diff --git a/slpkg/binary/install.py b/slpkg/binary/install.py
index db3a5883..f6011572 100644
--- a/slpkg/binary/install.py
+++ b/slpkg/binary/install.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class BinaryInstall(object):
         msg_reading()
         self.PACKAGES_TXT, self.mirror = RepoInit(self.repo).fetch()
         num_lines = sum(1 for line in self.PACKAGES_TXT)
-        self.step = (num_lines / 700)
+        self.step = (num_lines / (100 * len(self.packages)))
 
     def start(self, if_upgrade):
         '''
diff --git a/slpkg/blacklist.py b/slpkg/blacklist.py
index 734b56f1..1c55a0e5 100644
--- a/slpkg/blacklist.py
+++ b/slpkg/blacklist.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+from utils import read_file
 from __metadata__ import color
 
 
@@ -32,9 +33,7 @@ class BlackList(object):
     def __init__(self):
         self.quit = False
         self.blackfile = "/etc/slpkg/blacklist"
-        f = open(self.blackfile, "r")
-        self.black_conf = f.read()
-        f.close()
+        self.black_conf = read_file(self.blackfile)
 
     def packages(self):
         '''
diff --git a/slpkg/queue.py b/slpkg/queue.py
index 6bc648ba..d417b80f 100644
--- a/slpkg/queue.py
+++ b/slpkg/queue.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import os
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
+from utils import read_file
 from downloader import Download
 from __metadata__ import (
     lib_path,
@@ -63,10 +64,7 @@ class QueuePkgs(object):
                 for line in queue_file:
                     queue.write(line)
                 queue.close()
-
-        f = open(self.queue_list, "r")
-        self.queued = f.read()
-        f.close()
+        self.queued = read_file(self.queue_list)
 
     def packages(self):
         '''
diff --git a/slpkg/repositories.py b/slpkg/repositories.py
index 9d1bb3f4..872e0ff9 100644
--- a/slpkg/repositories.py
+++ b/slpkg/repositories.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
+from utils import read_file
 from __metadata__ import (
     default_repositories,
     repositories
@@ -35,9 +36,7 @@ class Repo(object):
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.repo_file = "/etc/slpkg/custom-repositories"
-        f = open(self.repo_file, "r")
-        self.repositories_list = f.read()
-        f.close()
+        self.repositories_list = read_file(self.repo_file)
 
     def add(self, repo, url):
         '''
diff --git a/slpkg/sbo/search.py b/slpkg/sbo/search.py
index 4098570e..a7bbac56 100644
--- a/slpkg/sbo/search.py
+++ b/slpkg/sbo/search.py
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ import sys
 from slpkg.repositories import Repo
 from slpkg.blacklist import BlackList
 from slpkg.__metadata__ import lib_path
+from utils import (
+    read_file
+)
 
 from slpkg.slack.slack_version import slack_ver
 
@@ -38,15 +41,12 @@ def sbo_search_pkg(name):
         repo = Repo().sbo()
         blacklist = BlackList().packages()
         sbo_url = "{0}{1}/".format(repo, slack_ver())
-        with open(lib_path + "sbo_repo/SLACKBUILDS.TXT",
-                  "r") as SLACKBUILDS_TXT:
-            for line in SLACKBUILDS_TXT:
-                if line.startswith("SLACKBUILD LOCATION"):
-                    sbo_name = (line[23:].split("/")[-1].replace("\n", "")
-                                ).strip()
-                    if name == sbo_name and name not in blacklist:
-                        SLACKBUILDS_TXT.close()
-                        return (sbo_url + line[23:].strip() + "/")
+        SLACKBUILDS_TXT = read_file(lib_path + "sbo_repo/SLACKBUILDS.TXT")
+        for line in SLACKBUILDS_TXT.splitlines():
+            if line.startswith("SLACKBUILD LOCATION"):
+                sbo_name = (line[23:].split("/")[-1].replace("\n", "")).strip()
+                if name == sbo_name and name not in blacklist:
+                    return (sbo_url + line[23:].strip() + "/")
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         print("")   # new line at exit
         sys.exit(0)