diff --git a/include/vfs.h b/include/vfs.h
index ada950d..41c3745 100644
--- a/include/vfs.h
+++ b/include/vfs.h
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ bool read_sector_callback(l9660_fs *fs, void *buf, uint32_t sector);
 void mount_fs();
 void list_files(l9660_dir *dir);
 
-size_t vfs_read_file(l9660_file *file, uint8_t* buffer, size_t final_size);
+size_t vfs_read_file(l9660_file *file, uint8_t* buffer);
 
 #endif
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diff --git a/src/fs/vfs.c b/src/fs/vfs.c
index 8aa646c..4042c9e 100644
--- a/src/fs/vfs.c
+++ b/src/fs/vfs.c
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ void list_files(l9660_dir *dir)
     }
 }
 
-//TODO: fix invalid opcode exception that somehow happens when the memcpy is called with buffer+total_read address being 0xE0008CA0
-size_t vfs_read_file(l9660_file *file, uint8_t* buffer, size_t final_size)
+
+size_t vfs_read_file(l9660_file *file, uint8_t* buffer)
 {
     size_t total_read = 0;
     l9660_status status;
@@ -65,13 +65,6 @@ size_t vfs_read_file(l9660_file *file, uint8_t* buffer, size_t final_size)
             break;
         }
 
-        printf("total_read: %X status: %X buffer+total_read: %X/%X read: %X\n", total_read, status, buffer + total_read, final_size, read);
-        if(buffer+total_read == 0xE0008CA0)
-        {
-            printf("ERROR ERROR\n");
-            printf("get_physaddr: %X", get_physaddr((void*)0xE0008CA0));
-        }
-
         //check for EOF
         if (read == 0)
             break;
@@ -80,7 +73,5 @@ size_t vfs_read_file(l9660_file *file, uint8_t* buffer, size_t final_size)
         total_read += read;
     }
 
-    printf("total_read: %X\n", total_read);
-
     return total_read;
 }
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diff --git a/src/tasking/exec_from_file.c b/src/tasking/exec_from_file.c
index 1c9a32d..b9b0b44 100644
--- a/src/tasking/exec_from_file.c
+++ b/src/tasking/exec_from_file.c
@@ -14,30 +14,29 @@
 
 int read_file(const char* path, uint8_t** buffer, l9660_dir* dir)
 {
-    l9660_file file;
+    l9660_file* file = (l9660_file*)malloc(sizeof(l9660_file));
 
     l9660_status err;
 
-    err = l9660_openat(&file, dir, path);
+    err = l9660_openat(file, dir, path);
     if (err != L9660_OK)
     {
         debug_log("read_file: err: 0x%X\n", err);
         return err;
     }
 
-    l9660_seek(&file, L9660_SEEK_END, 0);
-    uint32_t file_size = l9660_tell(&file);
+    l9660_seek(file, L9660_SEEK_END, 0);
+    uint32_t file_size = l9660_tell(file);
     debug_log("file_size: %X\n", file_size);
-    l9660_seek(&file, L9660_SEEK_SET, 0);
+    l9660_seek(file, L9660_SEEK_SET, 0);
 
     *buffer = (uint8_t*)malloc(file_size);
     debug_log("eeee\n");
 
     size_t read;
 
-    uint32_t final_size = (uint32_t)*buffer + file_size;
-
-    read = vfs_read_file(&file, *buffer, final_size);
+    read = vfs_read_file(file, *buffer);
+    free(file);
     debug_log("bytes read: 0x%X\n", read);
     
     return 0;
@@ -46,11 +45,9 @@ int read_file(const char* path, uint8_t** buffer, l9660_dir* dir)
 void exec_from_file(const char* filename, const char* dirname)
 {
     asm volatile("cli");
-    int err, cnt;
-	//err = fat_mount(&ops1, 0, &g_fat, "ebalo");
+    int err;
 
     uint8_t* file;
-    //dir_t dir;
     l9660_dir dir;
     l9660_dir root_dir;
     l9660_status status;
@@ -61,17 +58,23 @@ void exec_from_file(const char* filename, const char* dirname)
     status = l9660_opendirat(&dir, &root_dir, dirname);
     debug_log("l9660_opendirat status: 0x%X\n", status);
 
-    list_files(&dir);
+    //list_files(&dir);
 
     uint32_t bss_start, bss_end;
 
-    int result = read_file(filename, &file, &dir);
+    err = read_file(filename, &file, &dir);
+
+    if(err != 0)
+    {
+        debug_log("read_file failed!\n");
+        return;
+    }
     //debug_log("result: %X\n", result);
     //debug_log("buffer: %s\n", file);
 
     Elf32_Ehdr *elf_ehdr = (Elf32_Ehdr*)file;
     int program_header_table_entry_count = elf_ehdr->e_phnum;
-    int program_header_table_entry_size = elf_ehdr->e_phentsize;
+    //int program_header_table_entry_size = elf_ehdr->e_phentsize;
 
     //debug_log("magic: %X, type: %X, entry: 0x%X\n", elf_ehdr->e_ident, elf_ehdr->e_type, elf_ehdr->e_entry);
     //debug_log("PHNUM: %X\n", program_header_table_entry_count);