect to the GitHub API service.
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ void download() {
                 HttpRequest.newBuilder(uri).header("User-Agent", USER_AGENT).build(),
                 HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString()
             );
-            JsonElement element = JsonParser.parseString(response.body());
+            JsonElement element = JsonUtils.parseString(response.body());
 
             if (response.statusCode() >= 200 && response.statusCode() < 300) {
                 onSuccess(element);