diff --git a/src/io/fstream.cpp b/src/io/fstream.cpp
index e42dbe2..5ebf790 100644
--- a/src/io/fstream.cpp
+++ b/src/io/fstream.cpp
@@ -68,17 +68,13 @@ namespace fc {
 
    size_t ifstream::readsome( char* buf, size_t len ) {
       auto s = size_t(my->ifs.readsome( buf, len ));
-      if( s <= 0 ) {
-         try
+      if( s <= 0 ) 
+      {
+         read( buf, 1 );
+         s = 1;
+         if (len > 1)
          {
-            read( buf, len );
-            s = len;
-         }
-         catch (const fc::eof_exception& eof)
-         {
-            s = my->ifs.gcount();
-            if (s == 0)
-               throw eof;
+            s += size_t(my->ifs.readsome( &buf[1], len - 1));
          }
       }
       return s;