diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/spaceapi.py b/bumblebee/modules/spaceapi.py
index 543e64e..89fd341 100644
--- a/bumblebee/modules/spaceapi.py
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/spaceapi.py
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 
 Requires the following libraries:
     * requests
+    * regex
 
 Parameters:
     * spaceapi.url: String representation of the api endpoint
-    * spaceapi.format: Format string for the output
+    * spaceapi.format: Format string for the output (refer to code)
 """
 
 import bumblebee.input
@@ -16,7 +17,40 @@ import bumblebee.engine
 
 import requests
 import threading
-import sys
+import re
+from json.decoder import JSONDecodeError
+
+
+def formatStringBuilder(s: str, json: dict) -> str:
+    """
+    This function seems to be in dire need of some explanation so here it is:
+        It basically searches the format string for strings of the pattern
+        %%ITEM.IN.TREE[%IFTRUE%IFFALSE]%%. For example to query the state of
+        the space you'd write %%state.open%% as it's located in json[state][open]
+        according to the API specificaion. As the output of true or false doesn't
+        look to great you can specify the text you want to have shown so you'd
+        write %%state.open%Open%Closed%% to overwrite true/false with Open/Closed.
+    """
+    identifiers = re.findall("%%.*?%%", s)
+    for i in identifiers:
+        ic = i[2:-2]  # Discard %%
+        j = ic.split("%")
+
+        if len(j) != 3 and len(j) != 1:
+            return "INVALID SYNTAX"
+
+        arr = j[0].split(".")
+        repl = json
+        for a in arr:  # Walk the JSON tree to find replacement
+            repl = repl[a]
+
+        if len(j) == 1:
+            s = s.replace(i, repl)
+        elif repl:
+            s = s.replace(i, j[1])
+        else:
+            s = s.replace(i, j[2])
+    return s
 
 
 class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
@@ -32,13 +66,15 @@ class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
 
         # The URL representing the api endpoint
         self._url = self.parameter("url", default="http://club.entropia.de/spaceapi")
-        self._format = self.parameter("format", default=" %%space%%: %%state%%")
+        self._format = self.parameter(
+            "format", default=" %%space%%: %%state.open%Open%Closed%%"
+        )
 
     def state(self, widget):
         try:
             if self._error is not None:
                 return ["critical"]
-            elif self._data['state']['open']:
+            elif self._data["state"]["open"]:
                 return ["warning"]
             else:
                 return []
@@ -59,27 +95,23 @@ class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
             text = self._error
         else:
             try:
-                text = text.replace("%%space%%", self._data['space'])
-                if self._data['state']['open']:
-                    text = text.replace("%%state%%", "Open")
-                else:
-                    text = text.replace("%%state%%", "Closed")
+                text = formatStringBuilder(self._format, self._data)
             except KeyError:
                 text = "KeyError"
         return text
 
     def get_api_async(self):
         try:
-            with requests.get(self._url, timeout=10) as u:
-                self._data = u.json()
+            with requests.get(self._url, timeout=10) as request:
+                self._data = request.json()
                 self._error = None
         except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
             self._error = "Timeout"
         except requests.exceptions.HTTPError:
             self._error = "HTTP Error"
-        #  except Exception:
-        #      self._error = "CRITICAL ERROR"
+        except JSONDecodeError:
+            self._error = "Not a JSON response"
 
 
-# Author: Tobias Manske <tobias.manske@mailbox.org>
+# Author: Tobias Manske <tobias@chaoswg.xyz>
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