diff --git a/src/world/format/io/data/BedrockWorldData.php b/src/world/format/io/data/BedrockWorldData.php
index 5be66be8b..ad50b9ddd 100644
--- a/src/world/format/io/data/BedrockWorldData.php
+++ b/src/world/format/io/data/BedrockWorldData.php
@@ -111,8 +111,11 @@ class BedrockWorldData extends BaseNbtWorldData{
 	}
 
 	protected function load() : CompoundTag{
-		$rawLevelData = file_get_contents($this->dataPath);
-		if($rawLevelData === false or strlen($rawLevelData) <= 8){
+		$rawLevelData = @file_get_contents($this->dataPath);
+		if($rawLevelData === false){
+			throw new CorruptedWorldException("Failed to read level.dat (permission denied or doesn't exist)");
+		}
+		if(strlen($rawLevelData) <= 8){
 			throw new CorruptedWorldException("Truncated level.dat");
 		}
 		$nbt = new LittleEndianNbtSerializer();
diff --git a/src/world/format/io/data/JavaWorldData.php b/src/world/format/io/data/JavaWorldData.php
index 2b7f45598..271728f5d 100644
--- a/src/world/format/io/data/JavaWorldData.php
+++ b/src/world/format/io/data/JavaWorldData.php
@@ -75,9 +75,13 @@ class JavaWorldData extends BaseNbtWorldData{
 	}
 
 	protected function load() : CompoundTag{
+		$rawLevelData = @file_get_contents($this->dataPath);
+		if($rawLevelData === false){
+			throw new CorruptedWorldException("Failed to read level.dat (permission denied or doesn't exist)");
+		}
 		$nbt = new BigEndianNbtSerializer();
 		try{
-			$worldData = $nbt->readCompressed(file_get_contents($this->dataPath))->mustGetCompoundTag();
+			$worldData = $nbt->readCompressed($rawLevelData)->mustGetCompoundTag();
 		}catch(NbtDataException $e){
 			throw new CorruptedWorldException($e->getMessage(), 0, $e);
 		}