diff --git a/networker.py b/networker.py
index 06a91c5..8946d78 100644
--- a/networker.py
+++ b/networker.py
@@ -15,25 +15,30 @@ class Message:
         self.header = header
         if mtype == MTYPE_File:
             try:
-                f = open(header, "r")
+                f = open(header, "rb")
                 try:
-                    self.content = str(f.read())
+                    self.content = f.read()
                 except:
                     print("An issue writing the message for \"" + self.header + "\" occured.")
                     f.close()
             except:
                 print("An issue when opening a file for reading: \"" + self.header + "\" occured.")
+                #print(traceback.format_exc())
         else:
             self.content = content
 
     def saveContent(self):
         if self.mtype != MTYPE_File: pass
         try:
-            f = open(str(self.header), "w")
+            f = open(str(self.header), "wb")
             try:
-                f.write(bytes(self.content))
+                if type(self.content) == bytes or type(self.content) == bytearray:
+                    f.write(bytes(self.content))
+                else:
+                    f.write(bytes(self.content, encoding='utf-8'))
             except:
                 print("An issue writing the message for \"" + str(self.header) + "\" occured.")
+                #print(traceback.format_exc())
             f.close()
         except:
             print("An issue when opening a file for writing: \"" + str(self.header) + "\" occured.")
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ class Message:
         toReturn = {"mtype":self.mtype, "header":self.header, "ident__":"Message"}
         if type(self.content) == bytes or type(self.content) == bytearray:
             toReturn["contentb64"] = True
-            toReturn["content"] = base64.b64encode(bytes(self.content)).decode()
+            toReturn["content"] = base64.b64encode(bytes(self.content)).decode('utf-8')
         else:
             toReturn["contentb64"] = False
             toReturn["content"] = self.content