diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDevicePhilipsHue.cpp b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDevicePhilipsHue.cpp
index 4f3df391..8f34d8e7 100755
--- a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDevicePhilipsHue.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDevicePhilipsHue.cpp
@@ -338,7 +338,6 @@ void LedDevicePhilipsHue::saveStates(unsigned int nLights)
 		response = get("lights");
 		// Use QJsonDocument to parse reponse.
 		reader = QJsonDocument::fromJson(response, &error);
-		
 		if (error.error != QJsonParseError::NoError)
 		{
 			throw std::runtime_error(("No lights found at " + getUrl("lights")).toStdString());
@@ -374,6 +373,8 @@ void LedDevicePhilipsHue::saveStates(unsigned int nLights)
 			break;
 		}
 		
+		json = reader.object();
+		
 		// Get state object values which are subject to change.
 		QJsonObject state;
 		if (!json.contains("state"))