diff --git a/hive/server/common/objects.py b/hive/server/common/objects.py
index 04cfa571712c6c1f5603c690758345cfc3296fe9..f2497a6c3162e574bb7d5e9be4fbc6e5fd937419 100644
--- a/hive/server/common/objects.py
+++ b/hive/server/common/objects.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def condenser_post_object(row, truncate_body=0):
 
     post['url'] = row['url']
     post['root_title'] = row['root_title']
-    post['beneficiaries'] = json.loads(row['beneficiaries'])
+    post['beneficiaries'] = row['beneficiaries']
     post['max_accepted_payout'] = row['max_accepted_payout']
     post['percent_steem_dollars'] = row['percent_steem_dollars']