diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index f4c9958..f1e40e2 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ function initFs() {
         fs.writeFileSync(goldenUsersPath, "{}");
     }
     if (!fs.existsSync(servicePath)) {
-        fs.writeFileSync(servicePath, "{state: 'closed'}");
+        fs.writeFileSync(servicePath, JSON.stringify({state: 'closed'}));
     }
     if (!fs.existsSync("static/images")){
         fs.mkdirSync("static/images");