Repository: stable-diffusion-webui
Issue: [Bug]: JSONDecodeError on model load
Labels: asking-for-help-with-local-system-issues

### Is there an existing issue for this?

- [X] I have searched the existing issues and checked the recent builds/commits

### What happened?

I reinstalled the webui on the latest version and it just doesn't want to work. I'm using Windows 11

### Steps to reproduce the problem

Loading and trying to generate an image

### What should have happened?

shouldve made an image like usual

### Version or Commit where the problem happens

v1.5.2

### What Python version are you running on ?

Python 3.10.x

### What platforms do you use to access the UI ?

Windows

### What device are you running WebUI on?

Nvidia GPUs (RTX 20 above)

### Cross attention optimization

Automatic

### What browsers do you use to access the UI ?

Google Chrome

### Command Line Arguments

```Shell
No
```


### List of extensions

None

### Console logs

```Shell
Startup time: 14.3s (launcher: 6.0s, import torch: 2.4s, import gradio: 1.1s, setup paths: 1.9s, other imports: 1.7s, load scripts: 0.5s, create ui: 0.4s, gradio launch: 0.2s).
DiffusionWrapper has 859.52 M params.
Failed to create model quickly; will retry using slow method.
LatentDiffusion: Running in eps-prediction mode
DiffusionWrapper has 859.52 M params.
loading stable diffusion model: JSONDecodeError
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\threading.py", line 973, in _bootstrap
    self._bootstrap_inner()
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\threading.py", line 1016, in _bootstrap_inner
    self.run()
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\threading.py", line 953, in run
    self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\webui.py", line 318, in load_model
    shared.sd_model  # noqa: B018
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\modules\shared.py", line 754, in sd_model
    return modules.sd_models.model_data.get_sd_model()
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\modules\sd_models.py", line 439, in get_sd_model
    load_model()
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\modules\sd_models.py", line 504, in load_model
    sd_model = instantiate_from_config(sd_config.model)
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\repositories\stable-diffusion-stability-ai\ldm\util.py", line 89, in instantiate_from_config
    return get_obj_from_str(config["target"])(**config.get("params", dict()))
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\repositories\stable-diffusion-stability-ai\ldm\models\diffusion\ddpm.py", line 563, in __init__
    self.instantiate_cond_stage(cond_stage_config)
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\repositories\stable-diffusion-stability-ai\ldm\models\diffusion\ddpm.py", line 630, in instantiate_cond_stage
    model = instantiate_from_config(config)
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\repositories\stable-diffusion-stability-ai\ldm\util.py", line 89, in instantiate_from_config
    return get_obj_from_str(config["target"])(**config.get("params", dict()))
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\repositories\stable-diffusion-stability-ai\ldm\modules\encoders\modules.py", line 103, in __init__
    self.tokenizer = CLIPTokenizer.from_pretrained(version)
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\venv\lib\site-packages\transformers\tokenization_utils_base.py", line 1801, in from_pretrained
    return cls._from_pretrained(
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\venv\lib\site-packages\transformers\tokenization_utils_base.py", line 1972, in _from_pretrained
    special_tokens_map = json.load(special_tokens_map_handle)
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\json\__init__.py", line 293, in load
    return loads(fp.read(),
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\json\__init__.py", line 346, in loads
    return _default_decoder.decode(s)
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\json\decoder.py", line 337, in decode
    obj, end = self.raw_decode(s, idx=_w(s, 0).end())
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\json\decoder.py", line 355, in raw_decode
    raise JSONDecodeError("Expecting value", s, err.value) from None
json.decoder.JSONDecodeError: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)


Stable diffusion model failed to load
Applying attention optimization: xformers... done.
Loading weights [84d76a0328] from C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\models\Stable-diffusion\epicrealism_naturalSinRC1VAE.safetensors
Creating model from config: C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\configs\v1-inference.yaml
LatentDiffusion: Running in eps-prediction mode
DiffusionWrapper has 859.52 M params.
Failed to create model quickly; will retry using slow method.
LatentDiffusion: Running in eps-prediction mode
DiffusionWrapper has 859.52 M params.
loading stable diffusion model: JSONDecodeError
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\threading.py", line 973, in _bootstrap
    self._bootstrap_inner()
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\threading.py", line 1016, in _bootstrap_inner
    self.run()
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\venv\lib\site-packages\anyio\_backends\_asyncio.py", line 807, in run
    result = context.run(func, *args)
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\modules\ui.py", line 1515, in <lambda>
    update_image_cfg_scale_visibility = lambda: gr.update(visible=shared.sd_model and shared.sd_model.cond_stage_key == "edit")
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\modules\shared.py", line 754, in sd_model
    return modules.sd_models.model_data.get_sd_model()
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\modules\sd_models.py", line 439, in get_sd_model
    load_model()
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\modules\sd_models.py", line 504, in load_model
    sd_model = instantiate_from_config(sd_config.model)
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\repositories\stable-diffusion-stability-ai\ldm\util.py", line 89, in instantiate_from_config
    return get_obj_from_str(config["target"])(**config.get("params", dict()))
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\repositories\stable-diffusion-stability-ai\ldm\models\diffusion\ddpm.py", line 563, in __init__
    self.instantiate_cond_stage(cond_stage_config)
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\repositories\stable-diffusion-stability-ai\ldm\models\diffusion\ddpm.py", line 630, in instantiate_cond_stage
    model = instantiate_from_config(config)
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\repositories\stable-diffusion-stability-ai\ldm\util.py", line 89, in instantiate_from_config
    return get_obj_from_str(config["target"])(**config.get("params", dict()))
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\repositories\stable-diffusion-stability-ai\ldm\modules\encoders\modules.py", line 103, in __init__
    self.tokenizer = CLIPTokenizer.from_pretrained(version)
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\venv\lib\site-packages\transformers\tokenization_utils_base.py", line 1801, in from_pretrained
    return cls._from_pretrained(
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\Desktop\stable-diffusion-webui\venv\lib\site-packages\transformers\tokenization_utils_base.py", line 1972, in _from_pretrained
    special_tokens_map = json.load(special_tokens_map_handle)
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\json\__init__.py", line 293, in load
    return loads(fp.read(),
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\json\__init__.py", line 346, in loads
    return _default_decoder.decode(s)
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\json\decoder.py", line 337, in decode
    obj, end = self.raw_decode(s, idx=_w(s, 0).end())
  File "C:\Users\Krasen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\json\decoder.py", line 355, in raw_decode
    raise JSONDecodeError("Expecting value", s, err.value) from None
json.decoder.JSONDecodeError: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)
```


### Additional information

_No response_