diff --git a/console/src/main.js b/console/src/main.js
index ba0f172566..9435c8ecb6 100644
--- a/console/src/main.js
+++ b/console/src/main.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function getBuildInfo() {
     if (buildInfoPath) {
         console.log('Build info path:', buildInfoPath);
         try {
-            buildInfo = fs.readFileSync(buildInfoPath);
+            buildInfo = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(buildInfoPath));
         } catch (e) {
             buildInfo = DEFAULT_BUILD_INFO;
         }