diff --git a/files/routes/admin.py b/files/routes/admin.py
index 55a48302a..4cd7b0044 100644
--- a/files/routes/admin.py
+++ b/files/routes/admin.py
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ def under_attack(v):
 @app.get("/admin/badge_grant")
 @admin_level_required(2)
 def badge_grant_get(v):
-
+	with open("badges.json", 'r') as f: BADGES = loads(f.read())
 	return render_template("admin/badge_grant.html", v=v, badge_types=BADGES)
 
 
@@ -432,6 +432,8 @@ def badge_grant_get(v):
 @limiter.limit("1/second;30/minute;200/hour;1000/day")
 @admin_level_required(2)
 def badge_grant_post(v):
+	with open("badges.json", 'r') as f: BADGES = loads(f.read())
+
 	user = get_user(request.values.get("username").strip(), graceful=True)
 	if not user:
 		return render_template("admin/badge_grant.html", v=v, badge_types=BADGES, error="User not found.")
@@ -464,6 +466,8 @@ def badge_grant_post(v):
 @app.get("/admin/badge_remove")
 @admin_level_required(2)
 def badge_remove_get(v):
+	with open("badges.json", 'r') as f: BADGES = loads(f.read())
+
 	return render_template("admin/badge_remove.html", v=v, badge_types=BADGES)
 
 
@@ -471,6 +475,8 @@ def badge_remove_get(v):
 @limiter.limit("1/second;30/minute;200/hour;1000/day")
 @admin_level_required(2)
 def badge_remove_post(v):
+	with open("badges.json", 'r') as f: BADGES = loads(f.read())
+
 	user = get_user(request.values.get("username").strip(), graceful=True)
 	if not user:
 		return render_template("admin/badge_remove.html", v=v, badge_types=BADGES, error="User not found.")
diff --git a/files/routes/static.py b/files/routes/static.py
index 197ef4689..a905556dd 100644
--- a/files/routes/static.py
+++ b/files/routes/static.py
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ def settings_profile(v):
 @app.get("/badges")
 @auth_required
 def badges(v):
+	with open("badges.json", 'r') as f: BADGES = loads(f.read())
+
 	return render_template("badges.html", v=v, badges=BADGES)
 
 @app.get("/blocks")