1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/upload_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/upload_resource.py

index 4ab33f73bf..f6f498cdc5 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/upload_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/upload_resource.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class UploadResource(Resource):
         # TODO(markjh): parse content-dispostion
 
         content_uri = yield self.media_repo.create_content(
-            media_type, upload_name, request.content.read(),
+            media_type, upload_name, request.content,
             content_length, requester.user
         )