diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 3e3a7e4..d1507a4 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -4,8 +4,5 @@
         "reportArgumentType": "information",
         "reportAttributeAccessIssue": "warning"
     },
-    "cSpell.words": [
-        "cakeday",
-        "cakedays"
-    ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "cSpell.words": ["cakeday", "cakedays", "cooldown", "nextcord"]
+}
diff --git a/off-cooldown-bot/settings.py b/off-cooldown-bot/settings.py
index 809154e..43267ea 100644
--- a/off-cooldown-bot/settings.py
+++ b/off-cooldown-bot/settings.py
@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ class Settings(YAMLWizard):
 
 
 settings = Settings.from_yaml_file(CONFIG_LOCATION)
+
+# I'm not expecting a list to be returned.
+if isinstance(settings, list):
+    settings = settings[0]