diff --git a/packages/cspell-lib/package-lock.json b/packages/cspell-lib/package-lock.json
index 4cd59337c1c..4573cbf475b 100644
--- a/packages/cspell-lib/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/cspell-lib/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "@cspell/cspell-bundled-dicts": "^5.18.2",
         "@cspell/cspell-types": "^5.18.2",
         "clear-module": "^4.1.2",
-        "comment-json": "^4.1.1",
+        "comment-json": "^4.2.2",
         "configstore": "^5.0.1",
         "cosmiconfig": "^7.0.1",
         "cspell-glob": "^5.18.2",
@@ -1835,12 +1835,12 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/comment-json": {
-      "version": "4.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/comment-json/-/comment-json-4.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-v8gmtPvxhBlhdRBLwdHSjGy9BgA23t9H1FctdQKyUrErPjSrJcdDMqBq9B4Irtm7w3TNYLQJNH6ARKnpyag1sA==",
+      "version": "4.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/comment-json/-/comment-json-4.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-H8T+kl3nZesZu41zO2oNXIJWojNeK3mHxCLrsBNu6feksBXsgb+PtYz5daP5P86A0F3sz3840KVYehr04enISQ==",
       "dependencies": {
         "array-timsort": "^1.0.3",
-        "core-util-is": "^1.0.2",
+        "core-util-is": "^1.0.3",
         "esprima": "^4.0.1",
         "has-own-prop": "^2.0.0",
         "repeat-string": "^1.6.1"
@@ -6362,12 +6362,12 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "comment-json": {
-      "version": "4.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/comment-json/-/comment-json-4.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-v8gmtPvxhBlhdRBLwdHSjGy9BgA23t9H1FctdQKyUrErPjSrJcdDMqBq9B4Irtm7w3TNYLQJNH6ARKnpyag1sA==",
+      "version": "4.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/comment-json/-/comment-json-4.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-H8T+kl3nZesZu41zO2oNXIJWojNeK3mHxCLrsBNu6feksBXsgb+PtYz5daP5P86A0F3sz3840KVYehr04enISQ==",
       "requires": {
         "array-timsort": "^1.0.3",
-        "core-util-is": "^1.0.2",
+        "core-util-is": "^1.0.3",
         "esprima": "^4.0.1",
         "has-own-prop": "^2.0.0",
         "repeat-string": "^1.6.1"
diff --git a/packages/cspell-lib/package.json b/packages/cspell-lib/package.json
index 14a8a0f7a67..2000dd8a639 100644
--- a/packages/cspell-lib/package.json
+++ b/packages/cspell-lib/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "@cspell/cspell-bundled-dicts": "^5.18.2",
     "@cspell/cspell-types": "^5.18.2",
     "clear-module": "^4.1.2",
-    "comment-json": "^4.1.1",
+    "comment-json": "^4.2.2",
     "configstore": "^5.0.1",
     "cosmiconfig": "^7.0.1",
     "cspell-glob": "^5.18.2",
diff --git a/packages/cspell-lib/src/util/resolveFile.test.ts b/packages/cspell-lib/src/util/resolveFile.test.ts
index 30a680017b3..7bf09dbd4cc 100644
--- a/packages/cspell-lib/src/util/resolveFile.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cspell-lib/src/util/resolveFile.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ interface Config {
 const defaultConfigFile = require.resolve('@cspell/cspell-bundled-dicts/cspell-default.json');
 const defaultConfigLocation = path.dirname(defaultConfigFile);
 
-const config: Config = parse(fs.readFileSync(defaultConfigFile, 'utf-8'));
+const config = readConfig(defaultConfigFile);
 
 const ext = path.extname(__filename);
 const notFound = '1fgh0dld6y56cr1wls.r9bp0ckc00ds0gna.json';
@@ -59,3 +59,9 @@ describe('Validate resolveFile', () => {
         expect(r.found).toBe(found);
     });
 });
+
+function readConfig(filename: string): Config {
+    const parsed = parse(fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf-8'));
+    if (!parsed || typeof parsed !== 'object') throw new Error(`Unable to parse "${filename}"`);
+    return parsed as unknown as Config;
+}
diff --git a/packages/cspell/package-lock.json b/packages/cspell/package-lock.json
index 936f833e2a6..525723ddee1 100644
--- a/packages/cspell/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/cspell/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "@cspell/cspell-pipe": "^5.18.2",
         "chalk": "^4.1.2",
         "commander": "^9.0.0",
-        "comment-json": "^4.1.1",
+        "comment-json": "^4.2.2",
         "cspell-gitignore": "^5.18.2",
         "cspell-glob": "^5.18.2",
         "cspell-lib": "^5.18.2",
@@ -1856,12 +1856,12 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/comment-json": {
-      "version": "4.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/comment-json/-/comment-json-4.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-v8gmtPvxhBlhdRBLwdHSjGy9BgA23t9H1FctdQKyUrErPjSrJcdDMqBq9B4Irtm7w3TNYLQJNH6ARKnpyag1sA==",
+      "version": "4.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/comment-json/-/comment-json-4.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-H8T+kl3nZesZu41zO2oNXIJWojNeK3mHxCLrsBNu6feksBXsgb+PtYz5daP5P86A0F3sz3840KVYehr04enISQ==",
       "dependencies": {
         "array-timsort": "^1.0.3",
-        "core-util-is": "^1.0.2",
+        "core-util-is": "^1.0.3",
         "esprima": "^4.0.1",
         "has-own-prop": "^2.0.0",
         "repeat-string": "^1.6.1"
@@ -6374,12 +6374,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-JJfP2saEKbQqvW+FI93OYUB4ByV5cizMpFMiiJI8xDbBvQvSkIk0VvQdn1CZ8mqAO8Loq2h0gYTYtDFUZUeERw=="
     },
     "comment-json": {
-      "version": "4.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/comment-json/-/comment-json-4.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-v8gmtPvxhBlhdRBLwdHSjGy9BgA23t9H1FctdQKyUrErPjSrJcdDMqBq9B4Irtm7w3TNYLQJNH6ARKnpyag1sA==",
+      "version": "4.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/comment-json/-/comment-json-4.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-H8T+kl3nZesZu41zO2oNXIJWojNeK3mHxCLrsBNu6feksBXsgb+PtYz5daP5P86A0F3sz3840KVYehr04enISQ==",
       "requires": {
         "array-timsort": "^1.0.3",
-        "core-util-is": "^1.0.2",
+        "core-util-is": "^1.0.3",
         "esprima": "^4.0.1",
         "has-own-prop": "^2.0.0",
         "repeat-string": "^1.6.1"
diff --git a/packages/cspell/package.json b/packages/cspell/package.json
index 0fca61198fe..4d1812dc41c 100644
--- a/packages/cspell/package.json
+++ b/packages/cspell/package.json
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     "@cspell/cspell-pipe": "^5.18.2",
     "chalk": "^4.1.2",
     "commander": "^9.0.0",
-    "comment-json": "^4.1.1",
+    "comment-json": "^4.2.2",
     "cspell-gitignore": "^5.18.2",
     "cspell-glob": "^5.18.2",
     "cspell-lib": "^5.18.2",