diff --git a/pwndbg/android.py b/pwndbg/android.py
index accbc7367..12a737131 100644
--- a/pwndbg/android.py
+++ b/pwndbg/android.py
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ import pwndbg.events
 import pwndbg.file
 import pwndbg.memoize
 import pwndbg.remote
+import pwndbg.qemu
 
 
 @pwndbg.memoize.reset_on_start
 @pwndbg.memoize.reset_on_exit
 def is_android():
+    if pwndbg.qemu.is_qemu():
+        return False
+
     try:
         if pwndbg.file.get('/system/etc/hosts'):
             return True
diff --git a/pwndbg/commands/aslr.py b/pwndbg/commands/aslr.py
index a16fcea9d..e4d90a674 100644
--- a/pwndbg/commands/aslr.py
+++ b/pwndbg/commands/aslr.py
@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@ def aslr(state=None):
             print("Change will take effect when the process restarts")
 
     aslr, method = pwndbg.vmmap.check_aslr()
-    status = message.off('OFF')
 
-    if aslr:
+    if aslr is True:
         status = message.on('ON')
+    elif aslr is False:
+        status = message.off('OFF')
+    else:
+        status = message.off('???')
 
     print("ASLR is %s (%s)" % (status, method))
diff --git a/pwndbg/file.py b/pwndbg/file.py
index 844ee70eb..97a7b2fb7 100755
--- a/pwndbg/file.py
+++ b/pwndbg/file.py
@@ -29,18 +29,21 @@ def get_file(path):
     qemu_root = pwndbg.qemu.root()
     if qemu_root:
         return os.path.join(qemu_root, path)
-    elif pwndbg.remote.is_remote() and not pwndbg.qemu.is_qemu():
-        local_path = tempfile.mktemp(dir=pwndbg.symbol.remote_files_dir)
-        error      = None
-        try:
-            error = gdb.execute('remote get "%s" "%s"' % (path, local_path),
-                                 to_string=True)
-        except gdb.error as e:
-            error = e
-
-        if error:
-            raise OSError("Could not download remote file %r:\n" \
-                            "Error: %s" % (path, error))
+    elif pwndbg.remote.is_remote():
+        if not pwndbg.qemu.is_qemu():
+            local_path = tempfile.mktemp(dir=pwndbg.symbol.remote_files_dir)
+            error      = None
+            try:
+                error = gdb.execute('remote get "%s" "%s"' % (path, local_path),
+                                     to_string=True)
+            except gdb.error as e:
+                error = e
+
+            if error:
+                raise OSError("Could not download remote file %r:\n" \
+                                "Error: %s" % (path, error))
+        else:
+            print("[pwndbg warning]: pwndbg.file.get(%s) returns local path" % path)
 
     return local_path
 
diff --git a/pwndbg/vmmap.py b/pwndbg/vmmap.py
index aefa28c51..51dd66fcc 100644
--- a/pwndbg/vmmap.py
+++ b/pwndbg/vmmap.py
@@ -425,31 +425,23 @@ def find_boundaries(addr, name='', min=0):
 
     return pwndbg.memory.Page(start, end-start, 4, 0, name)
 
-aslr = False
-
-@pwndbg.events.new_objfile
-@pwndbg.memoize.while_running
 def check_aslr():
-    vmmap = sys.modules[__name__]
-    vmmap.aslr = False
-
-    # Check to see if ASLR is disabled on the system.
-    # if not pwndbg.remote.is_remote():
-    system_aslr = True
-    data        = b''
+    """
+    Detects the ASLR status. Returns True, False or None.
 
+    None is returned when we can't detect ASLR.
+    """
     # QEMU does not support this concept.
-    if pwndbg.qemu.is_qemu_usermode():
-        return vmmap.aslr
+    if pwndbg.qemu.is_qemu():
+        return None, 'Could not detect ASLR on QEMU targets'
 
     # Systemwide ASLR is disabled
     try:
         data = pwndbg.file.get('/proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space')
         if b'0' in data:
-            vmmap.aslr = False
-            return vmmap.aslr, 'kernel.randomize_va_space == 0'
+            return False, 'kernel.randomize_va_space == 0'
     except Exception as e:
-        print("Could not check ASLR: Couldn't get randomize_va_space")
+        print("Could not check ASLR: can't read randomize_va_space")
         pass
 
     # Check the personality of the process
@@ -457,11 +449,9 @@ def check_aslr():
         try:
             data = pwndbg.file.get('/proc/%i/personality' % pwndbg.proc.pid)
             personality = int(data, 16)
-            if personality & 0x40000 == 0:
-                vmmap.aslr = True
-            return vmmap.aslr, 'read status from process\' personality'
+            return (personality & 0x40000 == 0), 'read status from process\' personality'
         except:
-            print("Could not check ASLR: Couldn't get personality")
+            print("Could not check ASLR: can't read process' personality")
             pass
 
     # Just go with whatever GDB says it did.
@@ -469,10 +459,7 @@ def check_aslr():
     # This should usually be identical to the above, but we may not have
     # access to procfs.
     output = gdb.execute('show disable-randomization', to_string=True)
-    if "is off." in output:
-        vmmap.aslr = True
-
-    return vmmap.aslr, 'show disable-randomization'
+    return ("is off." in output), 'show disable-randomization'
 
 @pwndbg.events.cont
 def mark_pc_as_executable():