diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/stachelbeere1248/zombiesutils/timer/recorder/FileManager.java b/src/main/java/com/github/stachelbeere1248/zombiesutils/timer/recorder/FileManager.java
index f1d1acd..5175298 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/stachelbeere1248/zombiesutils/timer/recorder/FileManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/stachelbeere1248/zombiesutils/timer/recorder/FileManager.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class FileManager {
         Gson gson = new Gson();
 
         try {
-            dataJson = FileUtils.readFileToString(file, StandardCharsets.US_ASCII);
+            dataJson = FileUtils.readFileToString(file, StandardCharsets.UTF_16);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class FileManager {
         }
     }
     public static void writeDataToFile(SplitsFile splitsFile) throws IOException {
-        FileUtils.writeStringToFile(splitsFile, splitsFile.getData().toJSON(), StandardCharsets.US_ASCII);
+        FileUtils.writeStringToFile(splitsFile, splitsFile.getData().toJSON(), StandardCharsets.UTF_16);
     }
     public static CategoryData categoryReadOrCreate(CategoryFile file) {
         CategoryData data;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/stachelbeere1248/zombiesutils/timer/recorder/data/CategoryData.java b/src/main/java/com/github/stachelbeere1248/zombiesutils/timer/recorder/data/CategoryData.java
index 25be216..c14f860 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/stachelbeere1248/zombiesutils/timer/recorder/data/CategoryData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/stachelbeere1248/zombiesutils/timer/recorder/data/CategoryData.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class CategoryData implements ISplitsData {
     @Override
     public String toJSON() {
         Gson gson = new Gson();
-        return gson.toJson(this, CategoryData.class);
+        return gson.toJson(this);
     }
 
     public short getBestSegment(int index) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/stachelbeere1248/zombiesutils/timer/recorder/data/GameData.java b/src/main/java/com/github/stachelbeere1248/zombiesutils/timer/recorder/data/GameData.java
index ad4c49c..3148fd8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/stachelbeere1248/zombiesutils/timer/recorder/data/GameData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/stachelbeere1248/zombiesutils/timer/recorder/data/GameData.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.github.stachelbeere1248.zombiesutils.timer.recorder.data;
 
 import com.github.stachelbeere1248.zombiesutils.game.Map;
 import com.github.stachelbeere1248.zombiesutils.timer.recorder.ISplitsData;
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -25,12 +26,8 @@ public class GameData implements ISplitsData {
 
     @Override
     public String toJSON() {
-        StringBuilder JSON = new StringBuilder("[");
-        for (short segment: segments) {
-            JSON.append(segment + ',');
-        }
-        JSON.setCharAt(JSON.length()-1,']');
-        return JSON.toString();
+        Gson gson = new Gson();
+        return gson.toJson(this.segments);
     }
     public void setSegment(int index, short ticks) {
         segments[index] = ticks;