diff --git a/components/handler.js b/components/handler.js
index fa2c1a8..a8f5b44 100644
--- a/components/handler.js
+++ b/components/handler.js
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class Handler {
                     `${this.version.assetIndex.id}.json`, true, 'asset-json');
             }
 
-            const index = require(path.join(this.options.root, 'assets', 'indexes',`${this.version.assetIndex.id}.json`));
+            const index = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(this.options.root, 'assets', 'indexes',`${this.version.assetIndex.id}.json`), { encoding: 'utf8' }));
 
             this.client.emit('progress', {
                 type: 'assets',
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ class Handler {
             return null;
         }
 
-        const forge = require(path.join(this.options.root, 'forge', `${this.version.id}`, 'version.json'));
+        const forge = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(this.options.root, 'forge', `${this.version.id}`, 'version.json'), { encoding: 'utf8' }));
         const paths = [];
 
         this.client.emit('progress', {
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class Handler {
             const libs = [];
 
             if(this.options.version.custom) {
-                const customJarJson = require(path.join(this.options.root, 'versions', this.options.version.custom, `${this.options.version.custom}.json`));
+                const customJarJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(this.options.root, 'versions', this.options.version.custom, `${this.options.version.custom}.json`), { encoding: 'utf9'}));
 
                 this.client.emit('progress', {
                     type: 'classes-custom',
diff --git a/components/launcher.js b/components/launcher.js
index 331b4bf..44dc29e 100644
--- a/components/launcher.js
+++ b/components/launcher.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class MCLCore extends EventEmitter {
         // Lets the events register. our magic switch!
         await void(0);
 
-        this.emit('debug', `[MCLC]: MCLC version ${require(path.join(__dirname,'..', 'package.json')).version}`);
+        this.emit('debug', `[MCLC]: MCLC version ${JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname,'..', 'package.json'), { encoding: 'utf8' })).version}`);
         const java = await this.handler.checkJava(this.options.javaPath || 'java');
         if(!java.run) {
             this.emit('debug', `[MCLC]: Couldn't start Minecraft due to: ${java.message}`);
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class MCLCore extends EventEmitter {
         }
         if(this.options.version.custom) {
             this.emit('debug', '[MCLC]: Detected custom in options, setting custom version file');
-            custom = require(path.join(this.options.root, 'versions', this.options.version.custom, `${this.options.version.custom}.json`));
+            custom = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(this.options.root, 'versions', this.options.version.custom, `${this.options.version.custom}.json`), { encoding: 'utf8' }));
         }
 
         const args = [];