diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index f9ab079..8f9edaf 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ const generatePublicDirectory = (app: TemplatedApp) => {
 						.writeStatus('200 OK')
 						.writeHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*')
 						.writeHeader('Content-Type', contentType)
-						.end(fs.readFileSync(file).toString('utf-8'));
+						.end(fs.readFileSync(file));
 				});
 			} else {
 				notFound(res, new Error(`File not found: ${file}`));
diff --git a/tests/workflow.stepci.yml b/tests/workflow.stepci.yml
index d2bf9a2..f993f2f 100644
--- a/tests/workflow.stepci.yml
+++ b/tests/workflow.stepci.yml
@@ -473,4 +473,18 @@ tests:
           method: GET
           check:
             status: 200
-            body: This should be reachable!
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+            body: This should be reachable!
+      - name: get images
+        http:
+          url: http://${{env.host}}/screenshot.png
+          method: GET
+          check:
+            status: 200
+            sha256: 87e26d176cea2f7465c52a4e7e186d6f7f15e61a8658e7b84420474883f073d3
+      - name: get audio
+        http:
+          url: http://${{env.host}}/file_example_MP3_700KB.mp3
+          method: GET
+          check:
+            status: 200
+            sha256: 9a2270d5964f64981fb1e91dd13e5941262817bdce873cf357c92adbef906b5d
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