diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/app/agent_protocol_server.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/app/agent_protocol_server.py
index 4bfc1940..08b2f212 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/app/agent_protocol_server.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/app/agent_protocol_server.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class AgentProtocolServer:
             else:
                 file_path = artifact.relative_path
             workspace = get_task_agent_file_workspace(task_id, self.agent_manager)
-            retrieved_artifact = workspace.read_file(file_path)
+            retrieved_artifact = workspace.read_file(file_path, binary=True)
         except NotFoundError as e:
             raise
         except FileNotFoundError as e:
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/file_workspace/file_workspace.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/file_workspace/file_workspace.py
index 7fe918b6..37da359e 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/file_workspace/file_workspace.py
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/file_workspace/file_workspace.py
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ class FileWorkspace:
         full_path = self.get_path(path)
         return open(full_path, mode)
 
-    def read_file(self, path: str | Path):
+    def read_file(self, path: str | Path, binary: bool = False):
         """Read a file in the workspace."""
-        with self.open_file(path, "r") as file:
+        with self.open_file(path, "rb" if binary else "r") as file:
             return file.read()
 
     def write_file(self, path: str | Path, content: str | bytes):