diff --git a/application/libraries/Upgrade.php b/application/libraries/Upgrade.php
index 1f1e371..6d83b64 100644
--- a/application/libraries/Upgrade.php
+++ b/application/libraries/Upgrade.php
@@ -522,9 +522,13 @@
 			urlencode($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']) : "";
 
 		$version_url = "http://version.ushahidi.com/2/?v=".$current.
-			"&u=".$url."&ip=".$ip_address;		
-		
-		$version_json_string = @file_get_contents($version_url);
+      "&u=".$url."&ip=".$ip_address;		
+
+    $version_json_string = @file_get_contents($version_url);
+    preg_match('/({.*})$/', $version_json_string, $matches);
+
+    Kohana::log('info', print_r($matches, 1));
+    $version_json_string = $matches[0];
 		
 		// If we didn't get anything back...
 		if ( ! $version_json_string )