diff --git a/ennstatus/status/functions.py b/ennstatus/status/functions.py
--- a/ennstatus/status/functions.py
+++ b/ennstatus/status/functions.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def _load_single_server(filename):
     try:
         with open(filename, encoding='utf-8') as f:
             server = json.load(f)
-    except IOError:
+    except (IOError, ValueError):
         return False
 
     server = _check_server(server)