diff --git a/dir.go b/dir.go
index 81e2198..246e593 100644
--- a/dir.go
+++ b/dir.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (vd *verDir) createFile(name string, flags fuse.OpenFlags) (*verFile, *verF
 	node := newVerNode(childPath, vd.node.ver, nil, NodeFlagVer)
 	file := newVerFile(node, vd)
 
-	handle, err := file.open(flags)
+	handle, err := file.open(flags, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/file.go b/file.go
index 165a055..d631e01 100644
--- a/file.go
+++ b/file.go
@@ -62,14 +62,15 @@ func (vf *verFile) version() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (vf *verFile) open(flags fuse.OpenFlags) (*verFileHandle, error) {
-	if !flags.IsReadOnly() {
+func (vf *verFile) open(flags fuse.OpenFlags, create bool) (*verFileHandle, error) {
+	if !create && !flags.IsReadOnly() {
 		if err := vf.version(); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
 	path := vf.node.rebasedPath()
+
 	handle, err := os.OpenFile(path, int(flags), 0644)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ func (vf *verFile) Setattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetattrRequest, resp *
 
 // NodeOpener
 func (vf *verFile) Open(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.OpenRequest, resp *fuse.OpenResponse) (fs.Handle, error) {
-	handle, err := vf.open(req.Flags)
+	handle, err := vf.open(req.Flags, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}