diff --git a/src/loadimage.cpp b/src/loadimage.cpp
index 7bc744a..685e377 100644
--- a/src/loadimage.cpp
+++ b/src/loadimage.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,28 @@ bool loadFITS(const QString path, ImageInfoData &info, std::shared_ptr<RawImage>
     };
 
     fits_open_diskfile(&file, path.toLocal8Bit().data(), READONLY, &status);
+
+    QByteArray buffer;
+    size_t bufferSize = 0;
+    void *bufferPtr = nullptr;
+    if(status == FILE_NOT_OPENED)
+    {
+        qWarning() << "Could not open file directly tring memfile workaround" << path;
+        QFile fr(path);
+        if(fr.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly))
+        {
+            buffer = fr.readAll();
+            bufferSize = buffer.size();
+            bufferPtr = buffer.data();
+            status = 0;
+            fits_open_memfile(&file, "memfile", READONLY, &bufferPtr, &bufferSize, 0, NULL, &status);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            qWarning() << "QFile failed to open file" << path;
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
     if(status)return checkError();
     fits_get_num_hdus(file, &num, &status);
     if(status)return checkError();
@@ -344,15 +366,37 @@ bool loadXISF(const QString &path, ImageInfoData &info, std::shared_ptr<RawImage
 
 bool readFITSHeader(const QString &path, ImageInfoData &info)
 {
-    fitsfile *fr;
+    fitsfile *file;
     int status = 0;
     QString path2 = makeUNCPath(path);
-    fits_open_diskfile(&fr, path2.toLocal8Bit().data(), READONLY, &status);
+    fits_open_diskfile(&file, path2.toLocal8Bit().data(), READONLY, &status);
 
-    if(fr && status == 0)
+    QByteArray buffer;
+    size_t bufferSize = 0;
+    void *bufferPtr = nullptr;
+    if(status == FILE_NOT_OPENED)
     {
-        status = loadFITSHeader(fr, info);
-        fits_close_file(fr, &status);
+        qWarning() << "Could not open file directly tring memfile workaround" << path;
+        QFile fr(path);
+        if(fr.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly))
+        {
+            buffer = fr.readAll();
+            bufferSize = buffer.size();
+            bufferPtr = buffer.data();
+            status = 0;
+            fits_open_memfile(&file, "memfile", READONLY, &bufferPtr, &bufferSize, 0, NULL, &status);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            qWarning() << "QFile failed to open file" << path;
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if(file && status == 0)
+    {
+        status = loadFITSHeader(file, info);
+        fits_close_file(file, &status);
     }
     return status == 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 64df7e1..6f0e2e3 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1,37 +1,38 @@
+#include "about.h"
+#include "batchprocessing.h"
+#include "filemanager.h"
+#include "histogram.h"
+#include "loadrunable.h"
 #include "mainwindow.h"
-#include <QScrollArea>
+#include "markedfiles.h"
+#include "settingsdialog.h"
+#include "statusbar.h"
+#include <QActionGroup>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QDir>
+#include <QDockWidget>
+#include <QFileDialog>
+#include <QGuiApplication>
+#include <QImageReader>
+#include <QImageWriter>
+#include <QJsonDocument>
 #include <QKeyEvent>
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QMenuBar>
-#include <QFileDialog>
-#include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QMessageBox>
+#include <QMimeDatabase>
+#include <QNetworkReply>
 #include <QProgressDialog>
-#include <QDebug>
-#include <QDockWidget>
-#include <QActionGroup>
+#include <QScrollArea>
+#include <QSettings>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
+#include <QStatusBar>
+#include <QThreadPool>
+#include <QSessionManager>
+#include <QTimer>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <QSettings>
-#include <QGuiApplication>
-#include <QThreadPool>
-#include <QStatusBar>
-#include <QImageReader>
-#include <QImageWriter>
-#include <QMimeDatabase>
-#include <QDesktopServices>
-#include <QJsonDocument>
-#include <QNetworkReply>
-#include <QTimer>
-#include "loadrunable.h"
-#include "markedfiles.h"
-#include "about.h"
-#include "statusbar.h"
-#include "settingsdialog.h"
-#include "histogram.h"
-#include "batchprocessing.h"
-#include "filemanager.h"
 
 #ifdef __linux__
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
diff --git a/src/scriptengine.cpp b/src/scriptengine.cpp
index 4421247..424f818 100644
--- a/src/scriptengine.cpp
+++ b/src/scriptengine.cpp
@@ -676,6 +676,27 @@ bool File::modifyFITSRecords(const FITSRecordModify *modify)
         int status = 0;
         QString path = makeUNCPath(_path);
         fits_open_diskfile(&file, path.toLocal8Bit().data(), READWRITE, &status);
+        QByteArray buffer;
+        size_t bufferSize = 0;
+        void *bufferPtr = nullptr;
+        if(status == FILE_NOT_OPENED)
+        {
+            qWarning() << "Could not open file directly tring memfile workaround" << path;
+            QFile fr(path);
+            if(fr.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly))
+            {
+                buffer = fr.readAll();
+                bufferSize = buffer.size();
+                bufferPtr = buffer.data();
+                status = 0;
+                fits_open_memfile(&file, "memfile", READONLY, &bufferPtr, &bufferSize, 0, NULL, &status);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                qWarning() << "QFile failed to open file" << path;
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
         int num = 0;
         fits_get_num_hdus(file, &num, &status);
         if(status)