diff --git a/plugins/window-state/src/lib.rs b/plugins/window-state/src/lib.rs
index 1f4abdd6..a5cf5847 100644
--- a/plugins/window-state/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/window-state/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ use bitflags::bitflags;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use tauri::{
     plugin::{Builder as PluginBuilder, TauriPlugin},
-    Manager, Monitor, PhysicalPosition, PhysicalSize, RunEvent, Runtime, WebviewWindow, Window,
-    WindowEvent,
+    AppHandle, Manager, Monitor, PhysicalPosition, PhysicalSize, RunEvent, Runtime, WebviewWindow,
+    Window, WindowEvent,
 };
 
 use std::{
     collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
-    fs::{create_dir_all, File},
+    fs::create_dir_all,
+    io::BufReader,
     sync::{Arc, Mutex},
 };
 
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ impl Default for WindowState {
 struct WindowStateCache(Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, WindowState>>>);
 /// Used to prevent deadlocks from resize and position event listeners setting the cached state on restoring states
 struct RestoringWindowState(Mutex<()>);
+
 pub trait AppHandleExt {
     /// Saves all open windows state to disk
     fn save_window_state(&self, flags: StateFlags) -> Result<()>;
@@ -115,33 +117,31 @@ pub trait AppHandleExt {
 
 impl<R: Runtime> AppHandleExt for tauri::AppHandle<R> {
     fn save_window_state(&self, flags: StateFlags) -> Result<()> {
-        if let Ok(app_dir) = self.path().app_config_dir() {
-            let plugin_state = self.state::<PluginState>();
-            let state_path = app_dir.join(&plugin_state.filename);
-            let windows = self.webview_windows();
-            let cache = self.state::<WindowStateCache>();
-            let mut state = cache.0.lock().unwrap();
-
-            for (label, s) in state.iter_mut() {
-                let window = match &plugin_state.map_label {
-                    Some(map) => windows
-                        .iter()
-                        .find_map(|(l, window)| (map(l) == label).then_some(window)),
-                    None => windows.get(label),
-                };
-
-                if let Some(window) = window {
-                    window.update_state(s, flags)?;
-                }
+        let app_dir = self.path().app_config_dir()?;
+        let plugin_state = self.state::<PluginState>();
+        let state_path = app_dir.join(&plugin_state.filename);
+        let windows = self.webview_windows();
+        let cache = self.state::<WindowStateCache>();
+        let mut state = cache.0.lock().unwrap();
+
+        for (label, s) in state.iter_mut() {
+            let window = if let Some(map) = &plugin_state.map_label {
+                windows
+                    .iter()
+                    .find_map(|(l, window)| (map(l) == label).then_some(window))
+            } else {
+                windows.get(label)
+            };
+
+            if let Some(window) = window {
+                window.update_state(s, flags)?;
             }
-
-            create_dir_all(&app_dir)
-                .map_err(Error::Io)
-                .and_then(|_| File::create(state_path).map_err(Into::into))
-                .and_then(|mut f| serde_json::to_writer_pretty(&mut f, &*state).map_err(Into::into))
-        } else {
-            Ok(())
         }
+
+        create_dir_all(app_dir)?;
+        std::fs::write(state_path, serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&*state)?)?;
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     fn filename(&self) -> String {
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ impl<R: Runtime> WindowExt for WebviewWindow<R> {
         self.as_ref().window().restore_state(flags)
     }
 }
+
 impl<R: Runtime> WindowExt for Window<R> {
     fn restore_state(&self, flags: StateFlags) -> tauri::Result<()> {
         let plugin_state = self.app_handle().state::<PluginState>();
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ impl Builder {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Sets a filter callback to exclude specific windows from being tracked.  
+    /// Sets a filter callback to exclude specific windows from being tracked.
     /// Return `true` to save the state, or `false` to skip and not save it.
     pub fn with_filter<F>(mut self, filter_callback: F) -> Self
     where
@@ -391,25 +392,8 @@ impl Builder {
                 cmd::filename
             ])
             .setup(|app, _api| {
-                let cache: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, WindowState>>> =
-                    if let Ok(app_dir) = app.path().app_config_dir() {
-                        let state_path = app_dir.join(&filename);
-                        if state_path.exists() {
-                            Arc::new(Mutex::new(
-                                std::fs::read(state_path)
-                                    .map_err(Error::from)
-                                    .and_then(|state| {
-                                        serde_json::from_slice(&state).map_err(Into::into)
-                                    })
-                                    .unwrap_or_default(),
-                            ))
-                        } else {
-                            Default::default()
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        Default::default()
-                    };
-                app.manage(WindowStateCache(cache));
+                let cache = load_saved_window_states(app, &filename).unwrap_or_default();
+                app.manage(WindowStateCache(Arc::new(Mutex::new(cache))));
                 app.manage(RestoringWindowState(Mutex::new(())));
                 app.manage(PluginState {
                     filename,
@@ -522,6 +506,18 @@ impl Builder {
     }
 }
 
+fn load_saved_window_states<R: Runtime>(
+    app: &AppHandle<R>,
+    filename: &String,
+) -> Result<HashMap<String, WindowState>> {
+    let app_dir = app.path().app_config_dir()?;
+    let state_path = app_dir.join(filename);
+    let file = std::fs::File::open(state_path)?;
+    let reader = BufReader::new(file);
+    let states = serde_json::from_reader(reader)?;
+    Ok(states)
+}
+
 trait MonitorExt {
     fn intersects(&self, position: PhysicalPosition<i32>, size: PhysicalSize<u32>) -> bool;
 }