diff --git a/code/game/impl/world.c b/code/game/impl/world.c
index ca9c276..f47525a 100644
--- a/code/game/impl/world.c
+++ b/code/game/impl/world.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void SaveWorld(M_Arena *arena, World *world) {
 
 World *LoadWorld(M_Arena *arena) {
   printf("loading world\n");
-  OS_Handle file = FS_FileOpen(S("world.sgdat"), FS_ACCESS_WRITE);
+  OS_Handle file = FS_FileOpen(S("world.sgdat"), FS_ACCESS_READ);
   World *world = M_ArenaPush(arena, World);
   NavMesh *navMesh = M_ArenaPush(arena, NavMesh);
   FS_FileRead(file, world, sizeof(World), 0);