diff --git a/src/StreamWrapper.php b/src/StreamWrapper.php
index 21159ea..9d54992 100644
--- a/src/StreamWrapper.php
+++ b/src/StreamWrapper.php
@@ -258,14 +258,37 @@ public function stream_open(
         $this->log('info', __METHOD__, func_get_args());
         $this->path = $path;
         $this->mode = $mode;
+
+        // Attempt to open for reading if mode is read or read/write
+        if (strpbrk($mode, 'r+') !== false) {
+            try {
+                $this->openRead();
+            } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+                $this->log('error', __METHOD__, ['exception' => $e]);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
         return true;
     }
 
-    public function stream_read(int $count): string
+    /**
+     * @param int $count
+     *
+     * @return false|string
+     */
+    public function stream_read(int $count)
     {
         $this->log('info', __METHOD__, func_get_args());
-        $this->openRead();
-        return stream_get_contents($this->read, $count);
+        try {
+            $this->openRead();
+            return stream_get_contents($this->read, $count);
+        } catch (Throwable $e) {
+            $this->log('error', __METHOD__, func_get_args() + [
+                'exception' => $e,
+            ]);
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     public function stream_seek(int $offset, int $whence = SEEK_SET): bool
@@ -297,8 +320,15 @@ public function stream_set_option(int $option, int $arg1, ?int $arg2 = null): bo
     public function stream_stat()
     {
         $this->log('info', __METHOD__);
-        $this->openRead();
-        return fstat($this->read);
+        try {
+            $this->openRead();
+            return fstat($this->read);
+        } catch (Throwable $e) {
+            $this->log('error', __METHOD__, func_get_args() + [
+                'exception' => $e,
+            ]);
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     public function stream_tell(): int
diff --git a/tests/StreamWrapperTest.php b/tests/StreamWrapperTest.php
index 8daf8d1..203565f 100644
--- a/tests/StreamWrapperTest.php
+++ b/tests/StreamWrapperTest.php
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ function dumpLogs()
 });
 
 it('can acquire multiple shared locks', function () {
+    touch('fly://foo');
+
     $stream1 = fopen('fly://foo', 'r');
     $result = flock($stream1, LOCK_SH);
     expect($result)->toBeTrue();
@@ -148,6 +150,8 @@ function dumpLogs()
 });
 
 it('cannot acquire an exclusive lock with existing locks', function () {
+    touch('fly://foo');
+
     $stream1 = fopen('fly://foo', 'r');
     $result = flock($stream1, LOCK_SH);
     expect($result)->toBeTrue();
@@ -277,3 +281,9 @@ function dumpLogs()
 
     expect($actual)->toBe($expected);
 });
+
+it('fails attempting to read a missing file', function () {
+    $actual = @file_get_contents("fly://doesnotexist.txt");
+
+    expect($actual)->toBe(false);
+});