diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index 072f1a1..dfafdef 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@bearmetal/store",
-  "version": "0.0.2",
+  "version": "0.0.3",
   "description": "A simple store for storing data in a JSON file.",
   "files": [
     "mod.ts",
diff --git a/store.ts b/store.ts
index bf4e3a7..6754310 100644
--- a/store.ts
+++ b/store.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export class BearMetalStore {
   }
 
   private readIn() {
-    this.store = JSON.parse(Deno.readTextFileSync(this.storePath));
+    this.store = JSON.parse(Deno.readTextFileSync(this.storePath) || "{}");
   }
 
   private writeOut() {