diff --git a/src/messaging/mod.rs b/src/messaging/mod.rs
index aca0f1f..ba26566 100644
--- a/src/messaging/mod.rs
+++ b/src/messaging/mod.rs
@@ -41,24 +41,20 @@ pub async fn send_messages(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn parse_numbers(filepath: &str) -> Vec<Contact> {
+pub fn parse_numbers(filepath: &str) -> Result<Vec<Contact>, std::io::Error> {
     match std::fs::File::open(filepath) {
         Ok(file) => {
             let reader = std::io::BufReader::new(file);
             let contacts: Vec<Contact> = match serde_json::from_reader(reader) {
-                Ok(va) => {
-                    va
-                }
+                Ok(va) => va,
                 Err(err) => {
-                    Vec::new()
+                    return Err(std::io::Error::other(err.to_string()));
                 }
             };
 
-            contacts
-        }
-        Err(err) => {
-            Vec::new()
+            Ok(contacts)
         }
+        Err(err) => Err(err),
     }
 }
 
@@ -69,9 +65,7 @@ pub fn parse_message(filepath: &str) -> Result<Message, std::io::Error> {
             let message: Message = serde_json::from_reader(reader)?;
             Ok(message)
         }
-        Err(err) => {
-            Err(err)
-        }
+        Err(err) => Err(err),
     }
 }
 
@@ -93,7 +87,13 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_parse_numbers() {
         let numbers_path = String::from("tests/numbers-0.json");
-        let contacts = super::parse_numbers(&numbers_path);
-        assert_eq!(false, contacts.is_empty(), "Should not be empty");
+        match super::parse_numbers(&numbers_path) {
+            Ok(contacts) => {
+                assert_eq!(false, contacts.is_empty(), "Should not be empty");
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+                assert!(false, "Error: {err:?}");
+            }
+        };
     }
 }