diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 66bb093..ff0b02b 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ helptext_short = "see https://git.tilde.town/nebula/chatterbot for instructions"
 class IRCBot():
     def __init__(self):
         try:
-            with open("config.json", "r") as f:
+            with open("state.json", "r") as f:
                 self.state = load(f)
         except FileNotFoundError:
-            exit("no config.json")
+            exit("no state.json")
         self.s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
         self.s.connect((host, port))
         self.nick = self.state["nick"]