diff --git a/src/bot.ts b/src/bot.ts
index faba129..4ddced6 100644
--- a/src/bot.ts
+++ b/src/bot.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,11 @@ client.connect().then(async () => {
             content: `[md]${contentOf(response)}[/md]`,
           });
 
-          fs.writeFileSync("./messages.json", JSON.stringify(session), "utf8");
+          fs.writeFileSync(
+            "./messages.json",
+            JSON.stringify(session.data),
+            "utf8",
+          );
           console.log("Now our conversation is", session);
         } else {
           const username = await getUsername(HOST, message.author!);
@@ -171,7 +175,11 @@ client.connect().then(async () => {
             content: `[md]${contentOf(response)}[/md]`,
           });
 
-          fs.writeFileSync("./messages.json", JSON.stringify(session), "utf8");
+          fs.writeFileSync(
+            "./messages.json",
+            JSON.stringify(session.data),
+            "utf8",
+          );
         }
       } catch (err) {
         console.log("Failed", err);
@@ -210,7 +218,11 @@ client.connect().then(async () => {
           content: `[md]${contentOf(response)}[/md]`,
         });
 
-        fs.writeFileSync("./messages.json", JSON.stringify(session), "utf8");
+        fs.writeFileSync(
+          "./messages.json",
+          JSON.stringify(session.data),
+          "utf8",
+        );
       } catch (err) {
         console.log("Failed", err);
 
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index f6e25a5..e98d3b9 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -49,17 +49,19 @@ export function checkFile(
 
     final = !data.toString().trim() ? [] : JSON.parse(data.toString());
 
-    // @ts-ignore
-    if (final.at(0).role) {
-      console.warn(
-        chalk.yellow(
-          "Your persistent storage uses the old data structure for persistent messages. These messages will be moved to a backup file and the existing file will be overwritten.",
-        ),
-      );
-      fs.writeFileSync(`${file}.bak`, data);
+    try {
+      // @ts-ignore
+      if (final.at(0).role) {
+        console.warn(
+          chalk.yellow(
+            "Your persistent storage uses the old data structure for persistent messages. These messages will be moved to a backup file and the existing file will be overwritten.",
+          ),
+        );
+        fs.writeFileSync(`${file}.bak`, data);
 
-      final = [];
-    }
+        final = [];
+      }
+    } catch {}
   } else {
     fs.createWriteStream(file);
     final = [];