diff --git a/iz_helpers/helpers.py b/iz_helpers/helpers.py
index 5756470..6e5ffca 100644
--- a/iz_helpers/helpers.py
+++ b/iz_helpers/helpers.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import math
 import os
-import json
-from jsonschema import validate
 import modules.shared as shared
 import modules.sd_models
 import gradio as gr
 from scripts import postprocessing_upscale
-from .static_variables import jsonprompt_schemafile
+from .prompt_util import readJsonPrompt
+import asyncio
 
 
 def fix_env_Path_ffprobe():
@@ -90,31 +89,28 @@ def do_upscaleImg(curImg, upscale_do, upscaler_name, upscale_by):
     )
     return pp.image
 
-
-def validatePromptJson_throws(data):
-    with open(jsonprompt_schemafile, "r") as s:
-        schema = json.load(s)
-    validate(instance=data, schema=schema)
-
+async def showGradioErrorAsync(txt, delay=1):
+    await asyncio.sleep(delay)  # sleep for 1 second
+    raise gr.Error(txt)
 
 def putPrompts(files):
     try:
         with open(files.name, "r") as f:
             file_contents = f.read()
-            data = json.loads(file_contents)
-            validatePromptJson_throws(data)
+
+            data = readJsonPrompt(file_contents,False)
             return [
                 gr.DataFrame.update(data["prompts"]),
                 gr.Textbox.update(data["negPrompt"]),
             ]
 
     except Exception:
-        gr.Error(
-            "loading your prompt failed. It seems to be invalid. Your prompt table is preserved."
-        )
         print(
             "[InfiniteZoom:] Loading your prompt failed. It seems to be invalid. Your prompt table is preserved."
         )
+        asyncio.run(
+            showGradioErrorAsync("Loading your prompts failed. It seems to be invalid. Your prompt table has been preserved.",5)
+        )
         return [gr.DataFrame.update(), gr.Textbox.update()]
 
 
diff --git a/iz_helpers/ui.py b/iz_helpers/ui.py
index 4fc3ab5..d136ea0 100644
--- a/iz_helpers/ui.py
+++ b/iz_helpers/ui.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import json
 import gradio as gr
 from .run import create_zoom
 import modules.shared as shared
@@ -6,11 +5,10 @@ from webui import wrap_gradio_gpu_call
 from modules.ui import create_output_panel
 from .static_variables import (
     default_prompt,
-    empty_prompt,
-    invalid_prompt,
     available_samplers,
 )
-from .helpers import validatePromptJson_throws, putPrompts, clearPrompts
+from .helpers import putPrompts, clearPrompts
+from .prompt_util import readJsonPrompt
 
 
 def on_ui_tabs():
@@ -41,13 +39,11 @@ def on_ui_tabs():
 
                     # safe reading json prompt
                     pr = shared.opts.data.get("infzoom_defPrompt", default_prompt)
-                    if not pr:
-                        pr = empty_prompt
-                    try:
-                        jpr = json.loads(pr)
-                        validatePromptJson_throws(jpr)
-                    except Exception:
-                        jpr = invalid_prompt
+                    jpr = readJsonPrompt(pr, True)
+
+                    main_common_prompt = gr.Textbox(
+                        value=jpr["commonPrompt"], label="Common Prompt"
+                    )
 
                     main_common_prompt = gr.Textbox(
                         value=jpr["commonPrompt"], label="Common Prompt"
@@ -83,8 +79,8 @@ def on_ui_tabs():
                     exportPrompts_button.click(
                         None,
                         _js="exportPrompts",
-                        inputs=[main_common_prompt, main_prompts, main_negative_prompt],
-                        outputs=None,
+                        inputs=[main_prompts, main_negative_prompt],
+                        outputs=None
                     )
                     importPrompts_button.upload(
                         fn=putPrompts,