diff --git a/pkg/cluster/machine_file.go b/pkg/cluster/machine_file.go
index 40dde3a..69d4c23 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/machine_file.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/machine_file.go
@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ import (
 
 // OpenFile opens a file on the machine's config directory with the specified flags
 func (m *Machine) OpenFile(name string, flags int, args ...any) (fs.File, error) {
-	base := m.zone.zones.dir
 	fullName := m.getFilename(name, args...)
 
-	return fs.OpenFile(base, fullName, flags, 0644)
+	return m.zone.zones.OpenFile(fullName, flags)
 }
 
 // CreateTruncFile creates or truncates a file on the machine's config directory
@@ -57,10 +56,9 @@ func (m *Machine) RemoveFile(name string, args ...any) error {
 
 // ReadFile reads a file from the machine's config directory
 func (m *Machine) ReadFile(name string, args ...any) ([]byte, error) {
-	base := m.zone.zones.dir
 	fullName := m.getFilename(name, args...)
 
-	return fs.ReadFile(base, fullName)
+	return m.zone.zones.ReadFile(fullName)
 }
 
 // WriteStringFile writes the given content to a file on the machine's config directory