diff --git a/src/utils/configurationVault/getConfiguration.js b/src/utils/configurationVault/getConfiguration.js
index 933299260c..f802e3a548 100644
--- a/src/utils/configurationVault/getConfiguration.js
+++ b/src/utils/configurationVault/getConfiguration.js
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ const LOCAL_CONFIGURATION: typeof Conf = new Conf({
   }
 })
 
+const getFile = (path: string): Buffer | void => {
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(readFileSync(path))
+  } catch (error) {
+    return
+  }
+}
+
 const getConfiguration = (): { get: Function, set: Function } => {
   const loadConfig = (): {
     [$Values<typeof CONFIG>]: string | boolean
@@ -31,14 +39,12 @@ const getConfiguration = (): { get: Function, set: Function } => {
     const packageJson = `${cwd()}/package.json`
     const configurationFile = `${cwd()}/.gitmojirc.json`
 
-    if (pathExistsSync(packageJson)) {
-      const config = JSON.parse(readFileSync(packageJson))?.gitmoji
-      if (config) return config
+    if (pathExistsSync(packageJson) && getFile(packageJson)?.gitmoji) {
+      return getFile(packageJson)?.gitmoji
     }
 
-    if (pathExistsSync(configurationFile)) {
-      const config = JSON.parse(readFileSync(configurationFile))
-      if (config) return config
+    if (pathExistsSync(configurationFile) && getFile(configurationFile)) {
+      return getFile(configurationFile)
     }
 
     return LOCAL_CONFIGURATION.store