diff --git a/src/switch_core_file.c b/src/switch_core_file.c
index bc70feb140..b88dfe81cd 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_file.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_file.c
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_perform_file_open(const char *file,
 		switch_goto_status(status, end);
 	}
 
-	if (!strstr(file_path, SWITCH_URL_SEPARATOR) && (status = switch_file_exists(file_path, fh->memory_pool)) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+
+	if ((flags & SWITCH_FILE_FLAG_WRITE) && 
+		!strstr(file_path, SWITCH_URL_SEPARATOR) && (status = switch_file_exists(file_path, fh->memory_pool)) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "File [%s] not created!\n", file_path);
 		fh->file_interface->file_close(fh);
 		UNPROTECT_INTERFACE(fh->file_interface);