diff --git a/miniffs.c b/miniffs.c
index 931ac39..e2c94b9 100644
--- a/miniffs.c
+++ b/miniffs.c
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ file_t *miniffs_open(miniffs_t *fs, const char *filename)
     ret->fent = miniffs_findfile(fs, filename);
     if (!ret->fent)
     {
-        miniffs_seterror(MINIFFS_FILE_NOT_FOUND);
+        if (miniffs_geterror() != MINIFFS_INVALID_NAME)
+        {
+            miniffs_seterror(MINIFFS_FILE_NOT_FOUND);
+        }
         goto free_and_exit;
     }