diff --git a/commands/match-command.ts b/commands/match-command.ts
index fbcb279..def0185 100644
--- a/commands/match-command.ts
+++ b/commands/match-command.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { db } from '../common';
 import 'dotenv/config';
-import questions from '../questions.json';
+import { questions } from '../questions';
 import { sendQuestion } from './test-command';
 import { ChatInputCommandInteraction } from "discord.js";
 
diff --git a/commands/test-command.ts b/commands/test-command.ts
index 5370979..7027682 100644
--- a/commands/test-command.ts
+++ b/commands/test-command.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { ActionRowBuilder, ButtonBuilder, ButtonStyle, EmbedBuilder, SlashCommandBuilder, Guild, Role, User, TextChannel, ChatInputCommandInteraction } from 'discord.js';
 import cron from 'cron';
 import 'dotenv/config';
-import questions from '../questions.json';
+import { questions } from '../questions';
 import { db, client } from "../common";
 import { encrypt, decrypt } from "../encryptionUtils";
 import { findMatchingUser } from "../functions/findMatchingUser";
diff --git a/functions/conversationStarter.ts b/functions/conversationStarter.ts
index 8bec815..65eef4a 100644
--- a/functions/conversationStarter.ts
+++ b/functions/conversationStarter.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { EmbedBuilder, User } from 'discord.js';
-import questions from '../questions.json';
+import { questions } from '../questions';
 import { CronJob } from "cron";
 import { client, db } from "../common";
 
diff --git a/questions.json b/questions.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from questions.json
rename to questions.ts
index a723eab..aaabfbe 100644
--- a/questions.json
+++ b/questions.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[
+export const questions = [
     { "question": "Auf allen Autobahnen soll ein generelles Tempolimit gelten.", "tag": ["Verkehrssicherheit", " Klimawandel"] },
     { "question": "Deutschland soll seine Verteidigungsausgaben erhöhen.", "tag": "Verteidigungspolitik" },
     { "question": "Bei Bundestagswahlen sollen auch Jugendliche ab 16 Jahren wählen dürfen.", "tag": ["Wahlalter", "Demokratie"] },