diff --git a/dzgui/util/_json.py b/dzgui/util/_json.py
index bc8f70e..58faa93 100644
--- a/dzgui/util/_json.py
+++ b/dzgui/util/_json.py
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@ import json
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
+
 def read_json(path: Path) -> Any:
     try:
         with open(path, "r") as infile:
-            try:
-                data = json.load(infile)
-                return data
-            except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError as e:
-                raise e
-    except OSError as e:
+            data = json.load(infile)
+            return data
+    except Exception as e:
         raise e