diff --git a/stratosphere/ncm/source/impl/ncm_placeholder_accessor.cpp b/stratosphere/ncm/source/impl/ncm_placeholder_accessor.cpp
index e495ee624..7f641eb67 100644
--- a/stratosphere/ncm/source/impl/ncm_placeholder_accessor.cpp
+++ b/stratosphere/ncm/source/impl/ncm_placeholder_accessor.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ namespace sts::ncm::impl {
 
         this->GetPlaceHolderPath(placeholder_path, placeholder_id);
         errno = 0;
-        *out_handle = fopen(placeholder_path, "w+b");
+        *out_handle = fopen(placeholder_path, "r+b");
 
         if (errno != 0) {
             return fsdevGetLastResult();
diff --git a/stratosphere/ncm/source/ncm_contentstorage.cpp b/stratosphere/ncm/source/ncm_contentstorage.cpp
index 40734f2ab..08083a00e 100644
--- a/stratosphere/ncm/source/ncm_contentstorage.cpp
+++ b/stratosphere/ncm/source/ncm_contentstorage.cpp
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ namespace sts::ncm {
         this->GetContentPath(content_path, content_id);
 
         errno = 0;
-        f = fopen(content_path, "w+b");
+        f = fopen(content_path, "r+b");
 
         ON_SCOPE_EXIT {
             fclose(f);