diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Gif.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Gif.py
index db12f03..2a725b9 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Gif.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Gif.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class BotGif():
 
         self.dir_to_scan = botread.get_config_dirs("SpiceBot_Gif")
 
-        valid_gif_api_dict = botread.json_to_dict(self.dir_to_scan, "Gif API", "SpiceBot_Gif")
+        valid_gif_api_dict = botread.json_to_dict_simple(self.dir_to_scan, "Gif API", "SpiceBot_Gif")
 
         """
         15:02 <+Exirel> `channel_section = getattr(bot.config, 'channel', None)`
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Read.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Read.py
index e717f53..8014766 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Read.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Read.py
@@ -142,6 +142,63 @@ class BotRead():
 
         return configs_dict
 
+    def json_to_dict_simple(self, directories, configtypename="Config File", log_from='read_directory_json_to_dict', logging=True):
+
+        if not isinstance(directories, list):
+            directories = [directories]
+
+        configs_dict = {}
+        filesprocess, fileopenfail, filecount = [], 0, 0
+        for directory in directories:
+            if os.path.exists(directory) and os.path.isdir(directory):
+                if len(os.listdir(directory)) > 0:
+                    for file in os.listdir(directory):
+                        filepath = os.path.join(directory, file)
+                        if os.path.isfile(filepath) and filepath.endswith('.json'):
+                            filesprocess.append(filepath)
+
+        for filepath in filesprocess:
+
+            # Read dictionary from file, if not, enable an empty dict
+            filereadgood = True
+            try:
+                inf = codecs.open(filepath, "r", encoding='utf-8')
+                infread = inf.read()
+                # Close File
+                inf.close()
+                dict_from_file = eval(infread)
+            except Exception as e:
+                filereadgood = False
+                if logging:
+                    logs.log(log_from, "Error loading %s: %s (%s)" % (configtypename, e, filepath))
+                dict_from_file = dict()
+
+            # gather file stats
+            slashsplit = str(filepath).split("/")
+            filename = slashsplit[-1]
+            filename_base = os.path.basename(filename).rsplit('.', 1)[0]
+
+            if not filereadgood or not isinstance(dict_from_file, dict):
+                fileopenfail += 1
+            else:
+                filecount += 1
+                dict_from_file["filepath"] = str(filepath)
+                dict_from_file["filename"] = str(filename_base)
+                dict_from_file["folderpath"] = dict_from_file["filepath"].split("/" + dict_from_file["filename"])[0]
+                dict_from_file["foldername"] = str(dict_from_file["folderpath"]).split("/")[-1]
+                # dict_from_file = self.command_defaults(dict_from_file)
+                configs_dict[filename_base] = dict_from_file
+
+        if filecount:
+            if logging:
+                logs.log(log_from, 'Registered %d %s dict files,' % (filecount, configtypename))
+                logs.log(log_from, '%d %s dict files failed to load' % (fileopenfail, configtypename), True)
+        else:
+            if logging:
+                logs.log(log_from, "Warning: Couldn't load any %s dict files" % (configtypename))
+
+        return configs_dict
+
     def module_json_to_dict(self, filepath, logging=True):
 
         # gather file stats
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Sherlock.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Sherlock.py
index f525b13..3c89bff 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Sherlock.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Sherlock.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Sherlock():
 
         dir_to_scan = botread.get_config_dirs("SpiceBot_Sherlock")
 
-        valid_usernames_dict = botread.json_to_dict(dir_to_scan, "Sherlock", "SpiceBot_Sherlock")
+        valid_usernames_dict = botread.json_to_dict_simple(dir_to_scan, "Sherlock", "SpiceBot_Sherlock")
 
         for social_network in list(valid_usernames_dict.keys()):
             self.dict[social_network] = valid_usernames_dict[social_network]
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Tools/Sherlock.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Tools/Sherlock.py
index 74a7791..40c94f4 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Tools/Sherlock.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Tools/Sherlock.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def bot_command_sherlock(bot, trigger, botcom):
         checklist = [checklistname]
         username = spicemanip(botcom.dict["args"], 1) or trigger.nick
 
-    bot.osd("Checking username " + username + " in " + checklistname + " network.")
+    bot.osd(["Checking username " + username + " in " + checklistname + " network.", "This takes time, please be patient."])
 
     inlist, notinlist = [], []