diff --git a/clite/core.js b/clite/core.js
index 4c4be6f..a350592 100644
--- a/clite/core.js
+++ b/clite/core.js
@@ -2567,8 +2567,14 @@ clite.vfs = {
 				if (!n)
 					return false;
 			}
-			if (clite.lib.getFileType({node:n}) != type)
-				return false;
+			let ntype = clite.lib.getFileType({node:n});
+			if (ntype != type) {
+				if (!(
+					(ntype == clite.io.types.FT_SCRIPT || ntype == clite.io.types.FT_TEXT)
+					&& (type == clite.io.types.FT_SCRIPT || type == clite.io.types.FT_TEXT)
+				))
+					return false;
+			}
 
 			n.uid = uid;
 			n.gid = gid;