diff --git a/01.getting-started/01.train-within-notebook/01.train-within-notebook.ipynb b/01.getting-started/01.train-within-notebook/01.train-within-notebook.ipynb
index 159d16c8..5ec0d2a3 100644
--- a/01.getting-started/01.train-within-notebook/01.train-within-notebook.ipynb
+++ b/01.getting-started/01.train-within-notebook/01.train-within-notebook.ipynb
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@
     "# score the entire test set.\n",
     "test_samples = json.dumps({'data': X_test.tolist()})\n",
     "\n",
-    "result = json.loads(service.run(input_data = test_samples))\n",
+    "result = service.run(input_data = test_samples)\n",
     "residual = result - y_test"
    ]
   },