diff --git a/lib/connector/sabre/file.php b/lib/connector/sabre/file.php
index b049f39c17..98661dbb18 100644
--- a/lib/connector/sabre/file.php
+++ b/lib/connector/sabre/file.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class OC_Connector_Sabre_File extends OC_Connector_Sabre_Node implements Sabre_D
 	 */
 	public function get() {
 
-		return OC_Filesystem::file_get_contents($this->path);
+		return OC_Filesystem::fopen($this->path,'r');
 
 	}