diff --git a/src/LITTLEFS.cpp b/src/LITTLEFS.cpp
index d14f1ee..a0a6e1e 100644
--- a/src/LITTLEFS.cpp
+++ b/src/LITTLEFS.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ LITTLEFSImpl::LITTLEFSImpl()
 
 bool LITTLEFSImpl::exists(const char* path)
 {
-    File f = open(path, "r");
+    File f = open(path, "r", false);
     return (f == true);
 }