diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index bff29de..940c598 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -61,17 +61,17 @@ struct State {
 impl State {
     fn new() -> Self {
         let mut state = Self::default();
-        if let Ok(file) =
-            fs::File::open(data!()).inspect_err(|e| eprintln!("failed to open data file: {e}"))
+        if let Ok(str) =
+            fs::read_to_string(data!()).inspect_err(|e| eprintln!("failed to open data file: {e}"))
         {
-            if let Ok(saved) = ron::de::from_reader::<_, data::Saved>(&file)
+            if let Ok(saved) = ron::de::from_str::<data::Saved>(&str)
                 .inspect_err(|e| eprintln!("failed to read current version of data file: {e}, trying to restore old version"))
             {
                 state.table = saved.table;
                 state.content = widget::text_editor::Content::with_text(&saved.notes);
             } else {
                 // try to read it as an older version on error
-                state.table = ron::de::from_reader(&file).unwrap();
+                state.table = ron::de::from_str(&str).unwrap();
             }
         }