diff --git a/tools/make.py b/tools/make.py
index 5ac2f0f367..1e03725e98 100644
--- a/tools/make.py
+++ b/tools/make.py
@@ -1302,10 +1302,11 @@ See the make.cfg file for additional build options.
                     addonTomlPath = os.path.join(work_drive, prefix, module, "addon.toml")
                     if os.path.isfile(addonTomlPath):
                         with open(addonTomlPath, "r") as f:
-                            if "preprocess = false" in f.read():
+                            tomlFile = f.read()
+                            if "preprocess = false" in tomlFile: 
                                 print_error("'preprocess = false' not supported")
                                 raise
-                            skipPreprocessing = "[preprocess]\nenabled = false" in f.read()
+                            skipPreprocessing = "[preprocess]\nenabled = false" in tomlFile
 
                     if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(work_drive, prefix, module, "$NOBIN$")):
                         print_green("$NOBIN$ Found. Proceeding with non-binarizing!")
diff --git a/tools/sqfvmChecker.py b/tools/sqfvmChecker.py
index 6a85c9e5db..444b6e9026 100644
--- a/tools/sqfvmChecker.py
+++ b/tools/sqfvmChecker.py
@@ -29,17 +29,19 @@ def get_files_to_process(basePath):
                 addonTomlPath = os.path.join(root, "addon.toml")
                 if os.path.isfile(addonTomlPath):
                     with open(addonTomlPath, "r") as f:
-                        if "preprocess = false" in f.read():
+                        tomlFile = f.read()
+                        if "preprocess = false" in tomlFile:
                             print("'preprocess = false' not supported")
                             raise
-                        skipPreprocessing = "[preprocess]\nenabled = false" in f.read()
+                        skipPreprocessing = "[preprocess]\nenabled = false" in tomlFile
                 addonTomlPath = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(root), "addon.toml")
                 if os.path.isfile(addonTomlPath):
                     with open(addonTomlPath, "r") as f:
-                        if "preprocess = false" in f.read():
+                        tomlFile = f.read()
+                        if "preprocess = false" in tomlFile:
                             print("'preprocess = false' not supported")
                             raise
-                        skipPreprocessing = "[preprocess]\nenabled = false" in f.read()
+                        skipPreprocessing = "[preprocess]\nenabled = false" in tomlFile
                 if file == "config.cpp" and skipPreprocessing:
                     continue  # ignore configs with __has_include
                 filePath = os.path.join(root, file)