diff --git a/plugins/inventory/nb_inventory.py b/plugins/inventory/nb_inventory.py
index 8f3136536..6b2ed6a5f 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/nb_inventory.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/nb_inventory.py
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ def _fetch_information(self, url):
                 )
 
             try:
-                results = json.loads(raw_data)
+                results = self.loader.load(raw_data, json_only=True)
             except ValueError:
                 raise AnsibleError("Incorrect JSON payload: %s" % raw_data)