diff --git a/plugins/Mute/MutePlugin.py b/plugins/Mute/MutePlugin.py
index 6779e886..af967d25 100644
--- a/plugins/Mute/MutePlugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Mute/MutePlugin.py
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ from util import helper
 
 
 if os.path.isfile("%s/mutes.json" % config.data_dir):
-    mutes = json.load(open("%s/mutes.json" % config.data_dir))["mutes"]
+    try:
+        mutes = json.load(open("%s/mutes.json" % config.data_dir))["mutes"]
+    except Exception, err:
+        mutes = {}
 else:
-    open("%s/mutes.json" % config.data_dir, "w").write("{'mutes': {}}")
+    open("%s/mutes.json" % config.data_dir, "w").write('{"mutes": {}}')
     mutes = {}
 
 if "_" not in locals():
diff --git a/src/Config.py b/src/Config.py
index 9e382779..e3cdb699 100644
--- a/src/Config.py
+++ b/src/Config.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Config(object):
 
     def __init__(self, argv):
         self.version = "0.5.2"
-        self.rev = 1882
+        self.rev = 1884
         self.argv = argv
         self.action = None
         self.config_file = "zeronet.conf"