diff --git a/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/lib.rs b/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/lib.rs
index 028acab7..d2f93eed 100644
--- a/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/lib.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ fn parse_configuration(config: config_reader::Configuration) -> Result<(CDDesc,
                         match file.kind {
                             config_reader::FileKind::Regular             => (types::File::new_regular(file.common.name.as_str(),      read_file(&file.path)?)?, false),
                             config_reader::FileKind::Main(lba_source)    => (types::overlay::load_for_main(file.common.name.as_str(), read_file(&file.path)?,   lba_source)?, true),
-                            config_reader::FileKind::Overlay(lba_source) => (types::overlay::load_from(file.common.name.as_str(),     &file.path,                lba_source)?, true),
+                            config_reader::FileKind::Overlay(lba_source) => (types::overlay::load_from(file.common.name.as_str(),     &file.path,               lba_source)?, true),
                         }
                     };
 
diff --git a/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/types/overlay/mod.rs b/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/types/overlay/mod.rs
index 140e7824..74feb9f4 100644
--- a/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/types/overlay/mod.rs
+++ b/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/types/overlay/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use super::{bits::{Bit, BitRange}, layout::Layout, File, FileSystemMap};
 use super::super::encoder::LengthCalculatorFunction;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use no_comment::{IntoWithoutComments as _, languages};
-use tool_helper::{Error, format_if_error, read_file, format_if_error_drop_cause};
+use tool_helper::{Error, format_if_error, read_file, read_file_to_string, format_if_error_drop_cause};
 
 pub type LBANameVec = Vec<String>;
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ fn load_lba_names(lba_source: PathBuf) -> Result<LBANameVec, Error> {
         Ok(file[start..end].to_owned())
     }
 
-    let     file      = std::fs::read_to_string(&lba_source)?.chars().without_comments(languages::c()).collect::<String>();
+    let     file      = read_file_to_string(&lba_source)?.chars().without_comments(languages::c()).collect::<String>();
     let     file      = get_part_of_interest(file, &lba_source)?;
     let mut lba_names = Vec::new();
 
diff --git a/src/Tools/tool_helper/src/lib.rs b/src/Tools/tool_helper/src/lib.rs
index 105e214c..bc5bc548 100644
--- a/src/Tools/tool_helper/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/Tools/tool_helper/src/lib.rs
@@ -184,11 +184,18 @@ pub fn input_to_vec(input: Input) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
 
 pub fn read_file(file_path: &PathBuf) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
     match std::fs::read(file_path) {
-        Ok(data) => {
-            Ok(data)
-        },
-        Err(error) => {
-            Err(Error::from_text(format!("Failed reading file {} with error: \"{}\"", file_path.display(), error)))
-        }
+        Ok(data)   => Ok(data),
+        Err(error) => create_file_read_error(file_path, error),
     }
+}
+
+pub fn read_file_to_string(file_path: &PathBuf) -> Result<String, Error> {
+    match std::fs::read_to_string(file_path) {
+        Ok(string) => Ok(string),
+        Err(error) => create_file_read_error(file_path, error),
+    }
+}
+
+fn create_file_read_error<T>(file_path: &PathBuf, error: std::io::Error) -> Result<T, Error> {
+    Err(Error::from_text(format!("Failed reading file {} with error: \"{}\"", file_path.display(), error)))
 }
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