--- a/documents/genericScrapers.py
+++ b/documents/genericScrapers.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         foidocsdb = scrape.couch['disclosr-foidocuments']
         (url, mime_type, rcontent) = scrape.fetchURL(scrape.docsdb,
              self.getURL(), "foidocuments", self.getAgencyID())
-        content = rcontent.read()
+        content = rcontent
         dochash = scrape.mkhash(content)
         doc = foidocsdb.get(dochash)
         if doc is None:
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
         device = TextConverter(rsrcmgr, outfp, codec='utf-8',
              laparams=laparams)
         fp = StringIO()
-        fp.write(content.read())
+        fp.write(content)
 
         process_pdf(rsrcmgr, device, fp, set(), caching=True,
              check_extractable=True)