diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Gif.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Gif.py
index f87b7ab..ea9ff51 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/Search.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Search.py
index ddcb8e8..3fea136 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Search.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Search.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Search():
         self.header = {'User-Agent': str(UserAgent().chrome)}
         self.setup_search()
         self.dir_to_scan = botread.get_config_dirs("SpiceBot_Search")
-        valid_search_api_dict = botread.json_to_dict(self.dir_to_scan, "Search API", "SpiceBot_Search")
+        valid_search_api_dict = botread.json_to_dict_simple(self.dir_to_scan, "Search API", "SpiceBot_Search")
         self.valid_api = {}
 
         self.cache = {}
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Sherlock.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Sherlock.py
index 274ea93..81af6aa 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]