diff --git a/bsky/client.go b/bsky/client.go
index aa6dc83..8e0bc72 100644
--- a/bsky/client.go
+++ b/bsky/client.go
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ func (b *BSky) GetPDS(handle string) string {
 func (b *BSky) Auth(authData []string) error {
 	b.Bluesky.Cfg.Handle = authData[0]
 	b.getPDS()
-	auth, _ := loadAuth()
-	if auth == nil || auth.AccessJWT == "" { // no auth session found
+	auth, err := loadAuth()
+	if err != nil { // no auth session found
 		b.Bluesky.Cfg.AppPassword = authData[1]
 		err := b.Bluesky.CreateSession(b.Bluesky.Cfg)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ func loadAuth() (*BlueskyConfig, error) {
 	}
 
 	var auth *BlueskyConfig
-	json.Unmarshal(fBytes, &auth)
+	err = json.Unmarshal(fBytes, &auth)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse auth file: %w", err)
+	}
 	return auth, nil
 }