diff --git a/qt_ui/liberation_install.py b/qt_ui/liberation_install.py
index 29456071..19556104 100644
--- a/qt_ui/liberation_install.py
+++ b/qt_ui/liberation_install.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def init():
                 "ignore_empty_install_directory", False
             )
             is_first_start = False
-        except KeyError:
+        except (KeyError, json.JSONDecodeError):
             __dcs_saved_game_directory = ""
             __dcs_installation_directory = ""
             __last_save_file = ""
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f28aff6c..238fee30 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ platformdirs==2.5.4
 pluggy==1.0.0
 pre-commit==2.20.0
 pydantic==1.10.2
--e git+https://github.com/dcs-retribution/pydcs@b563f9a4257dba006bc1464c376aa4dc7fcd6ef0#egg=pydcs
+-e git+https://github.com/dcs-retribution/pydcs@60fa0d1cccf5fbd859de41da535266ac6a30cb12#egg=pydcs
 pyinstaller==5.6.2
 pyinstaller-hooks-contrib==2022.13
 pyparsing==3.0.9