diff --git a/src/objectifier.py b/src/objectifier.py
index f63521b..41e883c 100644
--- a/src/objectifier.py
+++ b/src/objectifier.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def analyze_image(request: Request, image: UploadFile):
     infile = incoming_dir / image.filename
     file_hash = hashlib.sha256()
     with open(infile, "w") as f:
-        chunk = image.read(buffer_size)
+        chunk = image.file.read(buffer_size)
         while chunk:
             file_hash.update(chunk)
             print ("writing " + buffer_size + " bytes")