diff --git a/http_examples.cpp b/http_examples.cpp
index 1e0fa3d..1738a29 100644
--- a/http_examples.cpp
+++ b/http_examples.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int main() {
                 path+="/index.html";
               if(boost::filesystem::exists(path) && boost::filesystem::is_regular_file(path)) {
                 ifstream ifs;
-                ifs.open(path.string(), ifstream::in);
+                ifs.open(path.string(), ifstream::in | ios::binary);
                 
                 if(ifs) {
                   ifs.seekg(0, ios::end);
diff --git a/https_examples.cpp b/https_examples.cpp
index 6ce5dd0..29e84f6 100644
--- a/https_examples.cpp
+++ b/https_examples.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int main() {
                 path+="/index.html";
               if(boost::filesystem::exists(path) && boost::filesystem::is_regular_file(path)) {
                 ifstream ifs;
-                ifs.open(path.string(), ifstream::in);
+                ifs.open(path.string(), ifstream::in | ios::binary);
                 
                 if(ifs) {
                   ifs.seekg(0, ios::end);