diff --git a/roles/badges/backend/files/cron/award-mirror-badge b/roles/badges/backend/files/cron/award-mirror-badge
index a83f175855..a434f88841 100755
--- a/roles/badges/backend/files/cron/award-mirror-badge
+++ b/roles/badges/backend/files/cron/award-mirror-badge
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ import fedbadges.utils
 
 
 def main():
-    url = 'https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mirrormanager/mirroradmins'
+i    url = 'https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mirrormanager/api/mirroradmins'
     response = requests.get(url)
 
     if response.status_code != 200:
         raise IOError("Couldn't read the mirrormanager/mirroradmins list.")
 
-    usernames = response.text.split()
+    usernames = response.json()['admins']
 
     badge = tahrir.get_badge(badge_id='mirror,-mirror-on-the-wall')
     if not badge: