diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a7e571f..998c3c3 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<artifactId>lm-lib</artifactId>
 	<groupId>de.extio</groupId>
 	<name>lm-lib</name>
-	<version>1.6.11</version>
+	<version>1.6.12</version>
 	
 	<properties>
 		<java.version>21</java.version>
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/extio/lmlib/agent/responsehandler/JsonAgentResponseHandler.java b/src/main/java/de/extio/lmlib/agent/responsehandler/JsonAgentResponseHandler.java
index fe3e389..e88fc45 100755
--- a/src/main/java/de/extio/lmlib/agent/responsehandler/JsonAgentResponseHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/extio/lmlib/agent/responsehandler/JsonAgentResponseHandler.java
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ public class JsonAgentResponseHandler implements AgentResponseHandler {
 	public boolean handle(final Completion completion, final AgentContext context) {
 		final int firstCurly = completion.response().indexOf("{");
 		final int lastCurly = completion.response().lastIndexOf("}");
-		final var response = completion.response().substring(firstCurly, lastCurly + 1);
 		JsonNode jsonNode;
 		try {
+			final var response = completion.response().substring(firstCurly, lastCurly + 1);
 			jsonNode = this.objectMapper.readTree(response);
 		}
 		catch (final Exception e) {