diff --git a/player.go b/player.go
index f79a8c1..0882ffa 100644
--- a/player.go
+++ b/player.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"code.google.com/p/go.net/websocket"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"log"
 )
 
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ type player struct {
 func (p *player) sender() {
 	log.Printf("%s: sender launched", p.Id)
 	for things := range p.send {
-		err := websocket.JSON.Send(p.ws, things)
+		enc := json.NewEncoder(p.ws)
+		err := enc.Encode(things)
 		if err != nil {
 			break
 		}
@@ -30,8 +32,8 @@ func (p *player) recv() {
 		// XXX: need to mark myself as having received something, also binding
 		// such action to a particular game turn ID
 		var msgs map[string]Instruction
-		err := websocket.JSON.Receive(p.ws, &msgs)
-
+		dec := json.NewDecoder(p.ws)
+		err := dec.Decode(&msgs)
 		if err != nil {
 			// TODO: perhaps we could be a bit more precise in the handling of
 			// this 'error' by selecting on some kill signal channel and this