diff --git a/facebook/__init__.py b/facebook/__init__.py
index e91c5939..cf8bdafe 100755
--- a/facebook/__init__.py
+++ b/facebook/__init__.py
@@ -299,7 +299,10 @@ def _add_to_post_args_or_args(arg_name, arg_value):
 
         headers = response.headers
         if "json" in headers["content-type"]:
-            result = response.json()
+            try:
+                result = response.json()
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                result = response
         elif "image/" in headers["content-type"]:
             mimetype = headers["content-type"]
             result = {