diff --git a/base/izzylib/path.py b/base/izzylib/path.py
index 36de3e8..054907f 100644
--- a/base/izzylib/path.py
+++ b/base/izzylib/path.py
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ class Path(str):
 
 
 	def read(self, byte=False):
-		fd = open(self)
-		data = fd.read('rb' if byte else 'r')
+		fd = open(self, 'rb' if byte else 'r')
+		data = fd.read()
 		fd.close()
 
 		return data