diff --git a/telegram.py b/telegram.py
index 5a5a641c..fb9db66d 100644
--- a/telegram.py
+++ b/telegram.py
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ class Bot:
             async with session.request("GET", f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{token}/{endpoint}", params=params) as response:
                 # Check for errors in the request
                 if response.status != 200:
-                    raise TelegramAPIError(f"Request returned {response.status} {response.reason}\n{response.text()}")
+                    error = await response.text()
+                    raise TelegramAPIError(f"Request returned {response.status} {response.reason}\n{error}")
                 # Parse the json data as soon it's ready
                 data = await response.json()
                 # Check for errors in the response