1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sowgro/npehero/levelapi/Difficulty.java b/src/main/java/net/sowgro/npehero/levelapi/Difficulty.java
index 27f025a..94517cf 100755
--- a/src/main/java/net/sowgro/npehero/levelapi/Difficulty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sowgro/npehero/levelapi/Difficulty.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class Difficulty implements Comparable<Difficulty>
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
         Map<String, Object> data = jsonParser.fromJson(new FileReader(jsonFile), Map.class);
         if (data == null) {
-            data = new HashMap<>();
+            return;
         }
 
         title = (String) data.getOrDefault("title", title);