diff --git a/pytahoe/__init__.py b/pytahoe/__init__.py
index 29a6083..90127aa 100644
--- a/pytahoe/__init__.py
+++ b/pytahoe/__init__.py
@@ -54,13 +54,12 @@ class Filesystem:
 			url = url[:-1]
 		
 		try:
-			data = requests.get("%s/statistics?t=json" % url).json
+			data = requests.get("%s/statistics?t=json" % url).json()
 		except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
 			raise FilesystemException("The provided WAPI URL is either not reachable, or not running a recent version of Tahoe-LAFS.")
-		
-		if data is None:
+		except:
 			raise FilesystemException("The provided URL is not running a recent version of Tahoe-LAFS.")
-		
+			
 		self.url = url
 		self.start_date = time.time() - data['stats']['node.uptime']
 	
@@ -77,9 +76,9 @@ class Filesystem:
 		"""
 		
 		if data is None:
-			data = requests.get("%s/uri/%s?t=json" % (self.url, urllib.quote(uri))).json
-			
-			if data is None:
+			try:
+				data = requests.get("%s/uri/%s?t=json" % (self.url, urllib.quote(uri))).json()
+			except:
 				raise FilesystemException("Could not reach the WAPI or did not receive a valid response.")
 		
 		return Directory(self, uri, data)
@@ -94,9 +93,9 @@ class Filesystem:
 		"""
 		
 		if data is None:
-			data = requests.get("%s/uri/%s?t=json" % (self.url, urllib.quote(uri))).json
-			
-			if data is None:
+			try:
+				data = requests.get("%s/uri/%s?t=json" % (self.url, urllib.quote(uri))).json()
+			except:
 				raise FilesystemException("Could not reach the WAPI or did not receive a valid response.")
 		
 		return File(self, uri, data)
@@ -111,9 +110,9 @@ class Filesystem:
 		"""
 		
 		if data is None:
-			data = requests.get("%s/uri/%s?t=json" % (self.url, urllib.quote(uri))).json
-			
-			if data is None:
+			try:
+				data = requests.get("%s/uri/%s?t=json" % (self.url, urllib.quote(uri))).json()
+			except:
 				raise FilesystemException("Could not reach the WAPI or did not receive a valid response.")
 		
 		if "filenode" in data:
@@ -232,9 +231,9 @@ class Directory:
 		
 	def _get_data(self):
 		"""Actually retrieves the data for this Directory."""
-		data = requests.get("%s/uri/%s?t=json" % (self.filesystem.url, urllib.quote(self.uri))).json
-		
-		if data is None:
+		try:
+			data = requests.get("%s/uri/%s?t=json" % (self.filesystem.url, urllib.quote(self.uri))).json()
+		except:
 			raise FilesystemException("Could not reach the WAPI or did not receive a valid response.")
 		
 		if "dirnode" in data:
@@ -367,9 +366,9 @@ class File:
 		self.uri = uri
 		
 		if data is None:
-			data = requests.get("%s/uri/%s?t=json" % (self.filesystem.url, urllib.quote(uri))).json
-			
-			if data is None:
+			try:
+				data = requests.get("%s/uri/%s?t=json" % (self.filesystem.url, urllib.quote(uri))).json()
+			except:
 				raise FilesystemException("Could not reach the WAPI or did not receive a valid response.")
 		
 		if "filenode" in data:
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index 146fd20..01e0336 100644
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import pytahoe
 
 
-#fs = pytahoe.Filesystem("http://localhost:3456/")
+fs = pytahoe.Filesystem("http://localhost:3456/")
+print "Get filesystem"
 #print fs
 #tdir = fs.Directory("URI:DIR2:jjw572jvowd473fo2n7rw6uiai:hloglrouhwgjpubcpyq5nrb4ezyijdfiboe3hquadgzjrmkdikxa")
 #print tdir
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ import pytahoe
 #print tdir.attach(fs.File("URI:CHK:j3jkuy73tnkj7glyatasluq2xe:hcluqizbrhdpqa7fugmiwtaxf42f2ssvk7emyyat7wm4xr3ehgfa:3:10:534"), "derp.py")
 #print tdir.attach(fs.File("URI:CHK:j3jkuy73tnkj7glyatasluq2xe:hcluqizbrhdpqa7fugmiwtaxf42f2ssvk7emyyat7wm4xr3ehgfa:3:10:534"), "This is just a (*@Y#%)()@#&%)(*@&#% test to see how well it sanitizes a filename..py")
 
-fs = pytahoe.Filesystem("http://tahoe.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/")
+#fs = pytahoe.Filesystem("http://tahoe.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/")
 
 #tfile = fs.File("URI:CHK:iyq5houj2fqavmnqccqezcssle:5px5tdctmmvci4al2r3vskpblhrepuugfe6ghiuutpe6cllvo36a:3:10:997")
 #print tfile.read(65)
@@ -26,11 +27,14 @@ fs = pytahoe.Filesystem("http://tahoe.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/")
 #tfile = fs.upload("test.py")
 #print tfile
 #
-tdir = fs.Directory("URI:DIR2:cbk47f5lybaj5qh6bm6eedezwe:m525plntx47u44xvf44r6rliec3gp6yeyio7olndibtke75zb6fa")
-
+tdir = fs.Directory("URI:DIR2:73a5pbgk2wpgtjylw4x6d3p4ne:ygfn7uzmpyzrat7u2yigalhqlf77xq5uavc3fvaphsnlncoy5hnq")
+print "Get dir"
 print tdir.create_directory("testing subdir4")
+print "Create dir"
 tdir.refresh()
+print "Refresh"
 print tdir.children
+print "Children"
 #print tdir.upload("test.py")
 
 #print tdir