diff --git a/ennstatus/status/functions.py b/ennstatus/status/functions.py
--- a/ennstatus/status/functions.py
+++ b/ennstatus/status/functions.py
@@ -5,15 +5,6 @@ import json
 from collections import defaultdict
 from datetime import datetime
 
-def _load_single_server(name):
-
-    filename = ''.join(['data/', name, '.json'])
-    try:
-        with open(filename, encoding='utf-8') as f:
-            return ''.join(f.readlines())
-    except IOError:
-        return False
-
 
 def _check_server(data):
 
@@ -40,19 +31,22 @@ def _check_server(data):
     return data
 
 
+def _load_single_server(filename):
+
+    try:
+        with open(filename, encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            server = json.load(f)
+    except IOError:
+        return False
+
+    server = _check_server(server)
+    return server
+
+
 def single_server(name):
 
-    server = _load_single_server(name)
-
-    if server:
-        try:
-            server = json.loads(server)
-            server = _check_server(server)
-            return server
-        except ValueError:
-            return False
-    else:
-        return False
+    filename = ''.join(['data/', name, '.json'])
+    return _load_single_server(filename)
 
 
 def _get_json_files(root, files):
@@ -66,14 +60,7 @@ def all_servers():
 
     for root, _, files in os.walk('data'):
         for f in _get_json_files(root, files):
-            with open(f, encoding='utf-8') as fb:
-                try:
-                    server = json.load(fb)
-                except ValueError:
-                    fb.close()
-                    continue
-            server = _check_server(server)
-            yield server
+            yield _load_single_server(f)
 
 
 def all_servers_by_type(type):