diff --git a/analyze.py b/analyze.py
index ceac1a490..3bf7b8896 100644
--- a/analyze.py
+++ b/analyze.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from datetime import timedelta
-import time
 import arrow
 import matplotlib
 import logging
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 868388290..983ecfc9a 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-
+import json
 import logging
 import random
 import threading
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class TradeThread(threading.Thread):
                 finally:
                     Session.flush()
                     time.sleep(25)
-        except RuntimeError:
+        except (RuntimeError, json.decoder.JSONDecodeError) as e:
             TelegramHandler.send_msg('*Status:* Got RuntimeError: ```\n{}\n```'.format(traceback.format_exc()))
             logger.exception('RuntimeError. Stopping trader ...')
         finally: