1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/psych.rb b/lib/psych.rb
index eefa99a..0c4a7ee 100644
--- a/lib/psych.rb
+++ b/lib/psych.rb
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ module Psych
   # Load the document contained in +filename+.  Returns the yaml contained in
   # +filename+ as a ruby object
   def self.load_file filename
-    self.load File.read(filename)
+    self.load File.open(filename)
   end
 
   # :stopdoc: