diff --git a/components/ehmtxv2/__init__.py b/components/ehmtxv2/__init__.py
index 8e228f8..054059d 100644
--- a/components/ehmtxv2/__init__.py
+++ b/components/ehmtxv2/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ["display", "light", "api"]
 AUTO_LOAD = ["ehmtxv2"]
+AUTO_LOAD = ["json"]
 IMAGE_TYPE_RGB565 = 4
 MAXFRAMES = 110
 MAXICONS = 90