diff --git a/src/secrets.py b/src/secrets.py
index f6e235a9a..5b1fe8e94 100644
--- a/src/secrets.py
+++ b/src/secrets.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class Secrets():
         return pk
 
 def load_secrets(filename):
-    f = open(filename, 'rb')
+    f = open(filename, 'r')
 
     try:
         secrets = pickle.load(f, encoding='latin1')