diff --git a/src/utils/utils.py b/src/utils/utils.py
index ebb30d1..cdc0967 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.py
+++ b/src/utils/utils.py
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ def dump(obj, filename, *, json=False):
             jsn.dump(obj, outfile, indent=4, sort_keys=True)
 
 
-settings = setdefault('misc/settings.pkl', {'del_ctx': [], 'del_resp': [], 'prefixes': {}})
-tasks = setdefault('cogs/tasks.pkl', {'auto_del': [], 'auto_hrt': [], 'auto_rev': [], 'periodic_gpm': []})
-temp = setdefault('temp/temp.pkl', {'startup': ()})
-secrets = setdefault('secrets.json', {'client_secrets': {'client_id': '', 'client_secret': ''}}, json=True)
+settings = setdefault('misc/settings.pkl', default={'del_ctx': [], 'del_resp': [], 'prefixes': {}})
+tasks = setdefault('cogs/tasks.pkl', default={'auto_del': [], 'auto_hrt': [], 'auto_rev': [], 'periodic_gpm': []})
+temp = setdefault('temp/temp.pkl', default={'startup': ()})
+secrets = setdefault('secrets.json', default={'client_secrets': {'client_id': '', 'client_secret': ''}}, json=True)
 
 RATE_LIMIT = 2.2
 color = d.Color(0x1A1A1A)