diff --git a/image_classifier/image_classifier.py b/image_classifier/image_classifier.py
index 2e5de43..3ff9243 100755
--- a/image_classifier/image_classifier.py
+++ b/image_classifier/image_classifier.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class image_classifier:
         if people:
             self._log.debug(f"Found {len(people)} known people in the image.")
             self._log.debug(json.dumps(people, indent=2))
-            with open(file, 'bw') as image_file:
+            with open(file, 'br') as image_file:
                 content = image_file.read()
             self.metadata = pyexiv2.ImageData(content)
             self.metadata.read()