diff --git a/app/scripts/contentscript.js b/app/scripts/contentscript.js
index 8b2040b16..8cb4ab5c7 100644
--- a/app/scripts/contentscript.js
+++ b/app/scripts/contentscript.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import PortStream from 'extension-port-stream'
 const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 
-const inpageContent = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'dist', 'chrome', 'inpage.js')).toString()
+const inpageContent = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'dist', 'chrome', 'inpage.js'), 'utf8')
 const inpageSuffix = '//# sourceURL=' + extension.runtime.getURL('inpage.js') + '\n'
 const inpageBundle = inpageContent + inpageSuffix