1 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/cogs/tts.py b/cogs/tts.py
index 44a976f..a330b74 100644
--- a/cogs/tts.py
+++ b/cogs/tts.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import json
 import discord
 import aiofiles
 import logging
+import tempfile
 from discord.ext import commands
 from gtts import gTTS
 import asyncio
@@ -21,14 +22,13 @@ class TTS(commands.Cog):
     async def _load_settings(self):
         """Load volume settings from settings.json"""
         volume = 1.0
-        if os.path.exists('settings.json'):
-            try:
-                async with aiofiles.open('settings.json') as f:
-                    content = await f.read()
-                    data = json.loads(content)
-                    volume = data.get('volume', 1.0)
-            except (json.JSONDecodeError, KeyError) as e:
-                logger.error(f"Error loading settings: {e}")
+        try:
+            async with aiofiles.open('settings.json') as f:
+                content = await f.read()
+                data = json.loads(content)
+                volume = data.get('volume', 1.0)
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, KeyError, FileNotFoundError) as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error loading settings: {e}")
         return volume
 
     async def _handle_file_output(self, ctx, temp_path, text):
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ class TTS(commands.Cog):
                   ):
         await ctx.defer()
         
-        async with NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".mp3", delete=False) as temp_file:
-            temp_path = temp_file.name
+        # Create temporary file path asynchronously
+        temp_fd, temp_path = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix=".mp3")
+        os.close(temp_fd)  # Close the file descriptor, we'll write to it asynchronously
 
         try:
             # Generate and save TTS to temp file