diff --git a/project/Core/Inc/tftp.h b/project/Core/Inc/tftp.h
index c820e63..4e72e16 100644
--- a/project/Core/Inc/tftp.h
+++ b/project/Core/Inc/tftp.h
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 #include <tftp_server.h>
 #include "log.h"
 #include "llfs.h"
-#include "stdlib.h"
-#include "string.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #define TFTP_READ 0
 
diff --git a/project/Core/Src/tftp.c b/project/Core/Src/tftp.c
index 70423df..15a8759 100644
--- a/project/Core/Src/tftp.c
+++ b/project/Core/Src/tftp.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ int str_cat(char* dest, int dest_size, char c)
  */
 void* tftp_open(const char* fname, const char* mode, u8_t write) {
     LOG_INFO(TAG, "Opening %s", fname);
-    llfs_file_t* file;
 
     if (strcmp(fname, virt_file[0].name) == 0 && write == TFTP_READ) {
         return &virt_file[0];
@@ -60,7 +59,8 @@ void* tftp_open(const char* fname, const char* mode, u8_t write) {
         return &virt_file[1];
     }
 
-    return llfs_file_open(fname);
+    // TODO: waiting on Lorentz to finish creating f* functions for LLFS
+    return fopen(fname, write ? "wb" : "rb");
 }
 
 /**
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ void* tftp_open(const char* fname, const char* mode, u8_t write) {
  */
 void tftp_close(void* handle) {
     LOG_INFO(TAG, "closing file");
+    if (handle == NULL) {
+        LOG_CRIT(TAG, "handle is null");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (handle == &virt_file[0] || handle == &virt_file[1]) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // TODO: waiting on Lorentz to finish creating f* functions for LLFS
+    fclose((FILE*)handle);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -85,10 +95,10 @@ void tftp_close(void* handle) {
 int tftp_read(void* handle, void* buf, int bytes) {
     LOG_INFO(TAG, "reading file");
     if (handle == NULL) {
-        LOG_ERROR(TAG, "handle is null");
+        LOG_CRIT(TAG, "handle is null");
         return -1;
     }
-    llfs_file_t* file = (llfs_file_t*)handle;
+    FILE* file = (FILE*)handle;
     LOG_INFO(TAG, "reading file: %s", file->name);
 
     if (file == &virt_file[0]) {
@@ -106,7 +116,8 @@ int tftp_read(void* handle, void* buf, int bytes) {
         LOG_CRIT(TAG, "Exception: Trying to read a write only file");
         return -1;
     }
-    memcpy(buf, file->data, bytes);
+    // TODO: waiting on Lorentz to finish creating f* functions for LLFS
+    fread(buf, sizeof(uint8_t), bytes, file);
     return 0;
 }