1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/cogs/music/search_utils.py b/cogs/music/search_utils.py
index 50d229c..bc9e335 100644
--- a/cogs/music/search_utils.py
+++ b/cogs/music/search_utils.py
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ class AudioSearcher:
         
         try:
             async with aiofiles.open('settings.json') as f:
-                data = json.load(f)
+                content = await f.read()
+                data = json.loads(content)
                 search_paths = data.get('audio_paths', [])
                 logger.info(f"Searching in paths: {search_paths}")