diff --git a/source/module/ModuleDataFactory.cpp b/source/module/ModuleDataFactory.cpp
index 8c1aab4..d672a05 100644
--- a/source/module/ModuleDataFactory.cpp
+++ b/source/module/ModuleDataFactory.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "ModuleDataFactory.h"
+#include "../utils/FileUtils.h"
 #include "ElfUtils.h"
 #include <coreinit/cache.h>
 #include <map>
@@ -29,10 +30,18 @@ ModuleDataFactory::load(const std::string &path, uint32_t destination_address_en
     elfio reader;
     std::shared_ptr<ModuleData> moduleData = std::make_shared<ModuleData>();
 
+    uint8_t *buffer = nullptr;
+    uint32_t fsize  = 0;
+    if (LoadFileToMem(path.c_str(), &buffer, &fsize) < 0) {
+        DEBUG_FUNCTION_LINE("Failed to load file");
+        return {};
+    }
+
     // Load ELF data
-    if (!reader.load(path)) {
+    if (!reader.load(reinterpret_cast<char *>(buffer), fsize)) {
         DEBUG_FUNCTION_LINE("Can't find or process %s", path.c_str());
-        return std::nullopt;
+        free(buffer);
+        return {};
     }
 
     uint32_t sec_num    = reader.sections.size();
@@ -52,6 +61,8 @@ ModuleDataFactory::load(const std::string &path, uint32_t destination_address_en
 
     if (sizeOfModule > maximum_size) {
         DEBUG_FUNCTION_LINE("Module is too big.");
+        free(destinations);
+        free(buffer);
         return {};
     }
 
@@ -78,6 +89,8 @@ ModuleDataFactory::load(const std::string &path, uint32_t destination_address_en
             totalSize += sectionSize;
             if (totalSize > maximum_size) {
                 DEBUG_FUNCTION_LINE("Couldn't load setup module because it's too big.");
+                free(destinations);
+                free(buffer);
                 return {};
             }
 
@@ -100,6 +113,7 @@ ModuleDataFactory::load(const std::string &path, uint32_t destination_address_en
             } else {
                 DEBUG_FUNCTION_LINE("Unhandled case");
                 free(destinations);
+                free(buffer);
                 return std::nullopt;
             }
 
@@ -138,6 +152,7 @@ ModuleDataFactory::load(const std::string &path, uint32_t destination_address_en
             if (!linkSection(reader, psec->get_index(), (uint32_t) destinations[psec->get_index()], offset_text, offset_data, trampolin_data, trampolin_data_length)) {
                 DEBUG_FUNCTION_LINE("elfLink failed");
                 free(destinations);
+                free(buffer);
                 return std::nullopt;
             }
         }
@@ -152,6 +167,7 @@ ModuleDataFactory::load(const std::string &path, uint32_t destination_address_en
     ICInvalidateRange((void *) baseOffset, totalSize);
 
     free(destinations);
+    free(buffer);
 
     moduleData->setStartAddress(startAddress);
     moduleData->setEndAddress(endAddress);
diff --git a/source/utils/FileUtils.cpp b/source/utils/FileUtils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa9b2fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/utils/FileUtils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#define ROUNDDOWN(val, align) ((val) & ~(align - 1))
+#define ROUNDUP(val, align)   ROUNDDOWN(((val) + (align - 1)), align)
+
+int32_t LoadFileToMem(const char *filepath, uint8_t **inbuffer, uint32_t *size) {
+    //! always initialze input
+    *inbuffer = NULL;
+    if (size) {
+        *size = 0;
+    }
+
+    int32_t iFd = open(filepath, O_RDONLY);
+    if (iFd < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    uint32_t filesize = lseek(iFd, 0, SEEK_END);
+    lseek(iFd, 0, SEEK_SET);
+
+    auto *buffer = (uint8_t *) memalign(0x40, ROUNDUP(filesize, 0x40));
+    if (buffer == nullptr) {
+        close(iFd);
+        return -2;
+    }
+
+    uint32_t blocksize = 0x20000;
+    uint32_t done      = 0;
+    int32_t readBytes  = 0;
+
+    while (done < filesize) {
+        if (done + blocksize > filesize) {
+            blocksize = filesize - done;
+        }
+        readBytes = read(iFd, buffer + done, blocksize);
+        if (readBytes <= 0)
+            break;
+        done += readBytes;
+    }
+
+    ::close(iFd);
+
+    if (done != filesize) {
+        free(buffer);
+        buffer = nullptr;
+        return -3;
+    }
+
+    *inbuffer = buffer;
+
+    //! sign is optional input
+    if (size) {
+        *size = filesize;
+    }
+
+    return filesize;
+}
diff --git a/source/utils/FileUtils.h b/source/utils/FileUtils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9b0bc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/utils/FileUtils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#pragma once
+
+int32_t LoadFileToMem(const char *filepath, uint8_t **inbuffer, uint32_t *size);
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