diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Support/DataCollection.php b/packages/framework/src/Support/DataCollection.php
index 8804b99f552..bc8f534e2e5 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Support/DataCollection.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Support/DataCollection.php
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ public static function yaml(string $name): static
     public static function json(string $name, bool $asArray = false): static
     {
         return static::discover($name, 'json', function (string $file) use ($asArray): stdClass|array|null {
-            return json_decode(Filesystem::getContents($file), $asArray);
+            $contents = Filesystem::getContents($file);
+
+            return json_decode($contents, $asArray);
         });
     }