diff --git a/common/spaces/fallback_space_primitives.ts b/common/spaces/fallback_space_primitives.ts
index 2d26ac5..08df744 100644
--- a/common/spaces/fallback_space_primitives.ts
+++ b/common/spaces/fallback_space_primitives.ts
@@ -20,15 +20,27 @@ export class FallbackSpacePrimitives implements SpacePrimitives {
   async readFile(name: string): Promise<{ data: Uint8Array; meta: FileMeta }> {
     try {
       return await this.primary.readFile(name);
-    } catch {
-      return this.fallback.readFile(name);
+    } catch (e) {
+      try {
+        return this.fallback.readFile(name);
+      } catch (fallbackError) {
+        console.error("Error during reaFile fallback", fallbackError);
+        // Fallback failed, so let's throw the original error
+        throw e;
+      }
     }
   }
   async getFileMeta(name: string): Promise<FileMeta> {
     try {
       return await this.primary.getFileMeta(name);
-    } catch {
-      return this.fallback.getFileMeta(name);
+    } catch (e) {
+      try {
+        return this.fallback.getFileMeta(name);
+      } catch (fallbackError) {
+        console.error("Error during getFileMeta fallback", fallbackError);
+        // Fallback failed, so let's throw the original error
+        throw e;
+      }
     }
   }
   writeFile(
diff --git a/common/spaces/http_space_primitives.ts b/common/spaces/http_space_primitives.ts
index 753680a..ac37af1 100644
--- a/common/spaces/http_space_primitives.ts
+++ b/common/spaces/http_space_primitives.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ export class HttpSpacePrimitives implements SpacePrimitives {
       options.headers = { ...options.headers, ...{ "X-Sync-Mode": "true" } };
     }
 
-    const result = await fetch(url, {
-      ...options,
-    });
+    const result = await fetch(url, options);
     if (result.redirected) {
       // Got a redirect, we'll assume this is due to invalid credentials and redirecting to an auth page
       console.log(
@@ -118,8 +116,10 @@ export class HttpSpacePrimitives implements SpacePrimitives {
   async getFileMeta(name: string): Promise<FileMeta> {
     const res = await this.authenticatedFetch(
       `${this.url}/${encodeURI(name)}`,
+      // This used to use HEAD, but it seems that Safari on iOS is blocking cookies/credentials to be sent along with HEAD requests
+      // so we'll use GET instead and not use the body. A bit wasteful, but it works.
       {
-        method: "HEAD",
+        method: "GET",
       },
     );
     if (res.status === 404) {