diff --git a/src/absinth.py b/src/absinth.py
index fb401415ae9cfc362830b8409e44d82f208761fb..0f93120be64d4e58fb652db0e09d11c4a14f41c4 100644
--- a/src/absinth.py
+++ b/src/absinth.py
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ def induce(topic_name: str, result_list: list) -> (nx.Graph, list, dict):
             new_dict = dict()
             for key,value in edge_freq_dict.items():
                 if key[0] in new_dict:
-                    key[0].add({key[1]:value})
+                    new_dict[0].add({key[1]:value})
                 else:
-                    key[0] = {key[1]:value}
+                    new_dict[0] = {key[1]:value}
 
             edge_freq_dict = new_dict
             json.dump(edge_freq_dict, edge_file)
diff --git a/src/abstinent.py b/src/abstinent.py
index 901b99e8ad10aad372371b2f0fe0144f64e439b9..99e4468fdc311a2f05a2d22d7de81ef5c201a7e6 100644
--- a/src/abstinent.py
+++ b/src/abstinent.py
@@ -377,13 +377,13 @@ def induce(topic_name: str, result_list: list) -> (nx.Graph, list, dict):
         with open(config.graph+node_dict_name, 'w') as node_file, open(config.graph+edge_dict_name, 'w') as edge_file:
             
             json.dump(node_freq_dict, node_file)
-            
+
             new_dict = dict()
             for key,value in edge_freq_dict.items():
                 if key[0] in new_dict:
-                    key[0].add({key[1]:value})
+                    new_dict[0].add({key[1]:value})
                 else:
-                    key[0] = {key[1]:value}
+                    new_dict[0] = {key[1]:value}
 
             edge_freq_dict = new_dict
             json.dump(edge_freq_dict, edge_file)