diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 05ea0208..cc9afc9f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />
 
     <uses-permission
-        android:requiredFeature="@string/ark_file_picker_pick"
         android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
         tools:ignore="ScopedStorage" />
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/arkbuilders/navigator/data/stats/category/TagLabeledNStorage.kt b/app/src/main/java/dev/arkbuilders/navigator/data/stats/category/TagLabeledNStorage.kt
index 8ba67873..645b7c2c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/arkbuilders/navigator/data/stats/category/TagLabeledNStorage.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/dev/arkbuilders/navigator/data/stats/category/TagLabeledNStorage.kt
@@ -27,8 +27,13 @@ class TagLabeledNStorage(
     override suspend fun init() {
         val storage = locateStorage()
         if (storage?.exists() == true) {
-            val json = Json.decodeFromStream<JsonTagLabeledN>(storage.inputStream())
-            tagLabeledAmount.putAll(json.data)
+            try {
+                val json = Json.decodeFromStream<JsonTagLabeledN>(storage.inputStream())
+                tagLabeledAmount.putAll(json.data)
+            } catch (exception: Exception) {
+                Timber.e("TagLabeledNStorage.init exception: " + exception.message)
+            }
+
         } else {
             index.allIds()
                 .associateWith { tagsStorage.getTags(it) }