diff --git a/src/SPIFFSEditor.h b/src/SPIFFSEditor.h
index 3586429..d3b959f 100644
--- a/src/SPIFFSEditor.h
+++ b/src/SPIFFSEditor.h
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ class SPIFFSEditor: public AsyncWebHandler {
 #ifdef ESP32
     SPIFFSEditor(const fs::FS& fs, const String& username=String(), const String& password=String());
 #else
-    SPIFFSEditor(const String& username=String(), const String& password=String(), const fs::FS& fs=SPIFFS);
+    //SPIFFSEditor(const String& username=String(), const String& password=String(), const fs::FS& fs=SPIFFS);
+    SPIFFSEditor(const String& username, const String& password, const fs::FS& fs); // do not show warning that SPIFFS has been deprecated
 #endif
     virtual bool canHandle(AsyncWebServerRequest *request) override final;
     virtual void handleRequest(AsyncWebServerRequest *request) override final;
diff --git a/src/WebHandlers.cpp b/src/WebHandlers.cpp
index 952d65e..8e87ff1 100644
--- a/src/WebHandlers.cpp
+++ b/src/WebHandlers.cpp
@@ -146,18 +146,26 @@ bool AsyncStaticWebHandler::_fileExists(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const St
   String gzip = path + F(".gz");
 
   if (_gzipFirst) {
-    request->_tempFile = _fs.open(gzip, fs::FileOpenMode::read);
-    gzipFound = FILE_IS_REAL(request->_tempFile);
+    if (_fs.exists(gzip)) {                             
+     request->_tempFile = _fs.open(gzip, fs::FileOpenMode::read);
+     gzipFound = FILE_IS_REAL(request->_tempFile);
+    } 
     if (!gzipFound){
+     if (_fs.exists(path)) {                              
       request->_tempFile = _fs.open(path, fs::FileOpenMode::read);
       fileFound = FILE_IS_REAL(request->_tempFile);
+     }  
     }
   } else {
-    request->_tempFile = _fs.open(path, fs::FileOpenMode::read);
-    fileFound = FILE_IS_REAL(request->_tempFile);
+    if (_fs.exists(path)) {                           
+     request->_tempFile = _fs.open(path, fs::FileOpenMode::read);
+     fileFound = FILE_IS_REAL(request->_tempFile);
+    }
     if (!fileFound){
+     if (_fs.exists(gzip)) {                             
       request->_tempFile = _fs.open(gzip, fs::FileOpenMode::read);
       gzipFound = FILE_IS_REAL(request->_tempFile);
+     }
     }
   }