diff --git a/products/views.py b/products/views.py
index a12c420..3feef33 100644
--- a/products/views.py
+++ b/products/views.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def search_products(request):
     if not body or len(body) < 1:
         return HttpResponse('Bad request: no data', status=400)
 
-    data = json.loads(body.decode('utf-8'))
+    text = body.decode('utf-8')
 
     # TODO enable someday, when product data includes them
     # season_id = data.get('season')
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ def search_products(request):
     # if not region:
     #     return HttpResponse('Bad request: no region found', status=400)
 
-    text = data.get('text')
     ids = Product.find_sap_ids(text)
     log.info('found ids %s in %s', ids, text)