diff --git a/src/command-line/upgrade.js b/src/command-line/upgrade.js
index efbbe190..e3b60524 100644
--- a/src/command-line/upgrade.js
+++ b/src/command-line/upgrade.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ program
 
 		// Get paths to the location of packages directory
 		const packagesConfig = path.join(Helper.getPackagesPath(), "package.json");
-		const packagesList = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packagesConfig), "utf-8").dependencies;
+		const packagesList = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packagesConfig, "utf-8")).dependencies;
 		const argsList = ["upgrade", "--latest"];
 
 		let count = 0;
diff --git a/src/plugins/packages/index.js b/src/plugins/packages/index.js
index 56488896..04e6d765 100644
--- a/src/plugins/packages/index.js
+++ b/src/plugins/packages/index.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ async function outdated(cacheTimeout = TIME_TO_LIVE) {
 	// Get paths to the location of packages directory
 	const packagesPath = Helper.getPackagesPath();
 	const packagesConfig = path.join(packagesPath, "package.json");
-	const packagesList = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packagesConfig), "utf-8").dependencies;
+	const packagesList = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packagesConfig, "utf-8")).dependencies;
 	const argsList = [
 		"outdated",
 		"--latest",