diff --git a/src/main/java/com/serenitydojo/exceptions/FileLoader.java b/src/main/java/com/serenitydojo/exceptions/FileLoader.java
index 98f7b84..74907c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/serenitydojo/exceptions/FileLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/serenitydojo/exceptions/FileLoader.java
@@ -1,19 +1,29 @@
 package com.serenitydojo.exceptions;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
 
 public class FileLoader {
     public String readHelloWorld() throws IOException {
-        return "";//Files.readString(Paths.get("src/main/resources/hello.txt"));
+        return Files.readString(Paths.get("src/main/resources/hello.txt"));
     }
 
-    public Boolean fileContainsText(String filename, String expectedText) {
+    public Boolean fileContainsText(String filename, String expectedText) throws IOException {
         String path = "src/main/resources/" + filename;
-        return null;// (Files.readString(Paths.get(path)).contains(expectedText));
+        try {
+            return (Files.readString(Paths.get(path)).contains(expectedText));
+        } catch (IOException e){
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
-    public Boolean fileHasText(String filename, String expectedText) {
+    public Boolean fileHasText(String filename, String expectedText) throws IOException {
         String path = "src/main/resources/" + filename;
-        return null;// (Files.readString(Paths.get(path)).contains(expectedText));
+        try {
+            return (Files.readString(Paths.get(path)).contains(expectedText));
+        } catch (IOException e){
+            throw  new MissingWelcomeFileException("Missing welcome file: " + filename, e);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/serenitydojo/exceptions/ExceptionHandlingExercises.java b/src/test/java/com/serenitydojo/exceptions/ExceptionHandlingExercises.java
index 8724a1f..655908f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/serenitydojo/exceptions/ExceptionHandlingExercises.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/serenitydojo/exceptions/ExceptionHandlingExercises.java
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ public void workingWithDeclaredExceptions() throws IOException {
      * does not contain the excepted text, or if the file does not exist.
      */
     @Test
-    public void catchingExceptions() {
+    public void catchingExceptions() throws IOException {
         FileLoader fileLoader = new FileLoader();
         assertThat(fileLoader.fileContainsText("hello.txt","Hello World")).isTrue();
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void catchingExceptionsWhenTheFileDoesNotExist() {
+    public void catchingExceptionsWhenTheFileDoesNotExist() throws IOException {
         FileLoader fileLoader = new FileLoader();
         assertThat(fileLoader.fileContainsText("does-not-exist.txt","Hello World")).isFalse();
     }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public void catchingExceptionsWhenTheFileDoesNotExist() {
      * and update the fileHasText() method to throw this exception if no matching file is found.
      */
     @Test(expected = MissingWelcomeFileException.class)
-    public void catchingCustomExceptionsWhenTheFileDoesNotExist() {
+    public void catchingCustomExceptionsWhenTheFileDoesNotExist() throws IOException {
         FileLoader fileLoader = new FileLoader();
         assertThat(fileLoader.fileHasText("does-not-exist.txt","Hello World")).isFalse();
     }