diff --git a/c64/basic/cmd_unimplemented.s b/c64/basic/cmd_unimplemented.s
index 7331289c..00b93317 100644
--- a/c64/basic/cmd_unimplemented.s
+++ b/c64/basic/cmd_unimplemented.s
@@ -86,6 +86,16 @@ cmd_unimplemented:
 
 	;; Try to open an IEC file
 	jsr $ffc0
+	bcc +
+
+	;; A = KERNAL error code, which also almost match
+	;; basic ERROR codes, so we can just copy the
+	;; error code to X, decrement, and handle normally
+	tax
+	dex
+	jmp do_basic_error
+	
+*
 	sta $0427
 	lda #$00
 	ror
diff --git a/c64/basic/do_basic_error.s b/c64/basic/do_basic_error.s
index cadbe691..f466f79d 100644
--- a/c64/basic/do_basic_error.s
+++ b/c64/basic/do_basic_error.s
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ do_TO_MANY_FILES_error:
 
 	;; Error # in X
 	
-;; do_basic_error:			
+do_basic_error:			
 	;; "?"
 	txa
 	pha