diff --git a/src/NetscriptFunctions.ts b/src/NetscriptFunctions.ts
index 686526e89..e1a528e0b 100644
--- a/src/NetscriptFunctions.ts
+++ b/src/NetscriptFunctions.ts
@@ -1465,8 +1465,8 @@ const base: InternalAPI<NS> = {
     },
   write:
     (ctx: NetscriptContext) =>
-    (_handle: unknown, _data: unknown = "", _mode: unknown = "a"): void => {
-      let fn = helpers.string(ctx, "handle", _handle);
+    (_filename: unknown, _data: unknown = "", _mode: unknown = "a"): void => {
+      let fn = helpers.string(ctx, "handle", _filename);
       const data = helpers.string(ctx, "data", _data);
       const mode = helpers.string(ctx, "mode", _mode);
       if (!isValidFilePath(fn)) throw helpers.makeRuntimeErrorMsg(ctx, `Invalid filepath: ${fn}`);
@@ -1540,33 +1540,27 @@ const base: InternalAPI<NS> = {
     },
   read:
     (ctx: NetscriptContext) =>
-    (_port: unknown): string => {
-      const port = helpers.string(ctx, "port", _port);
-      if (isString(port)) {
-        // Read from script or text file
-        const fn = port;
-        const server = GetServer(ctx.workerScript.hostname);
-        if (server == null) {
-          throw helpers.makeRuntimeErrorMsg(ctx, "Error getting Server. This is a bug. Report to dev.");
-        }
-        if (isScriptFilename(fn)) {
-          // Read from script
-          const script = ctx.workerScript.getScriptOnServer(fn, server);
-          if (script == null) {
-            return "";
-          }
-          return script.code;
-        } else {
-          // Read from text file
-          const txtFile = getTextFile(fn, server);
-          if (txtFile !== null) {
-            return txtFile.text;
-          } else {
-            return "";
-          }
+    (_filename: unknown): string => {
+      const fn = helpers.string(ctx, "filename", _filename);
+      const server = GetServer(ctx.workerScript.hostname);
+      if (server == null) {
+        throw helpers.makeRuntimeErrorMsg(ctx, "Error getting Server. This is a bug. Report to dev.");
+      }
+      if (isScriptFilename(fn)) {
+        // Read from script
+        const script = ctx.workerScript.getScriptOnServer(fn, server);
+        if (script == null) {
+          return "";
         }
+        return script.code;
       } else {
-        throw helpers.makeRuntimeErrorMsg(ctx, `Invalid argument: ${port}`);
+        // Read from text file
+        const txtFile = getTextFile(fn, server);
+        if (txtFile !== null) {
+          return txtFile.text;
+        } else {
+          return "";
+        }
       }
     },
   peek:
diff --git a/src/ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions.d.ts b/src/ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions.d.ts
index fa92dceff..1e7f4318a 100644
--- a/src/ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions.d.ts
+++ b/src/ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions.d.ts
@@ -5980,11 +5980,11 @@ export interface NS {
    * then the data will be written in “append” mode which means that the data will be added at the
    * end of the file.
    *
-   * @param handle - Filename to be written to.
+   * @param filename - Name of the file to be written to.
    * @param data - Data to write.
    * @param mode - Defines the write mode.
    */
-  write(handle: string, data?: string[] | number | string, mode?: "w" | "a"): void;
+  write(filename: string, data?: string[] | number | string, mode?: "w" | "a"): void;
 
   /**
    * Attempt to write to a port.
@@ -6006,15 +6006,15 @@ export interface NS {
    * @remarks
    * RAM cost: 0 GB
    *
-   * This function is used to read data from a text file (.txt).
+   * This function is used to read data from a text file (.txt) or script (.script, .js).
    *
-   * This function will return the data in the specified text
-   * file. If the text file does not exist, an empty string will be returned.
+   * This function will return the data in the specified file.
+   * If the file does not exist, an empty string will be returned.
    *
-   * @param handle - Filename to read from.
+   * @param filename - Name of the file to be read.
    * @returns Data in the specified text file.
    */
-  read(handle: string);
+  read(filename: string): string;
 
   /**
    * Get a copy of the data from a port without popping it.