diff --git a/dhfs-parent/dhfs-fs/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfsfs/service/DhfsFileService.java b/dhfs-parent/dhfs-fs/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfsfs/service/DhfsFileService.java
index b5e18da8..a31e42d0 100644
--- a/dhfs-parent/dhfs-fs/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfsfs/service/DhfsFileService.java
+++ b/dhfs-parent/dhfs-fs/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfsfs/service/DhfsFileService.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public interface DhfsFileService {
 
     long size(JObjectKey fileUuid);
 
-    Optional<ByteString> read(JObjectKey fileUuid, long offset, int length);
+    ByteString read(JObjectKey fileUuid, long offset, int length);
 
     Long write(JObjectKey fileUuid, long offset, ByteString data);
 
diff --git a/dhfs-parent/dhfs-fs/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfsfs/service/DhfsFileServiceImpl.java b/dhfs-parent/dhfs-fs/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfsfs/service/DhfsFileServiceImpl.java
index 0488f805..ebb08565 100644
--- a/dhfs-parent/dhfs-fs/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfsfs/service/DhfsFileServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dhfs-parent/dhfs-fs/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfsfs/service/DhfsFileServiceImpl.java
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ public class DhfsFileServiceImpl implements DhfsFileService {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Optional<ByteString> read(JObjectKey fileUuid, long offset, int length) {
+    public ByteString read(JObjectKey fileUuid, long offset, int length) {
         return jObjectTxManager.executeTx(() -> {
             if (length < 0)
                 throw new StatusRuntimeException(Status.INVALID_ARGUMENT.withDescription("Length should be more than zero: " + length));
@@ -281,12 +281,12 @@ public class DhfsFileServiceImpl implements DhfsFileService {
             var file = remoteTx.getData(File.class, fileUuid).orElse(null);
             if (file == null) {
                 Log.error("File not found when trying to read: " + fileUuid);
-                return Optional.empty();
+                throw new StatusRuntimeException(Status.NOT_FOUND.withDescription("File not found when trying to read: " + fileUuid));
             }
 
             try (var it = jMapHelper.getIterator(file, IteratorStart.LE, JMapLongKey.of(offset))) {
                 if (!it.hasNext())
-                    return Optional.of(ByteString.empty());
+                    return ByteString.empty();
 
 //                if (it.peekNextKey().key() != offset) {
 //                    Log.warnv("Read over the end of file: {0} {1} {2}, next chunk: {3}", fileUuid, offset, length, it.peekNextKey());
@@ -324,10 +324,10 @@ public class DhfsFileServiceImpl implements DhfsFileService {
                     chunk = it.next();
                 }
 
-                return Optional.of(buf);
+                return buf;
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 Log.error("Error reading file: " + fileUuid, e);
-                return Optional.empty();
+                throw new StatusRuntimeException(Status.INTERNAL.withDescription("Error reading file: " + fileUuid));
             }
         });
     }
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ public class DhfsFileServiceImpl implements DhfsFileService {
     public ByteString readlinkBS(JObjectKey uuid) {
         return jObjectTxManager.executeTx(() -> {
             var fileOpt = remoteTx.getData(File.class, uuid).orElseThrow(() -> new StatusRuntimeException(Status.NOT_FOUND.withDescription("File not found when trying to readlink: " + uuid)));
-            return read(uuid, 0, Math.toIntExact(size(uuid))).get();
+            return read(uuid, 0, Math.toIntExact(size(uuid)));
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/dhfs-parent/dhfs-fs/src/test/java/com/usatiuk/dhfsfs/DhfsFileServiceSimpleTestImpl.java b/dhfs-parent/dhfs-fs/src/test/java/com/usatiuk/dhfsfs/DhfsFileServiceSimpleTestImpl.java
index 509d5e83..9b16b124 100644
--- a/dhfs-parent/dhfs-fs/src/test/java/com/usatiuk/dhfsfs/DhfsFileServiceSimpleTestImpl.java
+++ b/dhfs-parent/dhfs-fs/src/test/java/com/usatiuk/dhfsfs/DhfsFileServiceSimpleTestImpl.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public abstract class DhfsFileServiceSimpleTestImpl {
 //            for (int start = 0; start < all.length(); start++) {
 //                for (int end = start; end <= all.length(); end++) {
 //                    var read = fileService.read(fuuid.toString(), start, end - start);
-//                    Assertions.assertArrayEquals(all.substring(start, end).getBytes(), read.get().toByteArray());
+//                    Assertions.assertArrayEquals(all.substring(start, end).getBytes(), read.toByteArray());
 //                }
 //            }
 //        }
@@ -112,16 +112,16 @@ public abstract class DhfsFileServiceSimpleTestImpl {
 
