diff --git a/internal/fs/file.go b/internal/fs/file.go
index 8885a32..246baff 100644
--- a/internal/fs/file.go
+++ b/internal/fs/file.go
@@ -375,6 +375,9 @@ func (f *File) Readdir(count int) ([]os.FileInfo, error) {
 	f.ioLock.Lock()
 	defer f.ioLock.Unlock()
 
+	if !f.info.IsDir() {
+		return []os.FileInfo{}, config.ErrIsFile
+	}
 	hdrs, err := inventory.List(
 		f.metadata,
 
@@ -401,6 +404,10 @@ func (f *File) Readdirnames(n int) ([]string, error) {
 		"n":    n,
 	})
 
+	if !f.info.IsDir() {
+		return []string{}, config.ErrIsFile
+	}
+
 	dirs, err := f.Readdir(n)
 	if err != nil {
 		return []string{}, err
diff --git a/pkg/config/error.go b/pkg/config/error.go
index 01be43d..01be115 100644
--- a/pkg/config/error.go
+++ b/pkg/config/error.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ var (
 
 	ErrNotImplemented = errors.New("not implemented")
 	ErrIsDirectory    = errors.New("is a directory")
+	ErrIsFile         = errors.New("is a file")
 
 	ErrFileSystemCacheTypeUnsupported = errors.New("file system cache type unsupported")
 	ErrFileSystemCacheTypeUnknown     = errors.New("file system cache type unknown")