diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index a2bc259..38fd567 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -149,11 +149,10 @@ function createApp (doc, url, cb) {
     request({uri:url, method:'PUT', body:body, headers:h}, function (err, resp, body) {
       if (err) throw err;
       if (resp.statusCode !== 201) throw new Error("Could not push document\n"+body)
-      app.doc._rev = JSON.parse(body).rev
+      app.doc._rev = body.rev
       console.log('Finished push. '+app.doc._rev)
       playSound();
       request({uri:url, headers:h}, function (err, resp, body) {
-        body = JSON.parse(body);
         app.doc._attachments = body._attachments;
         if (callback) callback()
       })
@@ -303,7 +302,7 @@ function createApp (doc, url, cb) {
     if (err) throw err;
     if (resp.statusCode == 404) app.current = {};
     else if (resp.statusCode !== 200) throw new Error("Failed to get doc\n"+body)
-    else app.current = JSON.parse(body)
+    else app.current = body
     cb(app)
   })
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c5e57cf..35b9c5d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 , "main" : "./main"
 , "dependencies": 
   { "watch": "*"
-  , "request": "*"
+  , "request": "2.9.150"
   }
 , "bin": { "couchapp" : "./bin.js" }
 }