diff --git a/javascript/nav-music.js b/javascript/nav-music.js
index df8f9cf..9abb837 100644
--- a/javascript/nav-music.js
+++ b/javascript/nav-music.js
@@ -12,11 +12,17 @@ function fisherYatesShuffle(songs) {
   return songs;
 }
 
-// Load the JSON file containing music data (using CORS proxy)
+// Load the JSON file containing music data directly from chat.veltron.net
 async function loadMusicData() {
-  const corsProxyUrl = 'https://corsproxy.io/?url=';
-  const targetUrl = 'https://chat.veltron.net';
-  const response = await fetch(corsProxyUrl + encodeURIComponent(targetUrl));
+  const targetUrl = 'https://chat.veltron.net';  // Directly use the target URL
+  const response = await fetch(targetUrl);
+
+  // Check if the request was successful
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    console.error("Failed to fetch music data:", response.statusText);
+    return [];
+  }
+
   const data = await response.json();
 
   // Get the "frutigerAeroBliss" section from the JSON