diff --git a/static_docs/github_client.py b/static_docs/github_client.py
index 72f9a30..62a9cc2 100644
--- a/static_docs/github_client.py
+++ b/static_docs/github_client.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def _log_request(self, response, status_404_expected):
                 response_json = response.json()
                 reason = response_json.get('message')
             except ValueError:
-                reason = response.text()
+                reason = response.text
         else:
             reason = response.reason