1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/olli/cowlection/handler/FriendsHandler.java b/src/main/java/eu/olli/cowlection/handler/FriendsHandler.java
index a51fcd4..27e4a3a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/olli/cowlection/handler/FriendsHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/olli/cowlection/handler/FriendsHandler.java
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ public class FriendsHandler {
             this.bestFriends.clear();
             if (!createdNewFile) {
                 String bestFriendsData = FileUtils.readFileToString(this.bestFriendsFile, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-                this.bestFriends.addAll(parseJson(bestFriendsData));
+                if (bestFriendsData.length() > 0) {
+                    this.bestFriends.addAll(parseJson(bestFriendsData));
+                }
             }
         } catch (IOException e) {
             main.getLogger().error("Couldn't read best friends file " + this.bestFriendsFile, e);