diff --git a/cmd/stbak/cmd/index.go b/cmd/stbak/cmd/index.go
index ae3ac0e..9e91ba7 100644
--- a/cmd/stbak/cmd/index.go
+++ b/cmd/stbak/cmd/index.go
@@ -66,26 +66,13 @@ func index(
 		return err
 	}
 
-	fileDescription, err := os.Stat(tape)
+	f, isRegular, err := openTapeReadOnly(tape)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	var f *os.File
-	if fileDescription.Mode().IsRegular() {
-		f, err = os.Open(tape)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		f, err = os.OpenFile(tape, os.O_RDONLY, os.ModeCharDevice)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
-	if fileDescription.Mode().IsRegular() {
+	if isRegular {
 		// Seek to record and block
 		if _, err := f.Seek(int64((recordSize*controllers.BlockSize*record)+block*controllers.BlockSize), 0); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -300,3 +287,27 @@ func indexHeader(record, block int64, hdr *tar.Header, metadataPersister *persis
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func openTapeReadOnly(tape string) (f *os.File, isRegular bool, err error) {
+	fileDescription, err := os.Stat(tape)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, err
+	}
+
+	isRegular = fileDescription.Mode().IsRegular()
+	if isRegular {
+		f, err = os.Open(tape)
+		if err != nil {
+			return f, isRegular, err
+		}
+
+		return f, isRegular, nil
+	}
+
+	f, err = os.OpenFile(tape, os.O_RDONLY, os.ModeCharDevice)
+	if err != nil {
+		return f, isRegular, err
+	}
+
+	return f, isRegular, nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/stbak/cmd/list.go b/cmd/stbak/cmd/list.go
index a05ffcf..57ce718 100644
--- a/cmd/stbak/cmd/list.go
+++ b/cmd/stbak/cmd/list.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"io"
 	"math"
-	"os"
 
 	"github.com/pojntfx/stfs/pkg/controllers"
 	"github.com/pojntfx/stfs/pkg/counters"
@@ -23,26 +22,13 @@ var listCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		fileDescription, err := os.Stat(viper.GetString(tapeFlag))
+		f, isRegular, err := openTapeReadOnly(viper.GetString(tapeFlag))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-
-		var f *os.File
-		if fileDescription.Mode().IsRegular() {
-			f, err = os.Open(viper.GetString(tapeFlag))
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		} else {
-			f, err = os.OpenFile(viper.GetString(tapeFlag), os.O_RDONLY, os.ModeCharDevice)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
 		defer f.Close()
 
-		if fileDescription.Mode().IsRegular() {
+		if isRegular {
 			// Seek to record and block
 			if _, err := f.Seek(int64((viper.GetInt(recordSizeFlag)*controllers.BlockSize*viper.GetInt(recordFlag))+viper.GetInt(blockFlag)*controllers.BlockSize), 0); err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/cmd/stbak/cmd/remove.go b/cmd/stbak/cmd/remove.go
index 8f94c6f..7974f32 100644
--- a/cmd/stbak/cmd/remove.go
+++ b/cmd/stbak/cmd/remove.go
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ var removeCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }
 
-func openTapeWriter(path string) (tw *tar.Writer, isRegular bool, cleanup func(dirty bool) error, err error) {
-	stat, err := os.Stat(path)
+func openTapeWriter(tape string) (tw *tar.Writer, isRegular bool, cleanup func(dirty bool) error, err error) {
+	stat, err := os.Stat(tape)
 	if err == nil {
 		isRegular = stat.Mode().IsRegular()
 	} else {
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ func openTapeWriter(path string) (tw *tar.Writer, isRegular bool, cleanup func(d
 
 	var f *os.File
 	if isRegular {
-		f, err = os.OpenFile(path, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0600)
+		f, err = os.OpenFile(tape, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0600)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, false, nil, err
 		}
 
 		// No need to go to end manually due to `os.O_APPEND`
 	} else {
-		f, err = os.OpenFile(path, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY, os.ModeCharDevice)
+		f, err = os.OpenFile(tape, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY, os.ModeCharDevice)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, false, nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/stbak/cmd/restore.go b/cmd/stbak/cmd/restore.go
index aad8eac..5b4964f 100644
--- a/cmd/stbak/cmd/restore.go
+++ b/cmd/stbak/cmd/restore.go
@@ -29,27 +29,14 @@ var restoreCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		fileDescription, err := os.Stat(viper.GetString(tapeFlag))
+		f, isRegular, err := openTapeReadOnly(viper.GetString(tapeFlag))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-
-		var f *os.File
-		if fileDescription.Mode().IsRegular() {
-			f, err = os.Open(viper.GetString(tapeFlag))
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		} else {
-			f, err = os.OpenFile(viper.GetString(tapeFlag), os.O_RDONLY, os.ModeCharDevice)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
 		defer f.Close()
 
 		var tr *tar.Reader
-		if fileDescription.Mode().IsRegular() {
+		if isRegular {
 			// Seek to record and block
 			if _, err := f.Seek(int64((viper.GetInt(recordSizeFlag)*controllers.BlockSize*viper.GetInt(recordFlag))+viper.GetInt(blockFlag)*controllers.BlockSize), io.SeekStart); err != nil {
 				return err