diff --git a/oml/json_pickler.py b/oml/json_pickler.py
index 79aa338..cbf65e9 100644
--- a/oml/json_pickler.py
+++ b/oml/json_pickler.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ def loads(*args, **kwargs):
     #print('loads', args, kwargs)
     if isinstance(args[0], bytes):
         args = (args[0].decode('utf-8'),) + args[1:]
-    return json.loads(*args, **kwargs)
+    return json.loads(args[0], **kwargs)
 
 def dumps(*args, **kwargs):
     #print('dumps', args, kwargs)
     kwargs['ensure_ascii'] = False
-    return json.dumps(*args, **kwargs).encode()
+    return json.dumps(args[0], **kwargs).encode()