diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 7768319..8dd9825 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 [submodule "fs/mmx"]
 	path = fs/mmx
 	url = https://github.com/vurtun/mmx.git
+[submodule "fs/base64"]
+	path = fs/base64
+	url = https://github.com/zhicheng/base64.git
diff --git a/extension/background.js b/extension/background.js
index e75618d..6653edd 100644
--- a/extension/background.js
+++ b/extension/background.js
@@ -126,13 +126,18 @@ const router = {
               for (let resource of frameTree.resources) {
                 const resourceSuffix = sanitize(String(resource.url).slice(0, 200));
                 if (resourceSuffix === suffix) {
-                  const {content} = await sendDebuggerCommand(tabId, "Page.getResourceContent", {
+                  let {base64Encoded, content} = await sendDebuggerCommand(tabId, "Page.getResourceContent", {
                     frameId: frameTree.frame.id,
                     url: resource.url
                   });
+                  if (base64Encoded) {
+                    const buf = btoa(atob(content).substr(offset, size));
+                    return { buf, base64Encoded: true };
+                  }
                   return content.substr(offset, size);
                 }
               }
+              throw new UnixError(unix.ENOENT);
             }
           }
         }
@@ -226,11 +231,13 @@ async function onmessage(event) {
       };
 
     } else if (req.op === 'read') {
-      const buf = await read(req.path, req.fh, req.size, req.offset)
+      const ret = await read(req.path, req.fh, req.size, req.offset)
+      const buf = typeof ret === 'string' ? ret : ret.buf;
       response = {
         op: 'read',
         buf
       };
+      if (ret.base64Encoded) response.base64Encoded = ret.base64Encoded;
 
     } else if (req.op === 'release') {
       await release(req.path, req.fh);
@@ -263,7 +270,6 @@ async function onmessage(event) {
   }
   /* console.timeEnd(req.op + ':' + req.path);*/
 
-  response.id = req.id;
   console.log('resp', response);
   ws.send(JSON.stringify(response));
 };
diff --git a/fs/Makefile b/fs/Makefile
index d6b822a..a34412c 100644
--- a/fs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CFLAGS_OSXFUSE += -DFUSE_USE_VERSION=26
 CFLAGS_OSXFUSE += -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
 CFLAGS_OSXFUSE += -D_DARWIN_USE_64_BIT_INODE
 
-CFLAGS_EXTRA = -Wall -g $(CFLAGS)
+CFLAGS_EXTRA = -Wall -Wno-unused-function -g $(CFLAGS)
 
 LIBS = -losxfuse
 
diff --git a/fs/base64 b/fs/base64
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..6148c69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/base64
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 6148c6944469d629a94a1695eb91989030762ffc
diff --git a/fs/common.c b/fs/common.c
index c2bf3dd..d810fb9 100644
--- a/fs/common.c
+++ b/fs/common.c
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
-
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdatomic.h>
 
 #include "common.h"
 
@@ -16,11 +13,13 @@ void common_init() {
     if (pipe(ws_to_tabfs)) exit(1);
 }
 
-// FIXME: we probably need memory fences here?? especially on
-// non-x86?? idk
-// see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35837539/does-the-use-of-an-anonymous-pipe-introduce-a-memory-barrier-for-interthread-com
+// We probably technically need memory fences here? especially on
+// non-x86?? Are these right? idk. See
+// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35837539/does-the-use-of-an-anonymous-pipe-introduce-a-memory-barrier-for-interthread-com
+// https://preshing.com/20120913/acquire-and-release-semantics/
 
 void common_send_tabfs_to_ws(char *request_data) {
+    atomic_thread_fence(memory_order_release);
     write(tabfs_to_ws[1], &request_data, sizeof(request_data));
 }
 
@@ -51,16 +50,19 @@ char *common_receive_tabfs_to_ws(fd_set_filler_fn_t filler) {
 
     char *request_data;
     read(tabfs_to_ws[0], &request_data, sizeof(request_data));
+    atomic_thread_fence(memory_order_acquire);
 
     return request_data;
 }
 
 void common_send_ws_to_tabfs(char *response_data) {
+    atomic_thread_fence(memory_order_release);
     write(ws_to_tabfs[1], &response_data, sizeof(response_data));
 }
 char *common_receive_ws_to_tabfs() {
     char *response_data;
     read(ws_to_tabfs[0], &response_data, sizeof(response_data));
+    atomic_thread_fence(memory_order_acquire);
 
     return response_data;
 }
diff --git a/fs/tabfs.c b/fs/tabfs.c
index 1fa5476..0447387 100644
--- a/fs/tabfs.c
+++ b/fs/tabfs.c
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #include "cJSON/cJSON.h"
 #include "cJSON/cJSON.c"
 
+#include "base64/base64.h"
+#include "base64/base64.c"
+
 #include "common.h"
 #include "ws.h"
 
@@ -119,12 +122,15 @@ tabfs_read(const char *path, char *buf, size_t size, off_t offset,
 
         char *resp_buf = cJSON_GetStringValue(resp_buf_item);
         if (!resp_buf) return -EIO;
-
         size_t resp_buf_len = strlen(resp_buf);
-        size = resp_buf_len < size ? resp_buf_len : size;
-
-        memcpy(buf, resp_buf, size);
 
+        cJSON *base64_encoded_item = cJSON_GetObjectItemCaseSensitive(resp, "base64Encoded");
+        if (base64_encoded_item && cJSON_IsTrue(base64_encoded_item)) {
+            size = base64_decode(resp_buf, resp_buf_len, (unsigned char *) buf);
+        } else {
+            size = resp_buf_len < size ? resp_buf_len : size;
+            memcpy(buf, resp_buf, size);
+        }
         ret = size;
     });
 }