diff --git a/lib/comfpile/engines/filesource_engine.rb b/lib/comfpile/engines/filesource_engine.rb
index d040256..81d8482 100644
--- a/lib/comfpile/engines/filesource_engine.rb
+++ b/lib/comfpile/engines/filesource_engine.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,30 @@
 
 
 module Comfpile
+    class FilesourceArtefact < Artefact
+        attr_reader :filename
+        alias path filename
+        alias file filename
+
+        def initialize(*args, file: filename, **opts)
+            super(*args, **opts)
+
+            @filename = file
+
+            unless File.exist? @filename
+                fail! "File could not be loaded!" 
+                
+                return
+            end
+
+            # TODO add actual file reading/copying to build dir
+        end
+
+        def mtime
+            File.mtime(@filename)
+        end
+    end
+
     class FilesourceEngine < ArtefactEngine
         def initialize(core, **options)
             super(core, **options)
@@ -15,11 +39,8 @@ module Comfpile
             
             return nil unless File.exists? full_path
 
-            a = Artefact.new(@core, self, stage, target);
-            a[:file] = full_path
-            a[:filepath] = full_path
-
-            a 
+            FilesourceArtefact.new(@core, self, stage, target, 
+                file: full_path);
         end
     end
 end
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diff --git a/lib/comfpile/engines/parser_engine.rb b/lib/comfpile/engines/parser_engine.rb
index 1ceee95..0f6c1c6 100644
--- a/lib/comfpile/engines/parser_engine.rb
+++ b/lib/comfpile/engines/parser_engine.rb
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ module Comfpile
 
             param_count = 0
 
-            File.readlines(@parent_artefact[:file]).each do |line|
+            File.readlines(@parent_artefact.file).each do |line|
                 @search_regexes.each do |r|
                     next if r[:regex].nil?