diff --git a/website/src/lib/backend-calls.ts b/website/src/lib/backend-calls.ts
index 5b91772..3b51a7a 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/backend-calls.ts
+++ b/website/src/lib/backend-calls.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ async function accountApiFetch(url: string, method: "GET" | "POST" | "PUT" | "DE
             body: JSON.stringify(body),
         } : {},
     });
-    return await response.json() as AT.APIResponse;
+    const raw = await response.text();
+    console.log("api response:", raw);
+    return JSON.parse(raw) as AT.APIResponse;
 }
 
 export async function publishDictionary(): Promise<FT.PublishDictionaryResponse> {