diff --git a/resources/lib/kodiutils.py b/resources/lib/kodiutils.py
index 947ab741f..f89d1e69c 100644
--- a/resources/lib/kodiutils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/kodiutils.py
@@ -791,13 +791,11 @@ def get_cache(path, ttl=None):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
         log(3, "Cache '{path}' is forced from cache.", path=path)
     else:
         log(3, "Cache '{path}' is fresh, expires in {time}.", path=path, time=human_delta(mtime + ttl - now))
-    from json import load
     with open_file(fullpath, 'r') as fdesc:
         try:
-            return load(fdesc)
-        except (TypeError, ValueError) as exc:  # No JSON object could be decoded
-            fdesc.seek(0, 0)
-            log_error('{exc}\nDATA: {data}', exc=exc, data=fdesc.read())
+            return get_json_data(fdesc)
+        except ValueError as exc:  # No JSON object could be decoded
+            log_error('JSON Error: {exc}', exc=exc)
             return None
 
 
diff --git a/resources/lib/search.py b/resources/lib/search.py
index 7b43d1aa8..c9609fbe0 100644
--- a/resources/lib/search.py
+++ b/resources/lib/search.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, unicode_literals
 from favorites import Favorites
-from kodiutils import (addon_profile, container_refresh, end_of_directory, get_search_string,
-                       get_setting, localize, log_error, ok_dialog, open_file, show_listing, ttl,
-                       url_for)
+from kodiutils import (addon_profile, container_refresh, end_of_directory, get_json_data,
+                       get_search_string, get_setting, localize, log_error, ok_dialog, open_file,
+                       show_listing, ttl, url_for)
 from resumepoints import ResumePoints
 
 
@@ -25,12 +25,10 @@ def read_history(self):
         from json import load
         with open_file(self._search_history, 'r') as fdesc:
             try:
-                history = load(fdesc)
-            except (TypeError, ValueError) as exc:  # No JSON object could be decoded
-                fdesc.seek(0, 0)
-                log_error('{exc}\nDATA: {data}', exc=exc, data=fdesc.read())
-                history = []
-        return history
+                return get_json_data(fdesc)
+            except ValueError as exc:  # No JSON object could be decoded
+                log_error('JSON Error: {exc}', exc=exc)
+                return []
 
     def write_history(self, history):
         ''' Write search history to disk '''
diff --git a/resources/lib/tokenresolver.py b/resources/lib/tokenresolver.py
index 6e6d87eec..8695dcce3 100644
--- a/resources/lib/tokenresolver.py
+++ b/resources/lib/tokenresolver.py
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 ''' This module contains all functionality for VRT NU API authentication. '''
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, unicode_literals
-from kodiutils import (addon_profile, delete, exists, get_proxies, get_setting, get_tokens_path,
-                       get_url_json, has_credentials, invalidate_caches, listdir, localize, log,
-                       log_error, mkdir, notification, ok_dialog, open_file, open_settings,
-                       set_setting)
+from kodiutils import (addon_profile, delete, exists, get_json_data, get_proxies, get_setting,
+                       get_tokens_path, get_url_json, has_credentials, invalidate_caches, listdir,
+                       localize, log, log_error, mkdir, notification, ok_dialog, open_file,
+                       open_settings, set_setting)
 from vrtutils import from_unicode
 
 try:  # Python 3
@@ -97,13 +97,11 @@ def _get_cached_token(self, token_name, token_variant=None):
         if not exists(path):
             return None
 
-        from json import load
         with open_file(path) as fdesc:
             try:
-                token = load(fdesc)
-            except (TypeError, ValueError) as exc:  # No JSON object could be decoded
-                fdesc.seek(0, 0)
-                log_error('{exc}\nDATA: {data}', exc=exc, data=fdesc.read())
+                token = get_json_data(fdesc)
+            except ValueError as exc:  # No JSON object could be decoded
+                log_error('JSON Error: {exc}', exc=exc)
                 return None
 
         from datetime import datetime