diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Support/DataCollection.php b/packages/framework/src/Support/DataCollection.php
index 7185e45e16c..ea1ccb468d2 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Support/DataCollection.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Support/DataCollection.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ 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 {
+        return static::discover($name, 'json', function (string $file) use ($asArray): stdClass|array|null {
             return json_decode(Filesystem::getContents($file), $asArray);
         });
     }