diff --git a/cpp/devices/disk_track.cpp b/cpp/devices/disk_track.cpp
index f3858e06..9b42fe16 100644
--- a/cpp/devices/disk_track.cpp
+++ b/cpp/devices/disk_track.cpp
@@ -77,15 +77,18 @@ bool DiskTrack::Load(const string &path, uint64_t &cache_miss_read_count)
 
     ifstream in(path, ios::binary);
     if (in.fail()) {
+        in.clear();
         return false;
     }
 
     in.seekg(offset);
     if (in.fail()) {
+        in.clear();
         return false;
     }
     in.read((char*)dt.buffer, length);
     if (in.fail()) {
+        in.clear();
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ bool DiskTrack::Save(const string &path, uint64_t &cache_miss_write_count)
 
     ofstream out(path, ios::in | ios::out | ios::binary);
     if (out.fail()) {
+        out.clear();
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -131,6 +135,7 @@ bool DiskTrack::Save(const string &path, uint64_t &cache_miss_write_count)
 
             out.seekp(offset + (i << dt.size));
             if (out.fail()) {
+                out.clear();
                 return false;
             }
 
@@ -148,6 +153,7 @@ bool DiskTrack::Save(const string &path, uint64_t &cache_miss_write_count)
 
             out.write((const char*)&dt.buffer[i << dt.size], total);
             if (out.fail()) {
+                out.clear();
                 return false;
             }
 
diff --git a/cpp/devices/linux_cache.cpp b/cpp/devices/linux_cache.cpp
index d532dd59..9a85d856 100644
--- a/cpp/devices/linux_cache.cpp
+++ b/cpp/devices/linux_cache.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ int LinuxCache::Read(span<uint8_t> buf, uint64_t start, int length)
     file.seekg(sector_size * start, ios::beg);
     file.read((char*)buf.data(), length);
     if (file.fail()) {
+        file.clear();
         ++read_error_count;
         return 0;
     }
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ int LinuxCache::Write(span<const uint8_t> buf, uint64_t start, int length)
     file.seekp(sector_size * start, ios::beg);
     file.write((const char*)buf.data(), length);
     if (file.fail()) {
+        file.clear();
         ++write_error_count;
         return 0;
     }
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ bool LinuxCache::Flush()
 {
     file.flush();
     if (file.fail()) {
+        file.clear();
         ++write_error_count;
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/cpp/devices/printer.cpp b/cpp/devices/printer.cpp
index 4b8129b0..516336f3 100644
--- a/cpp/devices/printer.cpp
+++ b/cpp/devices/printer.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ int Printer::WriteData(span<const uint8_t> buf, scsi_command command)
 
         out.open(filename, ios::binary);
         if (out.fail()) {
+            out.clear();
             ++print_error_count;
             throw scsi_exception(sense_key::aborted_command, asc::printer_write_failed);
         }
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ int Printer::WriteData(span<const uint8_t> buf, scsi_command command)
 
     out.write((const char*)buf.data(), length);
     if (out.fail()) {
+        out.clear();
         ++print_error_count;
         throw scsi_exception(sense_key::aborted_command, asc::printer_write_failed);
     }