diff --git a/update.py b/update.py
index 470bd6e..557da98 100644
--- a/update.py
+++ b/update.py
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ def main():
     sat_name = resp.json()['name']
     sat_img_url = resp.json()['image']
 
-    params = {'uuid': ob['transmitter']}
-    resp = requests.get('https://network.satnogs.org/api/transmitters/', params=params)
-    mode_desc = resp.json()[0]['description']
+    mode_desc = ob['transmitter_mode']
 
     resp = requests.get(ob['waterfall'])
     waterfall = Image.open(BytesIO(resp.content)).convert('RGBA')