diff --git a/resources/lib/play/utils.py b/resources/lib/play/utils.py
index c9ecda9..6379ac2 100644
--- a/resources/lib/play/utils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/play/utils.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 SESSION = requests.session()
 PROXIES = kodiutils.get_proxies()
 
-@staticmethod
 def handle_error_message(response):
     """ Returns the error message of an Api request.
     :type response: requests.Response Object