diff --git a/kernel/include/errno.h b/kernel/include/errno.h
index 8c9786df..e7d472e9 100644
--- a/kernel/include/errno.h
+++ b/kernel/include/errno.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #define ENOENT 2
 #define EBADF 9
 #define ENOMEM 12
+#define EISDIR 21
 #define EINVAL 22
 #define EMFILE 24
 #define ENOSYS 38
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel/include/fs/VFS.h b/kernel/include/fs/VFS.h
index 7d35061f..943604da 100644
--- a/kernel/include/fs/VFS.h
+++ b/kernel/include/fs/VFS.h
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 typedef long ssize_t;
 
+#define VFS_FILE 0x0
+#define VFS_DIRECTORY 0x1
+
 namespace VFS
 {
     struct Node;
@@ -16,6 +19,7 @@ namespace VFS
         char name[64];
         uint64_t inode;
         uint64_t length;
+        int type;
         node_read read_func;
         node_finddir find_func;
     };
diff --git a/kernel/src/fs/VFS.cpp b/kernel/src/fs/VFS.cpp
index bbf997ed..c5646e4a 100644
--- a/kernel/src/fs/VFS.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/fs/VFS.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #define MODULE "vfs"
 
 #include "fs/VFS.h"
+#include "errno.h"
 #include "log/Log.h"
 #include "std/stdlib.h"
 #include "std/string.h"
@@ -14,6 +15,11 @@ ssize_t VFS::read(Node* node, size_t offset, size_t length, char* buffer)
         kwarnln("read() failed: trying to read from nullptr");
         return -1;
     }
+    if (node->type == VFS_DIRECTORY)
+    {
+        kwarnln("read() failed: is a directory");
+        return -EISDIR;
+    }
     if (!node->read_func)
     {
         kwarnln("read() failed: the chosen node doesn't support reading");
diff --git a/kernel/src/init/InitRD.cpp b/kernel/src/init/InitRD.cpp
index ad7c5acb..c8bce851 100644
--- a/kernel/src/init/InitRD.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/init/InitRD.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "memory/MemoryManager.h"
 #include "misc/utils.h"
 #include "std/stdlib.h"
-#include <string.h>
+#include "std/string.h"
 
 extern BOOTBOOT bootboot;
 
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ static bool initrd_register_dir(InitRD::Directory& dir, uint64_t inode)
                 node.inode = inode;
                 node.find_func = initrd_scan_dir;
                 node.length = 0;
+                node.type = VFS_DIRECTORY;
                 strncpy(node.name, buffer, sizeof(node.name));
                 strncpy(dir.name, buffer, sizeof(dir.name));
 
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ static bool initrd_register_file(InitRD::File& f, uint64_t inode)
                 node.inode = inode;
                 node.read_func = initrd_read;
                 node.length = f.size;
+                node.type = VFS_FILE;
                 strncpy(node.name, buffer, sizeof(node.name));
                 strncpy(f.name, buffer, sizeof(f.name));
 
diff --git a/libs/libc/include/errno.h b/libs/libc/include/errno.h
index 912dd606..ddff34c4 100644
--- a/libs/libc/include/errno.h
+++ b/libs/libc/include/errno.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ extern int errno;
 #define ENOENT 2
 #define EBADF 9
 #define ENOMEM 12
+#define EISDIR 21
 #define EINVAL 22
 #define EMFILE 24
 #define ENOSYS 38
diff --git a/libs/libc/src/string.cpp b/libs/libc/src/string.cpp
index d35c6689..ffbf07f2 100644
--- a/libs/libc/src/string.cpp
+++ b/libs/libc/src/string.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ extern "C"
         case ENOENT: return "No such file or directory";
         case EBADF: return "Bad file descriptor";
         case EMFILE: return "Too many open files";
+        case EISDIR: return "Is a directory";
         case 0: return "Success";
         default: return (char*)(unsigned long int)errnum;
         }