diff --git a/graphify/__main__.py b/graphify/__main__.py
index be49f131..f2b1c799 100644
--- a/graphify/__main__.py
+++ b/graphify/__main__.py
@@ -1371,6 +1371,8 @@ def main() -> None:
             import json as _json
             import networkx as _nx
             _raw = _json.loads(gp.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+            if "links" not in _raw and "edges" in _raw:
+                _raw = dict(_raw, links=_raw["edges"])
             try:
                 G = json_graph.node_link_graph(_raw, edges="links")
             except TypeError:
@@ -1426,6 +1428,8 @@ def main() -> None:
             print(f"error: graph file not found: {gp}", file=sys.stderr)
             sys.exit(1)
         _raw = json.loads(gp.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        if "links" not in _raw and "edges" in _raw:
+            _raw = dict(_raw, links=_raw["edges"])
         try:
             G = json_graph.node_link_graph(_raw, edges="links")
         except TypeError:
@@ -1474,6 +1478,8 @@ def main() -> None:
             print(f"error: graph file not found: {gp}", file=sys.stderr)
             sys.exit(1)
         _raw = json.loads(gp.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        if "links" not in _raw and "edges" in _raw:
+            _raw = dict(_raw, links=_raw["edges"])
         try:
             G = json_graph.node_link_graph(_raw, edges="links")
         except TypeError:
diff --git a/graphify/serve.py b/graphify/serve.py
index 853236b2..d581e67a 100644
--- a/graphify/serve.py
+++ b/graphify/serve.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ def _load_graph(graph_path: str) -> nx.Graph:
             raise FileNotFoundError(f"Graph file not found: {resolved}")
         safe = resolved
         data = json.loads(safe.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        if "links" not in data and "edges" in data:
+            data = dict(data, links=data["edges"])
         try:
             return json_graph.node_link_graph(data, edges="links")
         except TypeError: