diff --git a/src/Paths/TextFilePath.ts b/src/Paths/TextFilePath.ts
index 85c22065f..b59a6e6da 100644
--- a/src/Paths/TextFilePath.ts
+++ b/src/Paths/TextFilePath.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export type TextFilePath = FilePath & WithTextExtension;
 
 /** Check extension only */
 export function hasTextExtension(path: string): path is WithTextExtension {
-  return path.endsWith(".txt");
+  return path.endsWith(".txt") || path.endsWith(".json");
 }
 
 /** Sanitize a player input, resolve any relative paths, and for imports add the correct extension if missing */
diff --git a/src/ScriptEditor/ScriptEditor.ts b/src/ScriptEditor/ScriptEditor.ts
index eb753480e..14430675f 100644
--- a/src/ScriptEditor/ScriptEditor.ts
+++ b/src/ScriptEditor/ScriptEditor.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ export class ScriptEditor {
     const source = (libSource + "").replace(/export /g, "");
     monaco.languages.typescript.javascriptDefaults.addExtraLib(source, "netscript.d.ts");
     monaco.languages.typescript.typescriptDefaults.addExtraLib(source, "netscript.d.ts");
+    monaco.languages.json.jsonDefaults.setModeConfiguration({
+      ...monaco.languages.json.jsonDefaults.modeConfiguration,
+      //completion should be disabled because the
+      //json language server tries to load a schema by default
+      completionItems: false,
+    });
     // Load themes
     loadThemes(monaco.editor.defineTheme);
     sanitizeTheme(Settings.EditorTheme);
diff --git a/src/ScriptEditor/ui/OpenScript.ts b/src/ScriptEditor/ui/OpenScript.ts
index 249ccd3cb..df4164ff1 100644
--- a/src/ScriptEditor/ui/OpenScript.ts
+++ b/src/ScriptEditor/ui/OpenScript.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { ContentFilePath } from "../../Paths/ContentFile";
 import { editor, Position } from "monaco-editor";
 import { makeModel } from "./utils";
+import { hasTextExtension } from "../../Paths/TextFilePath";
 
 type ITextModel = editor.ITextModel;
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ export class OpenScript {
     this.hostname = hostname;
     this.lastPosition = lastPosition;
     this.model = model;
-    this.isTxt = path.endsWith(".txt");
+    this.isTxt = hasTextExtension(path);
   }
 
   regenerateModel(): void {
diff --git a/src/ScriptEditor/ui/utils.ts b/src/ScriptEditor/ui/utils.ts
index 9d05c5044..3610c1307 100644
--- a/src/ScriptEditor/ui/utils.ts
+++ b/src/ScriptEditor/ui/utils.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function makeModel(hostname: string, filename: string, code: string) {
     scheme: "file",
     path: `${hostname}/${filename}`,
   });
-  const language = filename.endsWith(".txt") ? "plaintext" : "javascript";
+  const language = filename.endsWith(".txt") ? "plaintext" : filename.endsWith(".json") ? "json" : "javascript";
   //if somehow a model already exist return it
   return editor.getModel(uri) ?? editor.createModel(code, language, uri);
 }
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index e70fdd197..4c8e2ab08 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ module.exports = (env, argv) => {
 
   return {
     plugins: [
-      new MonacoWebpackPlugin({ languages: ["javascript", "typescript"] }),
+      new MonacoWebpackPlugin({ languages: ["javascript", "typescript", "json"] }),
       new webpack.DefinePlugin({
         "process.env.NODE_ENV": isDevelopment ? '"development"' : '"production"',
       }),