diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CommonLocationsProvider.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CommonLocationsProvider.cpp
index 132b428636..d95b2d9361 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CommonLocationsProvider.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CommonLocationsProvider.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <AK/Vector.h>
 #include <LibCore/File.h>
 #include <LibCore/StandardPaths.h>
+#include <LibCore/Stream.h>
 #include <LibGUI/CommonLocationsProvider.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
@@ -25,8 +26,11 @@ static void initialize_if_needed()
 
     auto user_config = DeprecatedString::formatted("{}/CommonLocations.json", Core::StandardPaths::config_directory());
     if (Core::File::exists(user_config)) {
-        CommonLocationsProvider::load_from_json(user_config);
-        return;
+        auto maybe_error = CommonLocationsProvider::load_from_json(user_config);
+        if (!maybe_error.is_error())
+            return;
+        dbgln("Unable to read Common Locations file: {}", maybe_error.error());
+        dbgln("Using the default set instead.");
     }
 
     // Fallback : If the user doesn't have custom locations, use some default ones.
@@ -36,23 +40,14 @@ static void initialize_if_needed()
     s_initialized = true;
 }
 
-void CommonLocationsProvider::load_from_json(DeprecatedString const& json_path)
+ErrorOr<void> CommonLocationsProvider::load_from_json(StringView json_path)
 {
-    auto file = Core::File::construct(json_path);
-    if (!file->open(Core::OpenMode::ReadOnly)) {
-        dbgln("Unable to open {}", file->filename());
-        return;
-    }
-
-    auto json = JsonValue::from_string(file->read_all());
-    if (json.is_error()) {
-        dbgln("Common locations file {} is not a valid JSON file.", file->filename());
-        return;
-    }
-    if (!json.value().is_array()) {
-        dbgln("Common locations file {} should contain a JSON array.", file->filename());
-        return;
-    }
+    auto file = TRY(Core::Stream::File::open(json_path, Core::Stream::OpenMode::Read));
+    auto json = JsonValue::from_string(TRY(file->read_until_eof()));
+    if (json.is_error())
+        return Error::from_string_literal("File is not a valid JSON");
+    if (!json.value().is_array())
+        return Error::from_string_literal("File must contain a JSON array");
 
     s_common_locations.clear();
     auto const& contents = json.value().as_array();
@@ -63,10 +58,11 @@ void CommonLocationsProvider::load_from_json(DeprecatedString const& json_path)
         auto entry = entry_value.as_object();
         auto name = entry.get("name"sv).to_deprecated_string();
         auto path = entry.get("path"sv).to_deprecated_string();
-        s_common_locations.append({ name, path });
+        TRY(s_common_locations.try_append({ name, path }));
     }
 
     s_initialized = true;
+    return {};
 }
 
 Vector<CommonLocationsProvider::CommonLocation> const& CommonLocationsProvider::common_locations()
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CommonLocationsProvider.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CommonLocationsProvider.h
index 36d11302e0..b094f8b482 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CommonLocationsProvider.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/CommonLocationsProvider.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public:
         DeprecatedString path;
     };
 
-    static void load_from_json(DeprecatedString const& json_path);
+    static ErrorOr<void> load_from_json(StringView json_path);
     static Vector<CommonLocation> const& common_locations();
 };