diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e0c0ca3..2873e74 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -62,9 +62,14 @@ pub fn guild_by_prefix(prefix: &str) -> Result<Option<GuildEntry>, Error> {
 }
 
 pub fn guild_leaderboard() -> Result<Top100Guilds, Error> {
-	let resp = reqwest::get("https://api.wynncraft.com/public_api.php?action=statsLeaderboard&type=guild&timeframe=alltime")?.error_for_status()?;
+	let resp = reqwest::get("https://api.wynncraft.com/public_api.php?action=statsLeaderboard&type=guild&timeframe=alltime")?.error_for_status()?.text()?;
 
-	Ok(serde_json::from_reader(resp)?)
+	if let Ok(error) = serde_json::from_str::<APIError2>(&resp) {
+		bail!("API error ({})", error.message);
+	} else {
+		let list: Top100Guilds = serde_json::from_str(&resp)?;
+		Ok(list)
+	}
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@@ -72,6 +77,12 @@ pub struct APIError {
 	pub error: String
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct APIError2 {
+	pub code: u64,
+	pub message: String
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct GuildList {
 	pub guilds: Vec<String>