diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/source/views/view.cpp b/plugins/libimhex/source/views/view.cpp
index 316a38337..5d0349ace 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/source/views/view.cpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/source/views/view.cpp
@@ -36,19 +36,17 @@ namespace hex {
     }
 
     void View::drawCommonInterfaces() {
+        ImGui::PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar_WindowPadding, ImVec2(20, 10));
         if (ImGui::BeginPopupModal("Error", nullptr, ImGuiWindowFlags_AlwaysAutoResize)) {
+            ImGui::Text("%s", SharedData::errorPopupMessage.c_str());
             ImGui::NewLine();
-            if (ImGui::BeginChild("##scrolling", ImVec2(300, 100))) {
-                ImGui::SetCursorPosX((300 - ImGui::CalcTextSize(SharedData::errorPopupMessage.c_str(), nullptr, false).x) / 2.0F);
-                ImGui::TextWrapped("%s", SharedData::errorPopupMessage.c_str());
-                ImGui::EndChild();
-            }
-            ImGui::NewLine();
-            ImGui::SetCursorPosX(75);
-            if (ImGui::Button("Okay", ImVec2(150, 20)) || ImGui::IsKeyDown(ImGuiKey_Escape))
+            ImGui::Separator();
+            if (ImGui::Button("Okay") || ImGui::IsKeyDown(ImGuiKey_Escape))
                 ImGui::CloseCurrentPopup();
+
             ImGui::EndPopup();
         }
+        ImGui::PopStyleVar();
 
         if (SharedData::fileBrowser.showFileDialog(SharedData::fileBrowserTitle, SharedData::fileBrowserDialogMode, ImVec2(0, 0), SharedData::fileBrowserValidExtensions)) {
             SharedData::fileBrowserCallback(SharedData::fileBrowser.selected_path);
diff --git a/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp b/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp
index 4f0b7d36b..5d1a1de21 100644
--- a/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp
+++ b/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp
@@ -505,17 +505,25 @@ namespace hex {
             delete provider;
 
         provider = new prv::FileProvider(path);
-        this->m_memoryEditor.ReadOnly = !provider->isWritable();
+        if (!provider->isWritable()) {
+            this->m_memoryEditor.ReadOnly = true;
+            View::showErrorPopup("Couldn't get write access. File opened in read-only mode.");
+        } else {
+            this->m_memoryEditor.ReadOnly = false;
+        }
 
-        if (provider->isAvailable())
-            ProjectFile::setFilePath(path);
+        if (!provider->isAvailable()) {
+            View::showErrorPopup("Failed to open file!");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ProjectFile::setFilePath(path);
 
         this->getWindowOpenState() = true;
 
         View::postEvent(Events::FileLoaded);
         View::postEvent(Events::DataChanged);
         View::postEvent(Events::PatternChanged);
-        ProjectFile::markDirty();
     }
 
     bool ViewHexEditor::saveToFile(std::string path, const std::vector<u8>& data) {