diff --git a/mp-server.py b/mp-server.py
index 03c29a3..f1248ee 100644
--- a/mp-server.py
+++ b/mp-server.py
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ class MacroPadServer:
                         if os.path.exists(image_path):
                             try:
                                 with open(image_path, 'rb') as f:
-                                    image_data =f.read
+                                    image_data =f.read()
                                 image_size = len(image_data)
                                 client_socket.send(str(image_size).encode('utf-8'))
                                 client_socket.recv(1024)  # Wait for acknowledgment