         var curMtime = fileService.getattr(uuid).get().mtime();
         fileService.write(uuid, 0, new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9});
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).get().toByteArray());
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 2, 8).get().toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 2, 8).toByteArray());
         fileService.write(uuid, 4, new byte[]{10, 11, 12});
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).get().toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).toByteArray());
         fileService.write(uuid, 10, new byte[]{13, 14});
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 12).get().toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 12).toByteArray());
         fileService.write(uuid, 6, new byte[]{15, 16});
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 15, 16, 8, 9, 13, 14}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 12).get().toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 15, 16, 8, 9, 13, 14}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 12).toByteArray());
         fileService.write(uuid, 3, new byte[]{17, 18});
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 17, 18, 11, 15, 16, 8, 9, 13, 14}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 12).get().toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 17, 18, 11, 15, 16, 8, 9, 13, 14}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 12).toByteArray());
 
         var newMtime = fileService.getattr(uuid).get().mtime();
         Assertions.assertTrue(newMtime > curMtime);
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public abstract class DhfsFileServiceSimpleTestImpl {
         var uuid = ret.get();
 
         fileService.write(uuid, 0, new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9});
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).get().toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).toByteArray());
 
         fileService.unlink("/removeTest");
         Assertions.assertFalse(fileService.open("/removeTest").isPresent());
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ public abstract class DhfsFileServiceSimpleTestImpl {
         var uuid = ret.get();
 
         fileService.write(uuid, 0, new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9});
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).get().toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).toByteArray());
 
         fileService.truncate(uuid, 20);
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 20).get().toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 20).toByteArray());
         fileService.write(uuid, 5, new byte[]{10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17});
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 20).get().toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 20).toByteArray());
     }
 
     @RepeatedTest(100)
@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ public abstract class DhfsFileServiceSimpleTestImpl {
             var uuid = ret.get();
 
             fileService.write(uuid, 0, new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9});
-            Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).get().toByteArray());
+            Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).toByteArray());
 
             fileService.truncate(uuid, 20);
-            Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 20).get().toByteArray());
+            Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 20).toByteArray());
             fileService.write(uuid, 10, new byte[]{11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20});
-            Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 20).get().toByteArray());
+            Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 20).toByteArray());
         } finally {
             fileService.unlink("/truncateTest2");
         }
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ public abstract class DhfsFileServiceSimpleTestImpl {
         var uuid = ret.get();
 
         fileService.write(uuid, 0, new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9});
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).get().toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).toByteArray());
 
         fileService.truncate(uuid, 7);
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 20).get().toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 20).toByteArray());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -201,14 +201,14 @@ public abstract class DhfsFileServiceSimpleTestImpl {
         var uuid = ret.get();
 
         fileService.write(uuid, 0, new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9});
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).get().toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).toByteArray());
 
         Assertions.assertTrue(fileService.rename("/moveTest", "/movedTest"));
         Assertions.assertFalse(fileService.open("/moveTest").isPresent());
         Assertions.assertTrue(fileService.open("/movedTest").isPresent());
 
         Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9},
-                fileService.read(fileService.open("/movedTest").get(), 0, 10).get().toByteArray());
+                fileService.read(fileService.open("/movedTest").get(), 0, 10).toByteArray());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ public abstract class DhfsFileServiceSimpleTestImpl {
         var uuid2 = ret2.get();
 
         fileService.write(uuid, 0, new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9});
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).get().toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).toByteArray());
         fileService.write(uuid2, 0, new byte[]{11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 29});
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 29}, fileService.read(uuid2, 0, 10).get().toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 29}, fileService.read(uuid2, 0, 10).toByteArray());
 
 
         jObjectTxManager.run(() -> {
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public abstract class DhfsFileServiceSimpleTestImpl {
         Assertions.assertTrue(fileService.open("/moveOverTest2").isPresent());
 
         Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9},
-                fileService.read(fileService.open("/moveOverTest2").get(), 0, 10).get().toByteArray());
+                fileService.read(fileService.open("/moveOverTest2").get(), 0, 10).toByteArray());
 
 //        await().atMost(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS).until(() -> {
 //                jObjectTxManager.run(() -> {
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ public abstract class DhfsFileServiceSimpleTestImpl {
         var uuid = ret.get();
 
         fileService.write(uuid, 0, new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9});
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).get().toByteArray());
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{}, fileService.read(uuid, 20, 10).get().toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{}, fileService.read(uuid, 20, 10).toByteArray());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -266,13 +266,13 @@ public abstract class DhfsFileServiceSimpleTestImpl {
         var uuid = ret.get();
 
         fileService.write(uuid, 0, new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9});
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).get().toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).toByteArray());
         fileService.write(uuid, 20, new byte[]{10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19});
         Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{
                 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
                 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
                 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
-        }, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 30).get().toByteArray());
+        }, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 30).toByteArray());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public abstract class DhfsFileServiceSimpleTestImpl {
         var uuid = ret.get();
 
         fileService.write(uuid, 0, new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9});
-        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).get().toByteArray());
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, fileService.read(uuid, 0, 10).toByteArray());
 
 //        var oldfile = jObjectManager.get(uuid).orElseThrow(IllegalStateException::new);
 //        var chunk = oldfile.runReadLocked(JObjectManager.ResolutionStrategy.LOCAL_ONLY, (m, d) -> d.extractRefs()).stream().toList().get(0);
@@ -297,6 +297,6 @@ public abstract class DhfsFileServiceSimpleTestImpl {
         Assertions.assertTrue(fileService.open("/movedTest2").isPresent());
 
         Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new byte[]{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9},
-                fileService.read(fileService.open("/movedTest2").get(), 0, 10).get().toByteArray());
+                fileService.read(fileService.open("/movedTest2").get(), 0, 10).toByteArray());
     }
 }
diff --git a/dhfs-parent/dhfs-fuse/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfsfuse/DhfsFuse.java b/dhfs-parent/dhfs-fuse/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfsfuse/DhfsFuse.java
index 891beaca..74ee8bb4 100644
--- a/dhfs-parent/dhfs-fuse/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfsfuse/DhfsFuse.java
+++ b/dhfs-parent/dhfs-fuse/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/dhfsfuse/DhfsFuse.java
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ public class DhfsFuse extends FuseStubFS {
             var fileKey = getFromHandle(fi.fh.get());
             var read = fileService.read(fileKey, offset, (int) size);
             if (read.isEmpty()) return 0;
-            UnsafeByteOperations.unsafeWriteTo(read.get(), new JnrPtrByteOutput(jnrPtrByteOutputAccessors, buf, size));
-            return read.get().size();
+            UnsafeByteOperations.unsafeWriteTo(read, new JnrPtrByteOutput(jnrPtrByteOutputAccessors, buf, size));
+            return read.size();
         } catch (Throwable e) {
             Log.error("When reading " + path, e);
             return -ErrorCodes.EIO();