diff --git a/components/configSwizzleManager.ts b/components/configSwizzleManager.ts
index f19e82f2..cb7911f0 100644
--- a/components/configSwizzleManager.ts
+++ b/components/configSwizzleManager.ts
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ const configs: Record<string, unknown> = {
 }
 
 Object.keys(configs).forEach((cfg) => {
+    // Parse the string into an object
+    configs[cfg] = JSON.parse(configs[cfg])
+
     const overridePath = join("overrides", `${cfg}.json`)
 
     if (existsSync(overridePath)) {
diff --git a/components/controller.ts b/components/controller.ts
index 09f477a4..65876b25 100644
--- a/components/controller.ts
+++ b/components/controller.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ import { MenuSystemDatabase, menuSystemDatabase } from "./menus/menuSystem"
 import { escalationMappings } from "./contracts/escalationMappings"
 import { parse } from "json5"
 import { userAuths } from "./officialServerAuth"
+// @ts-expect-error Ignore JSON import
 import LASTYARDBIRDSCPC from "../contractdata/SNIPER/THELASTYARDBIRD_SCPC.json"
+// @ts-expect-error Ignore JSON import
 import LEGACYFF from "../contractdata/COLORADO/FREEDOMFIGHTERSLEGACY.json"
 import { missionsInLocations } from "./contracts/missionsInLocation"
 import { createContext, Script } from "vm"
@@ -263,9 +265,10 @@ function createPeacockRequire(pluginName: string): NodeRequire {
 /**
  * Freedom Fighters for Hitman 2016 (objectives are different).
  */
-export const _legacyBull: MissionManifest = LEGACYFF
+export const _legacyBull: MissionManifest = JSON.parse(LEGACYFF)
 
-export const _theLastYardbirdScpc: MissionManifest = LASTYARDBIRDSCPC
+export const _theLastYardbirdScpc: MissionManifest =
+    JSON.parse(LASTYARDBIRDSCPC)
 
 export const peacockRecentEscalations: readonly string[] = [
     "35f1f534-ae2d-42be-8472-dd55e96625ea",
diff --git a/contractdata/COLORADO/FREEDOMFIGHTERSLEGACY.json.d.ts b/contractdata/COLORADO/FREEDOMFIGHTERSLEGACY.json.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 97e42e52..00000000
--- a/contractdata/COLORADO/FREEDOMFIGHTERSLEGACY.json.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *     The Peacock Project - a HITMAN server replacement.
- *     Copyright (C) 2021-2022 The Peacock Project Team
- *
- *     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *     it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
- *     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- *     (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *     GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- *     You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- *     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-import { MissionManifest } from "../../components/types/types"
-
-declare const FREEDOMFIGHTERSLEGACY: MissionManifest
-
-export default FREEDOMFIGHTERSLEGACY
diff --git a/contractdata/SNIPER/THELASTYARDBIRD_SCPC.json.d.ts b/contractdata/SNIPER/THELASTYARDBIRD_SCPC.json.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 846437a5..00000000
--- a/contractdata/SNIPER/THELASTYARDBIRD_SCPC.json.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *     The Peacock Project - a HITMAN server replacement.
- *     Copyright (C) 2021-2022 The Peacock Project Team
- *
- *     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *     it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
- *     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- *     (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *     GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- *     You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- *     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-import { MissionManifest } from "../../components/types/types"
-
-declare const THELASTYARDBIRD_SCPC: MissionManifest
-
-export default THELASTYARDBIRD_SCPC
diff --git a/packaging/build.mjs b/packaging/build.mjs
index fd391cf2..add04a9c 100644
--- a/packaging/build.mjs
+++ b/packaging/build.mjs
@@ -27,6 +27,23 @@ await packContractsAndChallenges()
 
 const { version, revisionIdent } = require("../package.json")
 
+const jsonAsCompressedTextPlugin = {
+    name: "jsonAsCompressedTextPlugin",
+
+    setup(build) {
+        const fs = require("fs")
+
+        build.onLoad({ filter: /\.json$/ }, async (args) => {
+            const text = await fs.promises.readFile(args.path)
+
+            return {
+                contents: JSON.stringify(JSON.parse(text)),
+                loader: "text",
+            }
+        })
+    },
+}
+
 await e.build({
     entryPoints: ["components/index.ts"],
     bundle: true,
@@ -59,6 +76,7 @@ await e.build({
     },
     sourcemap: "external",
     plugins: [
+        jsonAsCompressedTextPlugin,
         esbuildPluginLicense({
             thirdParty: {
                 output: {
diff --git a/packaging/devLoader.mjs b/packaging/devLoader.mjs
index 39a09d63..9213c33b 100644
--- a/packaging/devLoader.mjs
+++ b/packaging/devLoader.mjs
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 
 import picocolors from "picocolors"
 import { packContractsAndChallenges } from "./buildTasks.mjs"
-import { createRequire } from "module"
+import { createRequire, Module } from "module"
+import { readFileSync } from "fs"
 
 // this `require` instance will be hijacked by `esbuild-register` so we can load
 // TS files as if they were JS in a CommonJS environment
@@ -46,4 +47,12 @@ const { register } = require("esbuild-register/dist/node")
 
 register()
 
+const resolveTextFile = function (module, path) {
+    const content = readFileSync(path).toString()
+
+    module.exports = content
+}
+
+Module._extensions[".json"] = resolveTextFile
+
 require("../components/index.ts")