diff --git a/MareSynchronos/MareConfiguration/ConfigurationServiceBase.cs b/MareSynchronos/MareConfiguration/ConfigurationServiceBase.cs
index ad3fb92..acb1a01 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/MareConfiguration/ConfigurationServiceBase.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/MareConfiguration/ConfigurationServiceBase.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,15 @@ public abstract class ConfigurationServiceBase<T> : IDisposable where T : IMareC
         }
         else
         {
-            config = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<T>(File.ReadAllText(ConfigurationPath));
+            try
+            {
+                config = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<T>(File.ReadAllText(ConfigurationPath));
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // config failed to load for some reason
+                config = default;
+            }
             if (config == null)
             {
                 config = (T)Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(T))!;
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/MareSynchronos.csproj b/MareSynchronos/MareSynchronos.csproj
index fff2aaa..a5454f7 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/MareSynchronos.csproj
+++ b/MareSynchronos/MareSynchronos.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Authors></Authors>
     <Company></Company>
-    <Version>0.8.2</Version>
+    <Version>0.8.3</Version>
     <Description></Description>
     <Copyright></Copyright>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/Penumbra-Sync/client</PackageProjectUrl>