diff --git a/lib/backup_restore/restorer.rb b/lib/backup_restore/restorer.rb
index a5ea6a03163..cfa691b04e7 100644
--- a/lib/backup_restore/restorer.rb
+++ b/lib/backup_restore/restorer.rb
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ module BackupRestore
             )
           end
 
-          data = Oj.load_file(@meta_filename)
+          data = JSON.parse File.read(@meta_filename)
           raise "Failed to load metadata file." if !data
           data
         else