diff --git a/luamods/wolfadmin/admin/rules.lua b/luamods/wolfadmin/admin/rules.lua
index 0eb574d..f945874 100644
--- a/luamods/wolfadmin/admin/rules.lua
+++ b/luamods/wolfadmin/admin/rules.lua
@@ -27,25 +27,25 @@ function rules.get(shortcut)
     if shortcut then
         return data[shortcut]
     end
-    
+
     return data
 end
 
 function rules.load()
     local fileName = settings.get("g_fileRules")
-    
+
     if fileName == "" then
         return 0
     end
-    
-    local amount, array = files.loadCFG(fileName, "[a-z]+", true)
-    
+
+    local amount, array = files.loadFromCFG(fileName, "[a-z]+")
+
     if amount == 0 then return 0 end
-    
+
     for id, rule in ipairs(array["rule"]) do
         data[rule["shortcut"]] = rule["rule"]
     end
-    
+
     return amount
 end
 
diff --git a/luamods/wolfadmin/game/sprees.lua b/luamods/wolfadmin/game/sprees.lua
index cc7462a..c072bb6 100644
--- a/luamods/wolfadmin/game/sprees.lua
+++ b/luamods/wolfadmin/game/sprees.lua
@@ -103,13 +103,17 @@ function sprees.load()
 
     local fileName = settings.get("g_fileSprees")
 
-    local amount, array = files.loadCFG(fileName, "[a-z]+", true)
-
     for i = 0, sprees.RECORD_NUM - 1 do
         spreeMessages[i] = {}
         spreeMessagesByType[i] = {}
     end
 
+    if fileName == "" then
+        return 0
+    end
+
+    local amount, array = files.loadFromCFG(fileName, "[a-z]+")
+
     for name, block in pairs(array) do
         for _, spree in ipairs(block) do
             for k, v in pairs(spree) do
diff --git a/luamods/wolfadmin/players/greetings.lua b/luamods/wolfadmin/players/greetings.lua
index c5b87bb..bc22c20 100644
--- a/luamods/wolfadmin/players/greetings.lua
+++ b/luamods/wolfadmin/players/greetings.lua
@@ -81,19 +81,23 @@ end
 
 function greetings.load()
     local fileName = settings.get("g_fileGreetings")
-    
-    local amount, array = files.loadCFG(fileName, "[a-z]+", true)
-    
+
+    if fileName == "" then
+        return 0
+    end
+
+    local amount, array = files.loadFromCFG(fileName, "[a-z]+")
+
     if amount == 0 then return 0 end
-    
-    for id, greeting in ipairs(array["level"]) do
+
+    for _, greeting in ipairs(array["level"]) do
         levelGreetings[tonumber(greeting["level"])] = {
             ["text"] = greeting["greeting"],
             ["sound"] = greeting["sound"],
         }
     end
-    
-    for id, greeting in ipairs(array["user"]) do
+
+    for _, greeting in ipairs(array["user"]) do
         userGreetings[greeting["guid"]] = {
             ["text"] = greeting["greeting"],
             ["sound"] = greeting["sound"],
diff --git a/luamods/wolfadmin/util/files.lua b/luamods/wolfadmin/util/files.lua
index 46505bf..ec3dfaf 100644
--- a/luamods/wolfadmin/util/files.lua
+++ b/luamods/wolfadmin/util/files.lua
@@ -36,38 +36,14 @@ function files.ls(directory)
     return entries
 end
 
-function files.create(fileName)
-    local fileDescriptor, fileLength = et.trap_FS_FOpenFile(fileName, et.FS_WRITE)
-    
-    return fileDescriptor, fileLength
-end
+function files.loadFromCFG(fileName, idExpr, fileCreate)
+    local fileDescriptor, fileLength = et.trap_FS_FOpenFile(fileName, et.FS_READ)
 
-function files.open(fileName, fileMode, fileCreate)
-    local fileDescriptor, fileLength = et.trap_FS_FOpenFile(fileName, fileMode)
-    
     if fileLength == -1 then
-        if not fileCreate then
-            error("failed to open "..fileName.."\n")
-        end
-        
-        fileDescriptor, fileLength = files.create(fileName)
+        return nil
     end
-    
-    if fileMode == et.FS_READ then
-        local fileString = et.trap_FS_Read(fileDescriptor, fileLength)
-        
-        et.trap_FS_FCloseFile(fileDescriptor)
-        
-        return fileString
-    else
-        return fileDescriptor
-    end
-    
-    return false
-end
 
-function files.loadCFG(fileName, idExpr, fileCreate)
-    local fileString = files.open(fileName, et.FS_READ, fileCreate).."\n\n"
+    local fileString = et.trap_FS_Read(fileDescriptor, fileLength).."\n\n"
     local arrayCount = 0
     local array = {}
     
@@ -93,8 +69,8 @@ function files.loadCFG(fileName, idExpr, fileCreate)
     return arrayCount, array
 end
 
-function files.save(fileName, array)
-    local fileDescriptor = files.open(fileName, et.FS_WRITE)
+function files.saveToCFG(fileName, array)
+    local fileDescriptor, fileLength = et.trap_FS_FOpenFile(fileName, et.FS_WRITE)
     local arrayCount = 0
     
     for id, subdata in pairs(array) do
diff --git a/luamods/wolfadmin/util/logs.lua b/luamods/wolfadmin/util/logs.lua
index 8e4f202..ae727c5 100644
--- a/luamods/wolfadmin/util/logs.lua
+++ b/luamods/wolfadmin/util/logs.lua
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ local settings = require (wolfa_getLuaPath()..".util.settings")
 local logs = {}
 
 function logs.writeChat(clientId, type, ...)
-    local fileDescriptor = files.open(settings.get("g_logChat"), et.FS_APPEND)
+    local fileDescriptor, fileLength = et.trap_FS_FOpenFile(settings.get("g_logChat"), et.FS_APPEND)
 
     local logLine
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function logs.writeChat(clientId, type, ...)
 end
 
 function logs.writeAdmin(clientId, command, victimId, ...)
-    local fileDescriptor = files.open(settings.get("g_logAdmin"), et.FS_APPEND)
+    local fileDescriptor, fileLength = et.trap_FS_FOpenFile(settings.get("g_logAdmin"), et.FS_APPEND)
 
     local logLine
 
diff --git a/luamods/wolfadmin/util/settings.lua b/luamods/wolfadmin/util/settings.lua
index 0d872b9..7987957 100644
--- a/luamods/wolfadmin/util/settings.lua
+++ b/luamods/wolfadmin/util/settings.lua
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ function settings.load()
     end
     
     local files = require (wolfa_getLuaPath()..".util.files")
-    local amount, array = files.loadCFG("wolfadmin.cfg", "[a-z]+", true)
-    
+    local amount, array = files.loadFromCFG("wolfadmin.cfg", "[a-z]+")
+
     for blocksname, settings in pairs(array) do
         for k, v in pairs(settings[1]) do
             data[blocksname.."_"..k] = v