diff --git a/lib/telegram.mjs b/lib/telegram.mjs
index 26075d8..0b07481 100644
--- a/lib/telegram.mjs
+++ b/lib/telegram.mjs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { RetryableError, wrapRetryable } from "./retryable.mjs";
 
 const request = wrapRetryable(async function request(telegramToken, method, chat_id, body) {
     let response;
-    let json;
     try {
         response = await fetch(`https://api.telegram.org/bot${telegramToken}/${method}`, {
             method: "POST",
@@ -12,9 +11,18 @@ const request = wrapRetryable(async function request(telegramToken, method, chat
                 ...body
             })
         });
-        json = await JSON.parse(response);
     } catch (error) {
-        throw new RetryableError(`Telegram general error`, true, error);
+        throw new RetryableError(`Telegram fetch error`, true, error);
+    }
+    const text = await response.text();
+    if (response.status === 502) {
+        throw new RetryableError(`Telegram error 502 (${text})`, true);
+    }
+    let json;
+    try {
+        json = JSON.parse(text);
+    } catch (error) {
+        throw new RetryableError(`Telegram JSON parse error (${text})`, true, error);
     }
     if (!json.ok) {
         let canRetryOrRetryAfter = response.status === 502;
@@ -22,7 +30,7 @@ const request = wrapRetryable(async function request(telegramToken, method, chat
             const { retry_after } = json.parameters ?? { retry_after: 10 };
             canRetryOrRetryAfter = retry_after;
         }
-        throw new RetryableError(`Telegram error ${response.status} (${JSON.stringify(json)})`, canRetryOrRetryAfter);
+        throw new RetryableError(`Telegram error ${response.status} (${text})`, canRetryOrRetryAfter);
     }
     return json.result;
 });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c75e755..cc7d750 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tokentx-notifier",
-  "version": "1.4.3",
+  "version": "1.4.4",
   "description": "A telegram bot that sends a message when new ERC20 transactions are detected",
   "keywords": ["telegram", "crypto", "ethereum", "erc20", "bot"],
   "homepage": "https://github.com/varanauskas/tokentx-notifier",