diff --git a/kernel/syscall.c b/kernel/syscall.c
index ff2ff601..6a711ce5 100644
--- a/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -44,14 +44,16 @@ static int sys_open(const char* name, int flags, int mode)
 			file->mode = mode;
 			file->flags = flags;
 			check = open_fs(file, (char*) name);
-			if (BUILTIN_EXPECT(check != -EINVAL, 0)) {
+			if (check == -EINVAL) {
 				/* file doesn't exist! */
 				file->node = NULL;
 				file->offset = 0;
 				file->mode = 0;
 				file->flags = 0;
+				kprintf("Operation not permitted");
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
+			break;
 		} 
  	}
 	if (fd >= NR_OPEN) {
@@ -85,9 +87,10 @@ static int sys_lseek(int fd, off_t pos, int origin)
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	fildes_t* file = &(per_core(current_task)->fildes_table[fd]);
 
-	if (BUILTIN_EXPECT(file->node->type != FS_FILE 
-			&& file->node->type != FS_CHARDEVICE, 0));
-		return -EINVAL;
+	// Disabled for testing purposes
+	//if (BUILTIN_EXPECT(file->node->type != FS_FILE 
+	//		&& file->node->type != FS_CHARDEVICE, 0));
+	//	return -EINVAL;
 
 	switch(origin) 
 	{