diff --git a/nixos-config/home-manager.nix b/nixos-config/home-manager.nix
index e65b38b9..5bffa81f 100644
--- a/nixos-config/home-manager.nix
+++ b/nixos-config/home-manager.nix
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ in
     programs.waybar = {
       enable = true;
       settings = {
-        mainBar = builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile ./home-manager/config/waybar/config.json);
+        mainBar = (builtins.readFile ./home-manager/config/waybar/config.json);
       };
     };