diff --git a/amplifier b/amplifier
index d51738c..43c96fc 100755
--- a/amplifier
+++ b/amplifier
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python2
 import subprocess
 import time
-
+from kodijson import Kodi	# sudo pip install kodi-json
 
 def monitor_state():
     mon_state = subprocess.check_output(['/usr/bin/tvservice',  '-s'])
@@ -9,18 +9,16 @@ def monitor_state():
 
 
 def kodi_state():
-    response = urllib2.urlopen('http://music:8080/jsonrpc?request={%22jsonrpc%22:%20%222.0%22,%20%22method%22:%20%22Player.GetActivePlayers%22,%20%22id%22:%201}')
-    json_txt = response.read()
-    response.close()  # best practice to close the file
-    response = json.loads(json_txt)
-    return len(response['result']) > 0
-
+    kodi = Kodi("http://tv:8080/jsonrpc")
+    ap = kodi.Player.GetActivePlayers()
+    print(ap)
+    return len(ap['result']) > 0
 
 
 prev_state = None
 while True:
     # second count
-    curr_state = monitor_state()
+    curr_state = kodi_state()
     # check if there is a change in the screen state
     if curr_state != prev_state:
         if curr_state is True: