diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.SmartPlaylist/Store.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.SmartPlaylist/Store.cs
index 5507e9b..2fdf84d 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.SmartPlaylist/Store.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.SmartPlaylist/Store.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.SmartPlaylist {
         }
         private async Task<SmartPlaylistDto> LoadPlaylistAsync(string filename) {
             var r = File.ReadAllText(filename);
+            if (r.Equals("")) {
+                r = "{}";
+            }
             var dto = new DeserializerBuilder().Build().Deserialize<SmartPlaylistDto>(r);
             if (dto == null)
             {