diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 28aa808..9a3dd18 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ async function initialize() {
 
   const configExists = fs.existsSync("./config.json");
   if (configExists) {
-    await readConfigFromFile("./config.json");
+    config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync("./config.json", 'utf8'));
     console.log("Read config from file:", config)
     config.rooms.forEach(room => {
       addRoomToList(room);
@@ -429,12 +429,4 @@ function writeConfigToFile(filePath) {
   });
 }
 
-async function readConfigFromFile(filePath) {
-  await fs.readFile(filePath, 'utf8', (err, data) => {
-    if(err) return console.log("Error while reading config.json! ", err)
-    data = JSON.parse(data);
-    config = data;
-  });
-}
-
 initialize();