diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.cpp
index bcbbad4e..e29ab8b4 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 namespace ox {
 
-Result<const uint8_t*> FileSystem::directAccess(const FileAddress &addr) noexcept {
+Result<const char*> FileSystem::directAccess(const FileAddress &addr) noexcept {
 	switch (addr.type()) {
 		case FileAddressType::Inode:
 			return directAccess(addr.getInode().value);
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.hpp
index 6fadfb06..5d9b25f7 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/filesystem.hpp
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ class FileSystem {
 
 		virtual Error read(const char *path, void *buffer, std::size_t buffSize) noexcept = 0;
 
-		virtual Result<const uint8_t*> directAccess(const char *path) noexcept = 0;
+		virtual Result<const char*> directAccess(const char *path) noexcept = 0;
 
 		virtual Error read(uint64_t inode, void *buffer, std::size_t size) noexcept = 0;
 
 		virtual Error read(uint64_t inode, std::size_t readStart, std::size_t readSize, void *buffer, std::size_t *size) noexcept = 0;
 
-		virtual Result<const uint8_t*> directAccess(uint64_t inode) noexcept = 0;
+		virtual Result<const char*> directAccess(uint64_t inode) noexcept = 0;
 
 		Error read(const FileAddress &addr, void *buffer, std::size_t size) noexcept;
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class FileSystem {
 
 		Error read(const FileAddress &addr, std::size_t readStart, std::size_t readSize, void *buffer, std::size_t *size) noexcept;
 
-		Result<const uint8_t*> directAccess(const FileAddress &addr) noexcept;
+		Result<const char*> directAccess(const FileAddress &addr) noexcept;
 
 		Result<Vector<String>> ls(const ox::String &dir) noexcept;
 
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ class FileSystemTemplate: public FileSystem {
 
 		Error read(const char *path, void *buffer, std::size_t buffSize) noexcept override;
 
-		Result<const uint8_t*> directAccess(const char*) noexcept override;
+		Result<const char*> directAccess(const char*) noexcept override;
 
 		Error read(uint64_t inode, void *buffer, std::size_t size) noexcept override;
 
 		Error read(uint64_t inode, std::size_t readStart, std::size_t readSize, void *buffer, std::size_t *size) noexcept override;
 
-		Result<const uint8_t*> directAccess(uint64_t) noexcept override;
+		Result<const char*> directAccess(uint64_t) noexcept override;
 
 		Result<Vector<String>> ls(const char *dir) noexcept override;
 
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ Error FileSystemTemplate<FileStore, Directory>::read(const char *path, void *buf
 }
 
 template<typename FileStore, typename Directory>
-Result<const uint8_t*> FileSystemTemplate<FileStore, Directory>::directAccess(const char *path) noexcept {
+Result<const char*> FileSystemTemplate<FileStore, Directory>::directAccess(const char *path) noexcept {
 	auto fd = fileSystemData();
 	oxReturnError(fd.error);
 	Directory rootDir(m_fs, fd.value.rootDirInode);
@@ -269,12 +269,12 @@ Error FileSystemTemplate<FileStore, Directory>::read(uint64_t inode, std::size_t
 }
 
 template<typename FileStore, typename Directory>
-Result<const uint8_t*> FileSystemTemplate<FileStore, Directory>::directAccess(uint64_t inode) noexcept {
+Result<const char*> FileSystemTemplate<FileStore, Directory>::directAccess(uint64_t inode) noexcept {
 	auto data = m_fs.read(inode);
 	if (!data.valid()) {
 		return OxError(1);
 	}
-	return data.get();
+	return bit_cast<char*>(data.get());
 }
 
 template<typename FileStore, typename Directory>
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.cpp
index 6b4c185e..97a82968 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Error PassThroughFS::read(const char *path, void *buffer, std::size_t buffSize)
 	return OxError(0);
 }
 
-Result<const uint8_t*> PassThroughFS::directAccess(const char*) noexcept {
+Result<const char*> PassThroughFS::directAccess(const char*) noexcept {
 	return OxError(1, "PassThroughFS::directAccess not supported");
 }
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Error PassThroughFS::read(uint64_t, std::size_t, std::size_t, void*, std::size_t
 	return OxError(1);
 }
 
-Result<const uint8_t*> PassThroughFS::directAccess(uint64_t) noexcept {
+Result<const char*> PassThroughFS::directAccess(uint64_t) noexcept {
 	return OxError(1, "PassThroughFS::directAccess not supported");
 }
 
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.hpp
index 2745aa34..e60c73e4 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.hpp
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ class PassThroughFS: public FileSystem {
 
 		Error read(const char *path, void *buffer, std::size_t buffSize) noexcept override;
 
-		Result<const uint8_t*> directAccess(const char*) noexcept override;
+		Result<const char*> directAccess(const char*) noexcept override;
 
 		Error read(uint64_t inode, void *buffer, std::size_t size) noexcept override;
 
 		Error read(uint64_t inode, std::size_t readStart, std::size_t readSize, void *buffer, std::size_t *size) noexcept override;
 
-		Result<const uint8_t*> directAccess(uint64_t) noexcept override;
+		Result<const char*> directAccess(uint64_t) noexcept override;
 
 		Result<Vector<String>> ls(const char *dir) noexcept override;