diff --git a/libaegisub/common/io.cpp b/libaegisub/common/io.cpp
index c95c5559a..c8531120f 100644
--- a/libaegisub/common/io.cpp
+++ b/libaegisub/common/io.cpp
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ namespace agi {
 
 std::unique_ptr<std::istream> Open(fs::path const& file, bool binary) {
 	LOG_D("agi/io/open/file") << file;
-	acs::CheckFileRead(file);
 
 	auto stream = agi::make_unique<boost::filesystem::ifstream>(file, (binary ? std::ios::binary : std::ios::in));
-
-	if (stream->fail())
-		throw IOFatal("Unknown fatal error as occurred");
+	if (stream->fail()) {
+		acs::CheckFileRead(file);
+		throw IOFatal("Unknown fatal error occurred opening " + file.string());
+	}
 
 	return std::unique_ptr<std::istream>(stream.release());
 }
@@ -47,18 +47,13 @@ Save::Save(fs::path const& file, bool binary)
 , tmp_name(unique_path(file.parent_path()/(file.stem().string() + "_tmp_%%%%" + file.extension().string())))
 {
 	LOG_D("agi/io/save/file") << file;
-	acs::CheckDirWrite(file.parent_path());
-
-	try {
-		acs::CheckFileWrite(file);
-	}
-	catch (fs::FileNotFound const&) {
-		// Not an error
-	}
 
 	fp = agi::make_unique<boost::filesystem::ofstream>(tmp_name, binary ? std::ios::binary : std::ios::out);
-	if (!fp->good())
+	if (!fp->good()) {
+		acs::CheckDirWrite(file.parent_path());
+		acs::CheckFileWrite(file);
 		throw fs::WriteDenied(tmp_name);
+	}
 }
 
 Save::~Save() {