diff --git a/bots/utils.py b/bots/utils.py
index a20430f..5273a4d 100644
--- a/bots/utils.py
+++ b/bots/utils.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class AjaxResponseMixin(object):
     def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         request_method = request.method.lower()
 
-        if request.is_ajax() and request_method in self.http_method_names:
+        if request.accepts("application/json") and request_method in self.http_method_names:
             handler = getattr(self, "{0}_ajax".format(request_method),
                               self.http_method_not_allowed)
             self.request = request