diff --git a/fs/fs.c b/fs/fs.c
index a56c9f9d..e0a269a4 100644
--- a/fs/fs.c
+++ b/fs/fs.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ int open_fs(fildes_t* file, const char* name)
 
 	if (name[0] == '/')
 		file_node = fs_root;
+	else
+		return -ENOENT;
 
 	while((name[j] != '\0') && (file_node != NULL)) {
 		i = 0;
@@ -180,6 +182,9 @@ vfs_node_t* findnode_fs(const char* name)
 
 	if (name[0] == '/')
 		ret = fs_root;
+	else
+		return -ENOENT;
+
 
 	while((name[j] != '\0') && ret) {
 		i = 0;