diff --git a/misc/ebrowser/package.json b/misc/ebrowser/package.json
index d6a941a1..1936482b 100644
--- a/misc/ebrowser/package.json
+++ b/misc/ebrowser/package.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{"version":"1.0.28",
+{"version":"1.0.29",
   "name": "ebrowser",
   "description": "The keyboard-friendly minimal suckless web browser",
   "main": "webview.js",
diff --git a/misc/ebrowser/webview.js b/misc/ebrowser/webview.js
index 82e7807f..11848969 100644
--- a/misc/ebrowser/webview.js
+++ b/misc/ebrowser/webview.js
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ fs.readFile(path.join(__dirname,'redirect.json'), 'utf8', (err, jsonString) => {
 });
 
 async function createWindow () {
-  let json = await fs.promises.readFile(path.join(__dirname,'uas.json'), 'utf8');
   try {
+    let json = await fs.promises.readFile(path.join(__dirname,'uas.json'), 'utf8');
     useragents = JSON.parse(json);
   } catch (e){console.log(e)}