diff --git a/src/app/_helpers/http-getter.ts b/src/app/_helpers/http-getter.ts
index f5c9f65..2f02528 100644
--- a/src/app/_helpers/http-getter.ts
+++ b/src/app/_helpers/http-getter.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 function HttpGetter(): void {}
 
-HttpGetter.prototype.get = filename => new Promise((whohoo, doh) => {
-  const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
-  xhr.addEventListener('load', (e) => {
-    if (xhr.status === 200) {
-      whohoo(xhr.responseText);
-      return;
+HttpGetter.prototype.get = filename => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+  fetch(filename).then(response => {
+    if (response.ok) {
+      resolve(response.json());
+    } else {
+      reject(`failed with status ${response.status} : ${response.statusText}`);
     }
-    doh('failed with status ' + xhr.status + ': ' + xhr.statusText);
+    return;
   });
-  xhr.open('GET', filename);
-  xhr.send();
 });
 
 export {