diff --git a/src/platform/pe.hpp b/src/platform/pe.hpp
index 5ddd4e0..0f16784 100644
--- a/src/platform/pe.hpp
+++ b/src/platform/pe.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef PE_HPP
 #define PE_HPP
 
+#include <array>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
@@ -11,51 +12,44 @@
 #if IS_WINDOWS
 #include <windows.h>
 
-static uintptr_t pe_get_module_image_base(const std::string& obj_path) {
+template<typename T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_integral<T>::value, int>::type = 0>
+T pe_byteswap_if_needed(T value) {
     // PE header values are little endian
-    bool do_swap = !is_little_endian();
+    if(!is_little_endian()) {
+        return byteswap(value);
+    } else {
+        return value;
+    }
+}
+
+static uintptr_t pe_get_module_image_base(const std::string& obj_path) {
     FILE* file = fopen(obj_path.c_str(), "rb");
-    char magic[2];
-    internal_verify(fread(magic, 1, 2, file) == 2); // file + 0x0
-    internal_verify(memcmp(magic, "MZ", 2) == 0);
-    DWORD e_lfanew;
-    internal_verify(fseek(file, 0x3c, SEEK_SET) == 0);
-    internal_verify(fread(&e_lfanew, sizeof(DWORD), 1, file) == 1); // file + 0x3c
-    if(do_swap) e_lfanew = byteswap(e_lfanew);
+    auto magic = load_bytes<std::array<char, 2>>(file, 0);
+    internal_verify(memcmp(magic.data(), "MZ", 2) == 0);
+    DWORD e_lfanew = pe_byteswap_if_needed(load_bytes<DWORD>(file, 0x3c)); // dos header + 0x3c
     long nt_header_offset = e_lfanew;
-    char signature[4];
-    internal_verify(fseek(file, nt_header_offset, SEEK_SET) == 0);
-    internal_verify(fread(signature, 1, 4, file) == 4); // NT header + 0x0
-    internal_verify(memcmp(signature, "PE\0\0", 4) == 0);
-    //WORD machine;
-    //internal_verify(fseek(file, nt_header_offset + 4, SEEK_SET) == 0); // file header + 0x0
-    //internal_verify(fread(&machine, sizeof(WORD), 1, file) == 1);
-    WORD size_of_optional_header;
-    internal_verify(fseek(file, nt_header_offset + 4 + 0x10, SEEK_SET) == 0); // file header + 0x10
-    internal_verify(fread(&size_of_optional_header, sizeof(DWORD), 1, file) == 1);
-    if(do_swap) size_of_optional_header = byteswap(size_of_optional_header);
+    auto signature = load_bytes<std::array<char, 4>>(file, nt_header_offset); // nt header + 0
+    internal_verify(memcmp(signature.data(), "PE\0\0", 4) == 0);
+    WORD size_of_optional_header = pe_byteswap_if_needed(
+        load_bytes<WORD>(file, nt_header_offset + 4 + 0x10) // file header + 0x10
+    );
     internal_verify(size_of_optional_header != 0);
-    WORD optional_header_magic;
-    internal_verify(fseek(file, nt_header_offset + 0x18, SEEK_SET) == 0); // optional header + 0x0
-    internal_verify(fread(&optional_header_magic, sizeof(DWORD), 1, file) == 1);
-    if(do_swap) optional_header_magic = byteswap(optional_header_magic);
+    WORD optional_header_magic = pe_byteswap_if_needed(
+        load_bytes<WORD>(file, nt_header_offset + 0x18) // optional header + 0x0
+    );
     internal_verify(optional_header_magic == IMAGE_NT_OPTIONAL_HDR_MAGIC);
     uintptr_t image_base;
     if(optional_header_magic == IMAGE_NT_OPTIONAL_HDR32_MAGIC) {
         // 32 bit
-        DWORD base;
-        internal_verify(fseek(file, nt_header_offset + 0x18 + 0x1c, SEEK_SET) == 0); // optional header + 0x1c
-        internal_verify(fread(&base, sizeof(DWORD), 1, file) == 1);
-        if(do_swap) base = byteswap(base);
-        image_base = base;
+        image_base = pe_byteswap_if_needed(
+            load_bytes<DWORD>(file, nt_header_offset + 0x18 + 0x1c) // optional header + 0x1c
+        );
     } else {
         // 64 bit
         // I get an "error: 'QWORD' was not declared in this scope" for some reason when using QWORD
-        unsigned __int64 base;
-        internal_verify(fseek(file, nt_header_offset + 0x18 + 0x18, SEEK_SET) == 0); // optional header + 0x18
-        internal_verify(fread(&base, sizeof(unsigned __int64), 1, file) == 1);
-        if(do_swap) base = byteswap(base);
-        image_base = base;
+        image_base = pe_byteswap_if_needed(
+            load_bytes<unsigned __int64>(file, nt_header_offset + 0x18 + 0x18) // optional header + 0x18
+        );
     }
     fclose(file);
     return image_base;