diff --git a/scripts/net.js b/scripts/net.js
index 17348d2..1b9faa8 100644
--- a/scripts/net.js
+++ b/scripts/net.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   This script provides network utilities.
 */
 
-/* 
+/*
 Download a file from the network or locally.
 
 @param {string} URL the URL to download
@@ -11,17 +11,31 @@ Download a file from the network or locally.
 @returns {Promise} the downloaded file
 */
 export async function download(URL, type, verify_only = false) {
+  const alert = await import(chrome.runtime.getURL(`gui/scripts/alerts.js`))
+    .default;
+  const texts = (await import(chrome.runtime.getURL(`gui/scripts/read.js`)))
+    .default;
+
   let connect = await fetch(URL),
     data;
 
   if (connect.ok && !verify_only) {
-    if (type ? type.includes(`json`) || type.includes(`dictionary`) : false) {
-      data = connect.json();
-    } else {
-      data = connect.text();
+    data = await connect.text();
+
+    try {
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (
+        type
+          ? type.toLowerCase().includes(`json`) ||
+            type.toLowerCase().includes(`dictionary`)
+          : false
+      ) {
+        data = JSON.parse(data);
+      }
+      alert.error(texts.localized(`error_msg_notJSON`, false));
     }
   }
 
   // Return the filter.
-  return (verify_only) ? connect.ok : data;
+  return verify_only ? connect.ok : data;
 }