diff --git a/velruse/providers/facebook.py b/velruse/providers/facebook.py
index 24fd266..a0a0740 100644
--- a/velruse/providers/facebook.py
+++ b/velruse/providers/facebook.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def callback(self, request):
         if r.status_code != 200:
             raise ThirdPartyFailure("Status %s: %s" % (
                 r.status_code, r.content))
-        access_token = dict(parse_qsl(r.text))['access_token']
+        access_token = r.json()['access_token']
 
         # Retrieve profile data
         graph_url = flat_url('https://graph.facebook.com/me',