diff --git a/src/FSCommon.cpp b/src/FSCommon.cpp
index b0ba44f28..76dc97757 100644
--- a/src/FSCommon.cpp
+++ b/src/FSCommon.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,46 @@
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "FSCommon.h"
 
+
+bool copyFile(const char* from, const char* to)
+{
+#ifdef FSCom
+    unsigned char cbuffer[16];
+   
+    File f1 = FSCom.open(from, FILE_O_READ);
+    if (!f1){
+        DEBUG_MSG("Failed to open file");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    File f2 = FSCom.open(to, FILE_O_WRITE);
+    if (!f2) {
+        DEBUG_MSG("Failed to open file");
+        return false;
+    }
+   
+    while (f1.available() > 0) {
+        byte i = f1.read(cbuffer, 16);
+        f2.write(cbuffer, i);
+    }
+   
+    f2.close();
+    f1.close();
+    return true;
+#endif
+}
+
+bool renameFile(const char* pathFrom, const char* pathTo)
+{
+#ifdef FSCom
+    if (copyFile(pathFrom, pathTo) && FSCom.remove(pathFrom) ) {
+        return true;
+    } else{
+        return false;
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
 void listDir(const char * dirname, uint8_t levels)
 {
 #ifdef FSCom
diff --git a/src/FSCommon.h b/src/FSCommon.h
index 3493a8464..89b2ed10d 100644
--- a/src/FSCommon.h
+++ b/src/FSCommon.h
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ using namespace Adafruit_LittleFS_Namespace;
 #endif
 
 void fsInit();
+bool renameFile(const char* pathFrom, const char* pathTo);
 void listDir(const char * dirname, uint8_t levels);
 void rmDir(const char * dirname);
diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index cb4c625db..48a525fcd 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ bool saveProto(const char *filename, size_t protoSize, size_t objSize, const pb_
         // brief window of risk here ;-)
         if (FSCom.exists(filename) && !FSCom.remove(filename))
             DEBUG_MSG("Warning: Can't remove old pref file\n");
-        if (!FSCom.rename(filenameTmp.c_str(), filename))
+        if (!renameFile(filenameTmp.c_str(), filename))
             DEBUG_MSG("Error: can't rename new pref file\n");
     } else {
         DEBUG_MSG("Can't write prefs\n");