diff --git a/src/jni_driver.cpp b/src/jni_driver.cpp
index 422096d8..6d3bd104 100644
--- a/src/jni_driver.cpp
+++ b/src/jni_driver.cpp
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ extern "C" JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_com_panda3ds_pandroid_AlberDriver_Has
 
 extern "C" JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_com_panda3ds_pandroid_AlberDriver_LoadRom(JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring path) {
 	const char* pathStr = env->GetStringUTFChars(path, nullptr);
-	__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "AlberDriver", "Loading ROM %s", pathStr);
 	romLoaded = emulator->loadROM(pathStr);
+	__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "AlberDriver", "Loading ROM %s, result: %d", pathStr, (int)romLoaded);
 	env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(path, pathStr);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pandroid/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/pandroid/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 01931edc..978edcc5 100644
--- a/src/pandroid/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/pandroid/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
 
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="28" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" tools:ignore="ScopedStorage"/>
 
     <uses-feature
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@
         android:glEsVersion="0x0030002"/>
 
     <application
+        android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/data_extraction_rules"
         android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_rules"
diff --git a/src/pandroid/app/src/main/java/com/panda3ds/pandroid/app/MainActivity.java b/src/pandroid/app/src/main/java/com/panda3ds/pandroid/app/MainActivity.java
index b98bf723..ef0ac63f 100644
--- a/src/pandroid/app/src/main/java/com/panda3ds/pandroid/app/MainActivity.java
+++ b/src/pandroid/app/src/main/java/com/panda3ds/pandroid/app/MainActivity.java
@@ -10,12 +10,17 @@ import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
 
+import static android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE;
+import static android.Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE;
+import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat;
+
 import com.panda3ds.pandroid.utils.Constants;
 import com.panda3ds.pandroid.R;
 import com.panda3ds.pandroid.utils.PathUtils;
 
 public class MainActivity extends BaseActivity {
     private static final int PICK_3DS_ROM = 2;
+    private static final int PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE = 3;
 
     private void openFile() {
         Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT);
@@ -32,6 +37,9 @@ public class MainActivity extends BaseActivity {
                 Intent intent = new Intent(ACTION_MANAGE_ALL_FILES_ACCESS_PERMISSION);
                 startActivity(intent);
             }
+        } else {
+            ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, new String[]{READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE}, PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE);
+            ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, new String[]{WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE}, PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE);
         }
 
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);