diff --git a/chat.py b/chat.py
index dccaade..8fbb36e 100644
--- a/chat.py
+++ b/chat.py
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ def messages_post():
         url = 'http://10.0.5.42:8000/' # Set destination URL here
         post_fields = {'X-Messages': base64.b64encode(message)}     # Set POST fields here
 
-        request = urllib.request.Request(url, urlencode(post_fields).encode())
-        json = urllib.request.urlopen(request).read().decode()
+        assembly_request = urllib.request.Request(url, urlencode(post_fields).encode())
+        urllib.request.urlopen(assembly_request).read().decode()
         speak(message)
 
     return "OK"