diff --git a/src/filehandling.c b/src/filehandling.c
index bda39a5e5..9c8acf599 100644
--- a/src/filehandling.c
+++ b/src/filehandling.c
@@ -116,28 +116,32 @@ bool hc_fopen (HCFILE *fp, const char *path, const char *mode)
   bool is_gzip = false;
   bool is_zip  = false;
   bool is_xz   = false;
+  bool is_fifo = hc_path_is_fifo (path);
 
-  int fd_tmp = open (path, O_RDONLY);
-
-  if (fd_tmp != -1)
+  if (is_fifo == false)
   {
-    lseek (fd_tmp, 0, SEEK_SET);
+    int fd_tmp = open (path, O_RDONLY);
 
-    if (read (fd_tmp, check, sizeof (check)) > 0)
+    if (fd_tmp != -1)
     {
-      if (check[0] == 0x1f && check[1] == 0x8b && check[2] == 0x08)                     is_gzip = true;
-      if (check[0] == 0x50 && check[1] == 0x4b && check[2] == 0x03 && check[3] == 0x04) is_zip  = true;
-      if (memcmp (check, XZ_SIG, XZ_SIG_SIZE) == 0)                                     is_xz   = true;
-
-      // compressed files with BOM will be undetected!
+      lseek (fd_tmp, 0, SEEK_SET);
 
-      if (is_gzip == false && is_zip == false && is_xz == false)
+      if (read (fd_tmp, check, sizeof (check)) > 0)
       {
-        fp->bom_size = hc_string_bom_size (check);
+        if (check[0] == 0x1f && check[1] == 0x8b && check[2] == 0x08)                     is_gzip = true;
+        if (check[0] == 0x50 && check[1] == 0x4b && check[2] == 0x03 && check[3] == 0x04) is_zip  = true;
+        if (memcmp (check, XZ_SIG, XZ_SIG_SIZE) == 0)                                     is_xz   = true;
+
+        // compressed files with BOM will be undetected!
+
+        if (is_gzip == false && is_zip == false && is_xz == false)
+        {
+          fp->bom_size = hc_string_bom_size (check);
+        }
       }
-    }
 
-    close (fd_tmp);
+      close (fd_tmp);
+    }
   }
 
   if (fmode == -1)
diff --git a/src/shared.c b/src/shared.c
index 79b56e5c7..f15ef23b8 100644
--- a/src/shared.c
+++ b/src/shared.c
@@ -699,6 +699,11 @@ bool hc_same_files (char *file1, char *file2)
 {
   if ((file1 != NULL) && (file2 != NULL))
   {
+    if (hc_path_is_fifo (file1) == true || hc_path_is_fifo (file2) == true)
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     struct stat tmpstat_file1;
     struct stat tmpstat_file2;
 
diff --git a/src/user_options.c b/src/user_options.c
index 48dd0033a..4dd2dce39 100644
--- a/src/user_options.c
+++ b/src/user_options.c
@@ -2731,13 +2731,6 @@ int user_options_check_files (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   {
     if (hc_path_exist (outfile_ctx->filename) == true)
     {
-      if (hc_path_is_fifo (outfile_ctx->filename) == true)
-      {
-        event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "%s: A fifo cannot be used as an outfile.", outfile_ctx->filename);
-
-        return -1;
-      }
-
       if (hc_path_is_directory (outfile_ctx->filename) == true)
       {
         event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "%s: A directory cannot be used as an outfile.", outfile_ctx->filename);