diff --git a/src/cogs/starboard.py b/src/cogs/starboard.py
index e2d9360..6e7081e 100644
--- a/src/cogs/starboard.py
+++ b/src/cogs/starboard.py
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ class Starboard(commands.Cog):
             data["starboard_message_id"] = starboard_message.id
             await self.redis.set(str(message.id), json.dumps(data))
         else:
+            data = json.loads(data)
             try:
                 starboard_message = await self.get_or_fetch_message(
                     data["starboard_channel_id"],