diff --git a/src/js/core/read_write_proxy.js b/src/js/core/read_write_proxy.js
index 2f1b8f1e..d12a7780 100644
--- a/src/js/core/read_write_proxy.js
+++ b/src/js/core/read_write_proxy.js
@@ -329,14 +329,11 @@ export class ReadWriteProxy {
         .readFileAsync(this.filename)
         // Decrypt data (if its encrypted)
         // @ts-ignore
-        .then(rawData => tryDecompress(rawData).then(verifyChecksum).then(tryParseJSON))
+        .then(rawData => tryDecompress(rawData).then(verifyChecksum).then(tryParseJSON).then(decompressObject))
 
         // Check for errors during read
         .catch(onReadError)
 
-        // Decompress
-        .then(decompressObject)
-
         // Verify basic structure
         .then(verifyBasicStructure)