diff --git a/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/touch.js b/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/touch.js
index 1fca32b..40763b1 100644
--- a/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/touch.js
+++ b/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/touch.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if (exec_args[1] === undefined) {
 
 let noNewFile = (exec_args[1] == "/c" || exec_args[1] == "/C");
 let file = files.open(`${_G.shell.resolvePathInput(exec_args[2] || exec_args[1]).full}`)
-if (!file.exists) {
+if (!file.exists && noNewFile) {
     printerrln("TOUCH: Can't open "+file.fullPath+" due to IO error");
     return 1;
 }
diff --git a/tsvm_core/src/net/torvald/tsvm/peripheral/TevdFileDescriptor.kt b/tsvm_core/src/net/torvald/tsvm/peripheral/TevdFileDescriptor.kt
index 33d0b6c..1bcecff 100644
--- a/tsvm_core/src/net/torvald/tsvm/peripheral/TevdFileDescriptor.kt
+++ b/tsvm_core/src/net/torvald/tsvm/peripheral/TevdFileDescriptor.kt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class TevdFileDescriptor(val DOM: VirtualDisk, _pathstr: String) {
     fun appendBytes(bytes: ByteArray) {
         val fileContent = VDUtil.getAsNormalFile(DOM, vdPath) // this is not an object properties: the reference to the file may have been changed
         fileContent.getContent().appendBytes(bytes)
+        VDUtil.getFile(DOM, vdPath)!!.modificationDate = VDUtil.currentUnixtime
     }
 
     fun writeBytes(bytes: ByteArray) {
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ class TevdFileDescriptor(val DOM: VirtualDisk, _pathstr: String) {
 //        println("Old: ${fileContent.getContent().toByteArray().toString(VM.CHARSET)}")
         fileContent.replaceContent(ByteArray64.fromByteArray(bytes))
 //        println("New: ${fileContent.getContent().toByteArray().toString(VM.CHARSET)}")
+        VDUtil.getFile(DOM, vdPath)!!.modificationDate = VDUtil.currentUnixtime
     }
 
     /**
@@ -81,8 +83,16 @@ class TevdFileDescriptor(val DOM: VirtualDisk, _pathstr: String) {
         return VDUtil.getFile(DOM, vdPath) != null
     }
 
-    fun delete() {
-        VDUtil.deleteFile(DOM, vdPath)
+    fun delete(): Boolean {
+        return try {
+            val parentDir = vdPath.getParent()
+            VDUtil.deleteFile(DOM, vdPath)
+            VDUtil.getFile(DOM, parentDir)!!.modificationDate = VDUtil.currentUnixtime
+            true
+        }
+        catch (e: KotlinNullPointerException) {
+            false
+        }
     }
 
     fun length(): Long {
@@ -110,7 +120,9 @@ class TevdFileDescriptor(val DOM: VirtualDisk, _pathstr: String) {
 
     fun mkdir(): Boolean {
         return try {
-            VDUtil.addDir(DOM, vdPath.getParent(), nameBytes)
+            val parentDir = vdPath.getParent()
+            VDUtil.addDir(DOM, parentDir, nameBytes)
+            VDUtil.getFile(DOM, parentDir)!!.modificationDate = VDUtil.currentUnixtime
             true
         }
         catch (e: KotlinNullPointerException) {
@@ -123,7 +135,9 @@ class TevdFileDescriptor(val DOM: VirtualDisk, _pathstr: String) {
         val time_t = System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000
         val newFile = DiskEntry(-1, -1, nameBytes, time_t, time_t, fileContent)
         return try {
-            VDUtil.addFile(DOM, vdPath.getParent(), newFile)
+            val parentDir = vdPath.getParent()
+            VDUtil.addFile(DOM, parentDir, newFile)
+            VDUtil.getFile(DOM, parentDir)!!.modificationDate = VDUtil.currentUnixtime
             true
         }
         catch (e: KotlinNullPointerException) {