diff --git a/sonarr.sh b/sonarr.sh
index e40eaa7..d4764fc 100755
--- a/sonarr.sh
+++ b/sonarr.sh
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ print(json.dumps({'name': 'ManualImport', 'files': files, 'importMode': 'auto'})
     local response
     response=$(api_post "command" "$payload")
     local command_id
-    command_id=$(python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.loads(sys.argv[1])['id'])" "$response")
+    command_id=$(echo "$response" | python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['id'])")
 
     # Poll for completion
     for _ in $(seq 1 30); do