diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 20744cc..ecb3016 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ fn get_saved_locale() -> Option<String> {
 fn get_saved_json(preferences: &serde_json::Value) -> serde_json::Value {
     let save_path = fix_path(preferences["save_path"].as_str().unwrap());
     if Path::new(&save_path).exists() {
-        read_json(save_path.as_str())
+        let val = read_json(save_path.as_str());
+        if val.is_null() {
+            return json!({"locale": ""});
+        }
+        val
     } else {
         json!({"locale": ""})
     }
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index fc8c51f..6e28d34 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ pub fn fix_path(path: &str) -> String {
 pub fn read_json(path: &str) -> serde_json::Value {
     let buf = fix_path(path);
     let data = fs::read_to_string(buf).expect("Unable to read file");
+    if data.trim().is_empty() {
+        return serde_json::Value::Null;
+    }
     serde_json::from_str(&data).expect("Unable to parse")
 }