diff --git a/src/console/CVar.cpp b/src/console/CVar.cpp
index d9d47f1..aa4c635 100644
--- a/src/console/CVar.cpp
+++ b/src/console/CVar.cpp
@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@ int32_t CVar::Load(HOSFILE file) {
 int32_t CVar::Load(const char* filename) {
     char path[STORM_MAX_PATH] = {0};
 
-    auto file = OsCreateFile(filename, OS_GENERIC_READ, 0, OS_CREATE_NEW | OS_CREATE_ALWAYS, OS_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0x3f3f3f3f);
+    auto file = OsCreateFile(filename, OS_GENERIC_READ, 0, OS_OPEN_EXISTING, OS_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0x3f3f3f3f);
 
     if (file == HOSFILE_INVALID) {
         SStrPrintf(path, STORM_MAX_PATH, "WTF\\%s", filename);
-        file = OsCreateFile(filename, OS_GENERIC_READ, 0, OS_CREATE_NEW | OS_CREATE_ALWAYS, OS_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0x3f3f3f3f);
+        file = OsCreateFile(filename, OS_GENERIC_READ, 0, OS_OPEN_EXISTING, OS_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0x3f3f3f3f);
         if (file == HOSFILE_INVALID) {
             return 0;
         }