1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/Storage.cpp b/src/Storage.cpp
index 919044e..745ecfc 100644
--- a/src/Storage.cpp
+++ b/src/Storage.cpp
@@ -89,13 +89,17 @@ namespace QuickMedia {
     }
 
     int file_get_content(const Path &path, std::string &result) {
-        assert(get_file_type(path) == FileType::REGULAR);
         FILE *file = fopen(path.data.c_str(), "rb");
         if(!file)
             return -errno;
         
         fseek(file, 0, SEEK_END);
-        size_t file_size = ftell(file);
+        long file_size = ftell(file);
+        if(file_size == -1) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Error: attempted to read directory %s as a file\n", path.data.c_str());
+            fclose(file);
+            return -1;
+        }
         fseek(file, 0, SEEK_SET);
 
         result.resize(file_size);