diff --git a/solutions/24_file_io/file_io1.rs b/solutions/24_file_io/file_io1.rs
index 9012f54e..ece68a67 100644
--- a/solutions/24_file_io/file_io1.rs
+++ b/solutions/24_file_io/file_io1.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ fn main() {
             assert_eq!("This is the file content.", contents);
         }
         Err(e) => {
-            eprintln!("Error reading file: {}", e);
-            assert!(false);
+            panic!("Error reading file.");
+
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/solutions/24_file_io/file_io2.rs b/solutions/24_file_io/file_io2.rs
index af7af411..ba6aff20 100644
--- a/solutions/24_file_io/file_io2.rs
+++ b/solutions/24_file_io/file_io2.rs
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ fn main() {
 fn create_required_files(){
     let file_path = Path::new(TEST_FILE_NAME);
 
-    if file_path.exists() == false {
+    if !file_path.exists() {
         let text = "This is the first line of the text.
         This is the second line.
         And this is the third and the last line.";
-        fs::write(&file_path, text).unwrap();
+        fs::write(file_path, text).unwrap();
         println!("File created.");
     }
 
diff --git a/solutions/24_file_io/file_io3.rs b/solutions/24_file_io/file_io3.rs
index f4e95d12..1bc2a3e8 100644
--- a/solutions/24_file_io/file_io3.rs
+++ b/solutions/24_file_io/file_io3.rs
@@ -33,17 +33,17 @@ fn create_required_files(){
 
     let dir_path = file_path.parent().unwrap();
 
-    if dir_path.exists() == false {
+    if !dir_path.exists()  {
         fs::create_dir(dir_path).unwrap();
         println!("Created directory {:?}", dir_path);
     }
 
-    if file_path.exists() == false {
+    if !file_path.exists(){
 
         let text = "This is the first line of the text.
         This is the second line.
         And this is the third and the last line.";
-        fs::write(&file_path, text).unwrap();
+        fs::write(file_path, text).unwrap();
         println!("File created.");
     }