diff --git a/src/adapters/json-files.js b/src/adapters/json-files.js
index 52389ad..7a3cb7a 100644
--- a/src/adapters/json-files.js
+++ b/src/adapters/json-files.js
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ class JsonFiles {
               console.log(`err: ${JSON.stringify(err, null, 2)}`)
             }
 
-            throw err
+            // throw err
+            return reject(err)
           }
 
           const obj = JSON.parse(data)
diff --git a/src/controllers/timer-controllers.js b/src/controllers/timer-controllers.js
index 21b4bda..daa0c64 100644
--- a/src/controllers/timer-controllers.js
+++ b/src/controllers/timer-controllers.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class TimerControllers {
     // Bind 'this' object to all subfunctions.
     this.exampleTimerFunc = this.exampleTimerFunc.bind(this)
 
-    this.startTimers()
+    // this.startTimers()
   }
 
   // Start all the time-based controllers.
diff --git a/test/unit/controllers/timer-controllers.unit.js b/test/unit/controllers/timer-controllers.unit.js
index 3f5e377..277284a 100644
--- a/test/unit/controllers/timer-controllers.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/controllers/timer-controllers.unit.js
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ describe('#Timer-Controllers', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('#startTimers', () => {
+    it('should start the timers', () => {
+      const result = uut.startTimers()
+
+      uut.stopTimers()
+
+      assert.equal(result, true)
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('#exampleTimerFunc', () => {
     it('should kick off the Use Case', async () => {
       const result = await uut.exampleTimerFunc()