diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ef0a32d..c39a552 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
         "dayjs": "^1.10.6",
         "lodash.get": "^4.4.2",
         "semver": "^7.6.3",
-        "table": "^6.7.1"
+        "table": "^6.7.1",
+        "yaml": "^2.1.0"
       },
       "bin": {
         "better-npm-audit": "index.js"
@@ -3014,6 +3015,21 @@
         "node": ">=10"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/yaml": {
+      "version": "2.8.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yaml/-/yaml-2.8.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mplynKqc1C2hTVYxd0PU2xQAc22TI1vShAYGksCCfxbn/dFwnHTNi1bvYsBTkhdUNtGIf5xNOg938rrSSYvS9A==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "bin": {
+        "yaml": "bin.mjs"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 14.6"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/eemeli"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/yargs": {
       "version": "16.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-16.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9544da0..990e362 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
     "dayjs": "^1.10.6",
     "lodash.get": "^4.4.2",
     "semver": "^7.6.3",
-    "table": "^6.7.1"
+    "table": "^6.7.1",
+    "yaml": "^2.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/chai": "^4.2.19",
diff --git a/src/utils/common.ts b/src/utils/common.ts
index a3c65ff..7cccad3 100644
--- a/src/utils/common.ts
+++ b/src/utils/common.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import YAML from 'yaml';
+
 // TODO: This might be unused
 /**
  * @param  {String | Number | Null | Boolean} value     The input number
@@ -14,14 +16,50 @@ export function isWholeNumber(value: string | number | null | undefined): boolea
 }
 
 /**
- * @param  {String} string    The JSON stringified object
- * @return {Boolean}          Returns true if the input string is parse-able
+ * @param {String} string       The YAML stringified object
+ * @param {Boolean} logError    A boolean that determines if the function should log a caught error to console
+ * @return {Boolean}            Returns true if the input string is parse-able
  */
-export function isJsonString(string: string): boolean {
+export function isYamlString(string: string, logError:boolean = true): boolean {
   try {
-    JSON.parse(string);
+    YAML.parse(string);
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (logError) {
+      console.log('Failed parsing .nsprc file: ' + e);
+      throw e;
+    }
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {String} string       The YAML/JSON stringified object
+ * @return {Array<Boolean>}     The first boolean determines if the input string was valid, the second if it is yaml or not
+ */
+export function getValidStatusAndType(string: string): Array<boolean> {
+  let isYaml = false;
+  try {
+    if ((isYaml = isYamlString(string, false) || isJsonString(string, false))) {
+      return [true, isYaml];
+    }
   } catch (e) {
     console.log('Failed parsing .nsprc file: ' + e);
+  }
+  return [false, false];
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param  {String} string      The JSON stringified object
+ * @param {Boolean} logError    A boolean that determines if the function should log a caught error to console
+ * @return {Boolean}            Returns true if the input string is parse-able
+ */
+export function isJsonString(string: string, logError:boolean = true): boolean {
+  try {
+    JSON.parse(string);
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (logError) {
+      console.log('Failed parsing .nsprc file: ' + e);
+    }
     return false;
   }
   return true;
diff --git a/src/utils/file.ts b/src/utils/file.ts
index 82d7461..b5e6777 100644
--- a/src/utils/file.ts
+++ b/src/utils/file.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import fs from 'fs';
 import { NsprcFile } from 'src/types';
-import { isJsonString } from './common';
+import { getValidStatusAndType } from './common';
+import YAML from 'yaml';
 
 /**
  * Read file from path
@@ -10,10 +11,17 @@ import { isJsonString } from './common';
 export function readFile(path: string): NsprcFile | boolean {
   try {
     const data = fs.readFileSync(path, 'utf8');
-    if (!isJsonString(data)) {
-      return false;
+    const validAndType = getValidStatusAndType(data);
+
+    if (validAndType[0]) {
+      if (validAndType[1]) {
+        return YAML.parse(data);
+      } else {
+        return JSON.parse(data);
+      }
     }
-    return JSON.parse(data);
+
+    return false;
   } catch (err) {
     return false;
   }