diff --git a/engagement/stats.py b/engagement/stats.py
index 1ea7c3a..17d4dd3 100755
--- a/engagement/stats.py
+++ b/engagement/stats.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def requester(
             print("Queried: %s" % response.url)
         if mode == 'record':
             # In record mode, also save a copy of the query results to replay
-            recording[(url, params)] = response.text
+            recording[(url, params)] = response
 
     return response