diff --git a/helpers.py b/helpers.py
index 99e30b2..f46237c 100644
--- a/helpers.py
+++ b/helpers.py
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ def retrieve_player(uuid):
   return server.getOfflinePlayer(juuid(uuid))
 
 
+def played_before(player):
+  if player.getFirstPlayed() == 0:
+    return False
+  return True
+
+
 def open_json_file(filename):
   """
   opens the given json file and returns an object or returns None on error
@@ -131,7 +137,7 @@ def save_json_file(filename, obj):
   filename is the path + name of the file.
   """
   try:
-    with open(filename) as f:
+    with open(filename, "w") as f:
       f.write(json_dumps(obj))
   except Exception, e:
     error("Failed to write to %s: %s" % (filename, e))
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 2b051e1..813ed70 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ shared["load_modules"] = [
   "cycle",
   "motd",
   "abot",
-  "forcefield"
+  "forcefield",
+  "friends"
 ]
 shared["modules"] = {}
 for module in shared["load_modules"]: