diff --git a/hex_editor.cpp b/hex_editor.cpp
index 4dc78a1..575e95f 100644
--- a/hex_editor.cpp
+++ b/hex_editor.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void hex_editor::set_focus()
 	emit update_status_text(get_status_text());
 	hex->setFocus();
 	buffer->set_active();
-	emit update_save_state(0);
+	update_save_state(0);
 	update_window();
 }
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void hex_editor::goto_diff(bool direction)
 	if(offset != -1){
 		goto_offset(buffer->pc_to_snes(offset));
 	}else{
-		update_status_text("No differences found!");
+		emit update_status_text("No differences found!");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ void hex_editor::count(QString find, bool mode)
 	if(result < 0){
 		search_error(result, find);
 	}else{
-		update_status_text(QString::number(result) + " Results found for " + find);
+		emit update_status_text(QString::number(result) + " Results found for " + find);
 	}
 
 }
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ void hex_editor::replace_all(QString find, QString replace, bool mode)
 	if(result < 0){
 		search_error(result, find, replace);
 	}else{
-		update_status_text(QString::number(result) + " Results found for " + find);
+		emit update_status_text(QString::number(result) + " Results found for " + find);
 	}
 	update_save_state(1);
 }
@@ -680,11 +680,11 @@ void hex_editor::set_offset(int o)
 void hex_editor::search_error(int error, QString find, QString replace_with)
 {
 	if(error == ROM_buffer::INVALID_REPLACE){
-		update_status_text("Error: Invalid replace hex string: " + replace_with);
+		emit update_status_text("Error: Invalid replace hex string: " + replace_with);
 	}else if(error == ROM_buffer::INVALID_FIND){
-		update_status_text("Error: Invalid find hex string: " + find);
+		emit update_status_text("Error: Invalid find hex string: " + find);
 	}else if(error == ROM_buffer::NOT_FOUND){
-		update_status_text("Error: String " + find + " not found.");
+		emit update_status_text("Error: String " + find + " not found.");
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/rom_buffer.cpp b/rom_buffer.cpp
index 02a5c3c..0b2b4c2 100644
--- a/rom_buffer.cpp
+++ b/rom_buffer.cpp
@@ -24,16 +24,14 @@ void ROM_buffer::remove_copy_header()
 
 void ROM_buffer::open(QString path)
 {
-	if(ROM.isOpen()){
-		ROM.close();
-	}
 	ROM.setFileName(path);
-	ROM.open(QFile::ReadWrite);
+	ROM.open(QFile::ReadOnly);
 	buffer = ROM.readAll();
 	if(ROM.size() < 0x8000){
 		ROM_error = "The ROM is too small to be valid.";
 		return;
 	}
+	ROM.close();
 	analyze();
 }
 
@@ -41,16 +39,16 @@ void ROM_buffer::save(QString path)
 {
 	QFileInfo info(ROM);
 	if(path != "" && path != info.absolutePath()){
-		ROM.close();
 		ROM.setFileName(path);	
-		ROM.open(QFile::ReadWrite);
 	}
+	ROM.open(QFile::WriteOnly);
 	if(header_size()){
 		ROM.seek(0);
 		ROM.write(header_buffer);
 	}
 	ROM.seek(header_size());
 	ROM.write(buffer);
+	ROM.close();
 }
 
 void ROM_buffer::initialize_undo(QUndoGroup *undo_group)