diff --git a/servers/fastapi/utils/llm_calls/generate_slide_content.py b/servers/fastapi/utils/llm_calls/generate_slide_content.py
index cb91211c..66ad3780 100644
--- a/servers/fastapi/utils/llm_calls/generate_slide_content.py
+++ b/servers/fastapi/utils/llm_calls/generate_slide_content.py
@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@ async def get_slide_content_from_type_and_outline(
                 response_json_schema=slide_layout.json_schema,
             ),
         )
-        return response.text
+        return json.loads(response.text)