diff --git a/runtime/src/ceramic/Files.hx b/runtime/src/ceramic/Files.hx
index 955dc5e15..1601b2d99 100644
--- a/runtime/src/ceramic/Files.hx
+++ b/runtime/src/ceramic/Files.hx
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ class Files {
             return null;
         }
         else {
-            var data:UInt8Array = fs.readFileSync(path, 'binary');
+            var data:UInt8Array = fs.readFileSync(path);
             return data != null ? data.toBytes() : null;
         }