diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/WorldNBTStorage.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/WorldNBTStorage.java
index 9be0e994e..8a9543dc9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/WorldNBTStorage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/WorldNBTStorage.java
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ public class WorldNBTStorage implements IDataManager, IPlayerFileData {
             File file = new File(this.playerDir, entityhuman.bu() + ".dat");
             // Spigot Start
             boolean usingWrongFile = false;
-            if ( org.bukkit.Bukkit.getOnlineMode() && !file.exists() ) // Paper - Check online mode first
+            boolean normalFile = file.exists() && file.isFile(); // Akarin - ensures normal file
+            if ( org.bukkit.Bukkit.getOnlineMode() && !normalFile ) // Paper - Check online mode first // Akarin - ensures normal file
             {
                 file = new File( this.playerDir, UUID.nameUUIDFromBytes( ( "OfflinePlayer:" + entityhuman.getName() ).getBytes( "UTF-8" ) ).toString() + ".dat");
                 if ( file.exists() )
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ public class WorldNBTStorage implements IDataManager, IPlayerFileData {
             }
             // Spigot End
 
-            if (file.exists() && file.isFile()) {
+            if (normalFile) { // Akarin - avoid double I/O operation
                 nbttagcompound = NBTCompressedStreamTools.a((InputStream) (new FileInputStream(file)));
             }
             // Spigot Start