diff --git a/byostorage/cached.py b/byostorage/cached.py
index fba18e3..5584bc7 100644
--- a/byostorage/cached.py
+++ b/byostorage/cached.py
@@ -52,16 +52,20 @@ class CachedStorage(Storage):
 
     def _open(self, name, mode='rb'):
         assert 'r' in mode, "Can only open for reading"
-        p = self._cached(name)
+        p = self.path(name)
         return open(p, mode)
 
     def path(self, name):
-        return self._cached(name)
+        try:
+            return self.remote.path(name)
+        except NotImplementedError:
+            return self._cached(name)
 
     def save(self, name, content, max_length=None):
         p = self._filepath(name)
         if os.path.exists(p):
             os.unlink(p)
+        # TODO: cache content to p
         return self.remote.save(name, content, max_length)
 
     def delete(self, name):