diff --git a/src/MenuLayer.cpp b/src/MenuLayer.cpp
index 546baa6..6165e6b 100644
--- a/src/MenuLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/MenuLayer.cpp
@@ -122,15 +122,12 @@ class $modify(MenuLayerMLHook, MenuLayer) {
 		std::string songArtist = Utils::getSongArtist();
 		int songID = Utils::getSongID();
 		std::string customSong = Utils::currentCustomSong();
+		if (!std::filesystem::exists(m_fields->blacklistFile)) return log::info("error finding blacklist file!");
 		if (!useCustomSongs) toWriteToFile = toWriteToFile.append(fmt::format(" # Song: {} by {}", songName, songArtist));
-		auto test = utils::file::readString(m_fields->blacklistFile);
-		if (test.isErr()) return log::info("error reading blacklist file!");
-		auto newLine = geode::utils::file::writeString(m_fields->blacklistFile, test.unwrap().append("\n"));
-		if (newLine.isErr()) return log::info("error writing blacklist file!");
-		auto readAfterNewLine = geode::utils::file::readString(m_fields->blacklistFile);
-		if (readAfterNewLine.isErr()) return log::info("error reading blacklist file!");
-		auto result = geode::utils::file::writeString(m_fields->blacklistFile, readAfterNewLine.unwrap().append(toWriteToFile));
-		if (result.isErr()) return log::info("error blacklisting song {}", currentSong);
+		std::ofstream blacklistFileOutput;
+		blacklistFileOutput.open(m_fields->blacklistFile, std::ios_base::app);
+		blacklistFileOutput << std::endl << toWriteToFile;
+		blacklistFileOutput.close();
 		m_fields->songManager.addToBlacklist();
 		m_fields->songManager.clearSongs();
 		Utils::populateVector(useCustomSongs);