diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index db061d9..a00eafc 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ wi-start(){
 
     mkdir -p $HOME/.warengroup &> /dev/null
 
-    if [[ ! -f "$HOME/.warengroup/config.json" || $(cat $HOME/.warengroup/config.json | jq -e . >/dev/null 2>&1 | echo ${PIPESTATUS[1]}) -gt 0 ]]
+    if [[ ! -f "$HOME/.warengroup/config.json" || $(jq -e . < $HOME/.warengroup/config.json &>/dev/null; echo $?) -gt 0 ]]
     then
         echo '{}' | jq > $HOME/.warengroup/config.json
     fi
diff --git a/src/functions/start.sh b/src/functions/start.sh
index 7010e07..6afacea 100644
--- a/src/functions/start.sh
+++ b/src/functions/start.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ wi-start(){
 
     mkdir -p $HOME/.warengroup &> /dev/null
 
-    if [[ ! -f "$HOME/.warengroup/config.json" || $(cat $HOME/.warengroup/config.json | jq -e . >/dev/null 2>&1 | echo ${PIPESTATUS[1]}) -gt 0 ]]
+    if [[ ! -f "$HOME/.warengroup/config.json" || $(jq -e . < $HOME/.warengroup/config.json &>/dev/null; echo $?) -gt 0 ]]
     then
         echo '{}' | jq > $HOME/.warengroup/config.json
     fi