diff --git a/src/common/file_util.cpp b/src/common/file_util.cpp
index ca86f7bfc..c5da82973 100644
--- a/src/common/file_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/file_util.cpp
@@ -881,8 +881,9 @@ std::string SanitizePath(std::string_view path_, DirectorySeparator directory_se
 
 IOFile::IOFile() {}
 
-IOFile::IOFile(const std::string& filename, const char openmode[], int flags) {
-    Open(filename, openmode, flags);
+IOFile::IOFile(const std::string& filename, const char openmode[], int flags)
+    : filename(filename), openmode(openmode), flags(flags) {
+    Open();
 }
 
 IOFile::~IOFile() {
@@ -906,13 +907,9 @@ void IOFile::Swap(IOFile& other) {
     std::swap(flags, other.flags);
 }
 
-bool IOFile::Open(const std::string& filename, const char openmode[], int flags) {
+bool IOFile::Open() {
     Close();
 
-    this->filename = filename;
-    this->openmode = openmode;
-    this->flags = flags;
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
     if (flags != 0) {
         m_file = _wfsopen(Common::UTF8ToUTF16W(filename).c_str(),
@@ -922,7 +919,7 @@ bool IOFile::Open(const std::string& filename, const char openmode[], int flags)
                   Common::UTF8ToUTF16W(openmode).c_str());
     }
 #else
-    m_file = fopen(filename.c_str(), openmode);
+    m_file = fopen(filename.c_str(), openmode.c_str());
 #endif
 
     m_good = IsOpen();
diff --git a/src/common/file_util.h b/src/common/file_util.h
index 71f943ed3..0368d3665 100644
--- a/src/common/file_util.h
+++ b/src/common/file_util.h
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    bool Open(const std::string& filename, const char openmode[], int flags = 0);
+    bool Open();
 
     std::FILE* m_file = nullptr;
     bool m_good = true;
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ private:
         ar >> flags;
         u64 pos;
         ar >> pos;
+        Open();
         Seek(pos, SEEK_SET);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/core.cpp b/src/core/core.cpp
index fa60035dc..985d37291 100644
--- a/src/core/core.cpp
+++ b/src/core/core.cpp
@@ -113,12 +113,16 @@ System::ResultStatus System::RunLoop(bool tight_loop) {
         return ResultStatus::ShutdownRequested;
         break;
     case Signal::Load: {
+        LOG_INFO(Core, "Begin load");
         auto stream = std::ifstream("save0.citrasave", std::fstream::binary);
         System::Load(stream);
+        LOG_INFO(Core, "Load completed");
     } break;
     case Signal::Save: {
+        LOG_INFO(Core, "Begin save");
         auto stream = std::ofstream("save0.citrasave", std::fstream::binary);
         System::Save(stream);
+        LOG_INFO(Core, "Save completed");
     } break;
     default:
         break;
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/fs/directory.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/fs/directory.cpp
index 16b12905c..c7fb085ea 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/fs/directory.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/fs/directory.cpp
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@ void Directory::serialize(Archive& ar, const unsigned int) {
     ar& backend;
 }
 
-Directory::Directory() : ServiceFramework("", 1) {}
-
 Directory::Directory(std::unique_ptr<FileSys::DirectoryBackend>&& backend,
                      const FileSys::Path& path)
-    : ServiceFramework("", 1), path(path), backend(std::move(backend)) {
+    : Directory() {
+    this->backend = std::move(backend);
+    this->path = path;
+}
+
+Directory::Directory() : ServiceFramework("", 1), path(""), backend(nullptr) {
     static const FunctionInfo functions[] = {
         // clang-format off
         {0x08010042, &Directory::Read, "Read"},
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/fs/file.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/fs/file.cpp
index b878197d7..e86d93723 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/fs/file.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/fs/file.cpp
@@ -26,11 +26,17 @@ void File::serialize(Archive& ar, const unsigned int) {
     ar& backend;
 }
 
-File::File() : ServiceFramework("", 1), kernel(Core::Global<Kernel::KernelSystem>()) {}
+File::File() : File(Core::Global<Kernel::KernelSystem>()) {}
 
 File::File(Kernel::KernelSystem& kernel, std::unique_ptr<FileSys::FileBackend>&& backend,
            const FileSys::Path& path)
-    : ServiceFramework("", 1), path(path), backend(std::move(backend)), kernel(kernel) {
+    : File(kernel) {
+    this->backend = std::move(backend);
+    this->path = path;
+}
+
+File::File(Kernel::KernelSystem& kernel)
+    : ServiceFramework("", 1), path(""), backend(nullptr), kernel(kernel) {
     static const FunctionInfo functions[] = {
         {0x08010100, &File::OpenSubFile, "OpenSubFile"},
         {0x080200C2, &File::Read, "Read"},
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/fs/file.h b/src/core/hle/service/fs/file.h
index 98d448755..6aa301a7b 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/fs/file.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/fs/file.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ private:
 
     Kernel::KernelSystem& kernel;
 
+    File(Kernel::KernelSystem& kernel);
     File();
 
     template <class Archive>