diff --git a/booru_utils.py b/booru_utils.py
index 8e904c2..4c45cc9 100644
--- a/booru_utils.py
+++ b/booru_utils.py
@@ -136,15 +136,20 @@ def fetch_images_with_tag(
 
     response = requests.get(url, params=params)
 
-    if response.status_code == 200:
-        return response.json()
-    else:
+    if response.status_code != 200:
         print(
             f"Failed to fetch images with tag '{tag}'. Status code: {response.status_code}"
         )
         print(f"Response: {response.text}")
         return []
 
+    try:
+        return response.json()
+    except ValueError as e:
+        print(f"Failed to parse JSON response for tag '{tag}': {e}")
+        print(f"Response text: {response.text}")
+        return []
+
 
 def tag_exists(tag, danbooru_url, api_key, username):
     url = f"{danbooru_url}/tags.json"
@@ -245,20 +250,27 @@ def fetch_new_comments(danbooru_url, api_key, username, last_comment_id):
     }
     response = requests.get(url, params=params)
 
-    filtered_response = []
-
-    # No easy way (i think) to filter these so... here we go :3
-    for comment in response.json():
-        if int(comment["id"]) > int(last_comment_id):
-            filtered_response.append(comment)
-
-    if response.status_code == 200:
-        return filtered_response
-    else:
+    if response.status_code != 200:
         print(f"Failed to fetch new comments. Status code: {response.status_code}")
         print(f"Response: {response.text}")
         return []
 
+    try:
+        comments_data = response.json()
+    except ValueError as e:
+        print(f"Failed to parse JSON response: {e}")
+        print(f"Response text: {response.text}")
+        return []
+
+    filtered_response = []
+
+    # No easy way (i think) to filter these so... here we go :3
+    for comment in comments_data:
+        if int(comment["id"]) > int(last_comment_id):
+            filtered_response.append(comment)
+
+    return filtered_response
+
 
 def get_username(danbooru_url, api_key, username, user_id):
     url = f"{danbooru_url}/users/{user_id}.json"
@@ -356,12 +368,17 @@ def fetch_usernames(danbooru_url, api_key, username, limit=10):
     }
 
     response = requests.get(url, params=params)
-    if response.status_code == 200:
-        return [user["name"] for user in response.json()]
-    else:
+    if response.status_code != 200:
         print(f"Failed to fetch usernames. Status code: {response.status_code}")
         print(f"Response: {response.text}")
         return []
+    
+    try:
+        return [user["name"] for user in response.json()]
+    except ValueError as e:
+        print(f"Failed to parse JSON response for usernames: {e}")
+        print(f"Response text: {response.text}")
+        return []
 
 
 def fetch_usernames_with_favs(danbooru_url, api_key, username, limit=10):
@@ -392,8 +409,13 @@ def fetch_usernames_with_favs(danbooru_url, api_key, username, limit=10):
         }
 
         favs_response = requests.get(favs_url, params=favs_params)
-        if favs_response.status_code == 200 and favs_response.json():
-            users_with_favs.append(user_name)
+        if favs_response.status_code == 200:
+            try:
+                if favs_response.json():
+                    users_with_favs.append(user_name)
+            except ValueError:
+                # Skip if JSON parsing fails
+                pass
 
     return users_with_favs
 
@@ -414,15 +436,20 @@ def fetch_user_favorites(
     # Make the request
     response = requests.get(url, params=params)
 
-    if response.status_code == 200:
-        # Return the list of post IDs from the response
-        return [post["id"] for post in response.json()]
-    else:
+    if response.status_code != 200:
         print(
             f"Failed to fetch favorites for '{user}'. Status code: {response.status_code}"
         )
         print(f"Response: {response.text}")
         return []
+    
+    try:
+        # Return the list of post IDs from the response
+        return [post["id"] for post in response.json()]
+    except ValueError as e:
+        print(f"Failed to parse JSON response for favorites '{user}': {e}")
+        print(f"Response text: {response.text}")
+        return []
 
 
 def get_tag_from_tag_id(tag_id, api_url, api_key, username):