diff --git a/astrbot/core/config/astrbot_config.py b/astrbot/core/config/astrbot_config.py
index 4d62becb55..5f4e19e40f 100644
--- a/astrbot/core/config/astrbot_config.py
+++ b/astrbot/core/config/astrbot_config.py
@@ -62,7 +62,13 @@ def __init__(
             # Handle UTF-8 BOM if present
             if conf_str.startswith("\ufeff"):
                 conf_str = conf_str[1:]
-            conf = json.loads(conf_str)
+            if not conf_str:
+                raise EnvironmentError(f'文件 {config_path} 为空, 请手动处理...')
+            try:
+                conf = json.loads(conf_str)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(f'读取文件失败 {config_path}: {e}')
+                raise e
         dashboard_conf = conf.get("dashboard")
         legacy_dashboard_password_change_required = bool(
             isinstance(dashboard_conf, dict)