diff --git a/modules/networking/isup.py b/modules/networking/isup.py
index 6db94e1..f400381 100644
--- a/modules/networking/isup.py
+++ b/modules/networking/isup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import json
 import urllib
 
+from tools.web import getJSON
 
 def isup(url):
     """Determine if the given URL is up or not
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ def isup(url):
     if o.netloc == "":
         o = urllib.parse.urlparse("http://" + url)
     if o.netloc != "":
-        req = urllib.request.Request("http://isitup.org/%s.json" % (o.netloc), headers={ 'User-Agent' : "nemubot v3" })
-        raw = urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=10)
-        isup = json.loads(raw.read().decode())
+        isup = getJSON("http://isitup.org/%s.json" % o.netloc)
         if "status_code" in isup and isup["status_code"] == 1:
             return isup["response_time"]
 
diff --git a/modules/networking/whois.py b/modules/networking/whois.py
index f5f29f0..2ec51ed 100644
--- a/modules/networking/whois.py
+++ b/modules/networking/whois.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import datetime
-import json
-import socket
 import urllib
 
 from more import Response
+from tools.web import getJSON
 
 URL_WHOIS = "http://www.whoisxmlapi.com/whoisserver/WhoisService?rid=1&domainName=%%s&outputFormat=json&userName=%s&password=%s"
 
@@ -80,15 +79,7 @@ def cmd_whois(msg):
 
     dom = msg.cmds[1]
 
-    try:
-        req = urllib.request.Request(URL_WHOIS % urllib.parse.quote(dom), headers={ 'User-Agent' : "nemubot v3" })
-        raw = urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=10)
-    except socket.timeout:
-        raise IRCException("Sorry, the request has timed out.")
-    except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
-        raise IRCException("HTTP error occurs: %s %s" % (e.code, e.reason))
-
-    js = json.loads(raw.read().decode())
+    js = getJSON(URL_WHOIS % urllib.parse.quote(dom))
 
     if "ErrorMessage" in js:
         err = js["ErrorMessage"]