diff --git a/src/abstinent.py b/src/abstinent.py
index df2696519f2b30ccc21562fcc247ec4368d21af4..29201f1608cfd9b57e04910ea53d395666111924 100644
--- a/src/abstinent.py
+++ b/src/abstinent.py
@@ -373,8 +373,9 @@ def induce(topic_name: str, result_list: list) -> (nx.Graph, list, dict):
         node_freq_dict, edge_freq_dict = frequencies(target_string, result_list)
         
         with open(config.graph+node_dict_name, 'w') as node_file, open(config.graph+edge_dict_name, 'w') as edge_file:
-            node_file.write(json.dumps(node_freq_dict))
-            edge_file.write(json.dumps(edge_freq_dict))
+            
+            json.dump(node_freq_dict, node_file)
+            json.dump(edge_freq_dict, edge_file)
     
     #builds graph from these dictionaries, also applies multiple filters
     print('[a]', 'Building graph.\t('+topic_name+')')