diff --git a/src/libos/src/fs/mod.rs b/src/libos/src/fs/mod.rs
index 6151891f..00208c18 100644
--- a/src/libos/src/fs/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libos/src/fs/mod.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use self::inode_file::OpenOptions;
 pub use self::pipe::Pipe;
 pub use self::io_multiplexing::*;
 pub use self::access::{AccessModes, AccessFlags, AT_FDCWD, do_access, do_faccessat};
+use self::null::NullFile;
 use std::mem::uninitialized;
 
 mod file;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ mod pipe;
 mod sgx_impl;
 mod io_multiplexing;
 mod access;
+mod null;
 
 
 pub fn do_open(path: &str, flags: u32, mode: u32) -> Result<FileDesc, Error> {
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ pub fn do_open(path: &str, flags: u32, mode: u32) -> Result<FileDesc, Error> {
     let mut proc = current_ref.lock().unwrap();
 
     let file = proc.open_file(path, flags, mode)?;
-    let file_ref: Arc<Box<File>> = Arc::new(Box::new(file));
+    let file_ref: Arc<Box<File>> = Arc::new(file);
 
     let fd = {
         let close_on_spawn = flags.contains(OpenFlags::CLOEXEC);
@@ -399,7 +401,10 @@ extern "C" {
 
 impl Process {
     /// Open a file on the process. But DO NOT add it to file table.
-    pub fn open_file(&self, path: &str, flags: OpenFlags, mode: u32) -> Result<INodeFile, Error> {
+    pub fn open_file(&self, path: &str, flags: OpenFlags, mode: u32) -> Result<Box<File>, Error> {
+        if path == "/dev/null" {
+            return Ok(Box::new(NullFile));
+        }
         let inode = if flags.contains(OpenFlags::CREATE) {
             let (dir_path, file_name) = split_path(&path);
             let dir_inode = self.lookup_inode(dir_path)?;
@@ -416,7 +421,7 @@ impl Process {
         } else {
             self.lookup_inode(&path)?
         };
-        INodeFile::open(inode, flags.to_options())
+        Ok(Box::new(INodeFile::open(inode, flags.to_options())?))
     }
 
     /// Lookup INode from the cwd of the process
diff --git a/src/libos/src/fs/null.rs b/src/libos/src/fs/null.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..454d7f12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libos/src/fs/null.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+use super::*;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct NullFile;
+
+impl File for NullFile {
+    fn read(&self, _buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn write(&self, _buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        Ok(0)
+    }
+
+    fn read_at(&self, _offset: usize, _buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn write_at(&self, _offset: usize, _buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn readv(&self, bufs: &mut [&mut [u8]]) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn writev(&self, bufs: &[&[u8]]) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn seek(&self, pos: SeekFrom) -> Result<off_t, Error> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn metadata(&self) -> Result<Metadata, Error> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn set_len(&self, len: u64) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn sync_all(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn sync_data(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn read_entry(&self) -> Result<String, Error> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/libos/src/process/spawn/mod.rs b/src/libos/src/process/spawn/mod.rs
index edf95126..fee26df7 100644
--- a/src/libos/src/process/spawn/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libos/src/process/spawn/mod.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ fn init_files(parent_ref: &ProcessRef, file_actions: &[FileAction]) -> Result<Fi
                 &FileAction::Open { ref path, mode, oflag, fd} => {
                     let flags = OpenFlags::from_bits_truncate(oflag);
                     let file = parent.open_file(path.as_str(), flags, mode)?;
-                    let file_ref: Arc<Box<File>> = Arc::new(Box::new(file));
+                    let file_ref: Arc<Box<File>> = Arc::new(file);
 
                     let close_on_spawn = flags.contains(OpenFlags::CLOEXEC);
                     cloned_file_table.put_at(fd, file_ref, close_on_spawn);