diff --git a/homeassistant/remote.py b/homeassistant/remote.py
index 436e95f6333..bc3a16dd210 100644
--- a/homeassistant/remote.py
+++ b/homeassistant/remote.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class JSONEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
             # If the JSON serializer couldn't serialize it
             # it might be a generator, convert it to a list
             try:
-                return [json.JSONEncoder.default(self, child_obj)
+                return [self.default(child_obj)
                         for child_obj in obj]
             except TypeError:
                 # Ok, we're lost, cause the original error