diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 60f0b927..94e69d6a 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -34,16 +34,12 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    // SPIGOT
     compileOnly("org.spigotmc", "spigot", "1.16.5-R0.1-SNAPSHOT")
     testCompileOnly("org.spigotmc", "spigot", "1.16.5-R0.1-SNAPSHOT")
 
-    // ANVIL GUI
     api("com.github.WesJD.AnvilGUI", "anvilgui", "master-SNAPSHOT")
-
-    // KOTLINX
-    // serialization
     api("org.jetbrains.kotlinx", "kotlinx-serialization-json", "1.1.0")
+    api("org.json", "json", "20210307")
 }
 
 java.sourceCompatibility = jvmVersion
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/ipaddress/BadIPDetection.kt b/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/ipaddress/BadIPDetection.kt
index 8a533775..30448180 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/ipaddress/BadIPDetection.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/ipaddress/BadIPDetection.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package net.axay.kspigot.ipaddress
 
 import net.axay.kspigot.ipaddress.badipdetectionservices.GetIPIntel
-import net.axay.kspigot.ipaddress.badipdetectionservices.IPHub
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player
 import org.json.JSONException
 import org.json.JSONObject
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection
+import java.net.URL
 
 /**
  * Checks if the IP address of the player is not a
@@ -104,17 +105,17 @@ abstract class BadIPDetectionService(
 
     fun isBad(ip: String): BadIPDetectionResult {
 
-        val response = khttp.get(
-            requestString(ip),
-            headers = requestHeaders()
-        )
+        val con = URL(requestString(ip)).openConnection() as HttpURLConnection
+        con.requestMethod = "GET"
+        requestHeaders().forEach { (field, value) -> con.setRequestProperty(field, value) }
+        con.connect()
 
-        if (response.statusCode == 429)
+        if (con.responseCode == 429)
             return BadIPDetectionResult.LIMIT
         else {
 
             val result = try {
-                response.jsonObject
+                con.inputStream.use { JSONObject(it.readAllBytes().decodeToString()) }
             } catch (exc: JSONException) {
                 null
             } ?: return BadIPDetectionResult.ERROR