4 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
index a63c59a8a2..924ea89035 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ from syutil.jsonutil import encode_canonical_json
 from synapse.crypto.event_signing import compute_event_reference_hash
 
 
-import json
+import simplejson as json
 import logging
 import os
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/_base.py b/synapse/storage/_base.py
index 3e1ab0a159..b74e74ac91 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/_base.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from synapse.util.logcontext import PreserveLoggingContext, LoggingContext
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 import collections
-import json
+import simplejson as json
 import sys
 import time
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/filtering.py b/synapse/storage/filtering.py
index e86eeced45..457a11fd02 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/filtering.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/filtering.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from ._base import SQLBaseStore
 
-import json
+import simplejson as json
 
 
 class FilteringStore(SQLBaseStore):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/push_rule.py b/synapse/storage/push_rule.py
index 620de71398..ae46b39cc1 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/push_rule.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/push_rule.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 import logging
 import copy
-import json
+import simplejson as json
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)