diff --git a/chan/chan.py b/chan/chan.py
index e38765e..b81d8fd 100644
--- a/chan/chan.py
+++ b/chan/chan.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ CHANS = {
         (
             "jp", "drive"
         ),
-        rps=1 / 60
+        rps=1 / 120
     ),
     "synch": SynchJsonChanHelper(
         12,
diff --git a/chan/fchan_html.py b/chan/fchan_html.py
index c6444fd..33a424b 100644
--- a/chan/fchan_html.py
+++ b/chan/fchan_html.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import datetime
-import _strptime
 import re
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
 
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ from chan.desuchan_html import DesuChanHtmlChanHelper
 class FChanHtmlChanHelper(DesuChanHtmlChanHelper):
 
     def parse_threads_list(self, r):
-        soup = BeautifulSoup(r.text, "html.parser")
+        soup = BeautifulSoup(r.content.decode('utf-8', 'ignore'), "html.parser")
 
         threads = []
 
diff --git a/chan/helper.py b/chan/helper.py
index e89fc29..c1740d3 100644
--- a/chan/helper.py
+++ b/chan/helper.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class ChanHelper:
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_thread(r):
-        soup = BeautifulSoup(r.text, "html.parser")
+        soup = BeautifulSoup(r.content.decode('utf-8', 'ignore'), "html.parser")
 
         op_el = soup.find("div", attrs={"class": "innerOP"})
         yield {
diff --git a/chan/json.py b/chan/json.py
index 7e80104..431d202 100644
--- a/chan/json.py
+++ b/chan/json.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class JsonChanHelper(ChanHelper):
     @staticmethod
     def parse_threads_list(r):
         try:
-            j = json.loads(r.text)
+            j = json.loads(r.content.decode('utf-8', 'ignore'))
             if len(j) == 0 or "threads" not in j[0]:
                 logger.warning("No threads in response for %s: %s" % (r.url, r.text,))
                 return [], None
@@ -56,5 +56,10 @@ class JsonChanHelper(ChanHelper):
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_thread(r):
-        j = json.loads(r.text)
+        try:
+            j = json.loads(r.content.decode('utf-8', 'ignore'))
+        except JSONDecodeError:
+            logger.warning("JSONDecodeError for %s:" % (r.url,))
+            logger.warning(r.text)
+            return []
         return j["posts"]
diff --git a/chan/lolnada_html.py b/chan/lolnada_html.py
index f229aaa..b85a767 100644
--- a/chan/lolnada_html.py
+++ b/chan/lolnada_html.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class LolNadaHtmlChanHelper(ChanHelper):
         return item["time"]
 
     def parse_threads_list(self, r):
-        soup = BeautifulSoup(r.text, "html.parser")
+        soup = BeautifulSoup(r.content.decode('utf-8', 'ignore'), "html.parser")
 
         threads = []
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class LolNadaHtmlChanHelper(ChanHelper):
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_thread(r):
-        soup = BeautifulSoup(r.text, "html.parser")
+        soup = BeautifulSoup(r.content.decode('utf-8', 'ignore'), "html.parser")
 
         op_el = soup.find("div", class_="hilo")
         for post_el in op_el.find_all("div", class_="post reply"):
diff --git a/chan/mayuri.py b/chan/mayuri.py
index 6c57256..3a0930f 100644
--- a/chan/mayuri.py
+++ b/chan/mayuri.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class MayuriChanHelper(ChanHelper):
 
     def parse_threads_list(self, r):
         try:
-            j = json.loads(r.text)
+            j = json.loads(r.content.decode('utf-8', 'ignore'))
         except JSONDecodeError:
             logger.warning("JSONDecodeError for %s:" % (r.url,))
             logger.warning(r.text)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class MayuriChanHelper(ChanHelper):
     @staticmethod
     def parse_thread(r):
         try:
-            j = json.loads(r.text)
+            j = json.loads(r.content.decode('utf-8', 'ignore'))
         except JSONDecodeError:
             logger.warning("JSONDecodeError for %s:" % (r.url,))
             logger.warning(r.text)
diff --git a/chan/russian_json.py b/chan/russian_json.py
index df40a56..fa4f09a 100644
--- a/chan/russian_json.py
+++ b/chan/russian_json.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class RussianJsonChanHelper(ChanHelper):
     @staticmethod
     def parse_threads_list(r):
         try:
-            j = json.loads(r.text)
+            j = json.loads(r.content.decode('utf-8', 'ignore'))
         except JSONDecodeError:
             logger.warning("JSONDecodeError for %s:" % (r.url,))
             logger.warning(r.text)
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ class RussianJsonChanHelper(ChanHelper):
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_thread(r):
-        j = json.loads(r.text)
+        try:
+            j = json.loads(r.content.decode('utf-8', 'ignore'))
+        except JSONDecodeError:
+            logger.warning("JSONDecodeError for %s:" % (r.url,))
+            logger.warning(r.text)
+            return []
         for thread in j["threads"]:
             for post in thread["posts"]:
                 yield post