diff --git a/pyinfra/connectors/docker.py b/pyinfra/connectors/docker.py
index 0a2e867c3..531059843 100644
--- a/pyinfra/connectors/docker.py
+++ b/pyinfra/connectors/docker.py
@@ -265,17 +265,10 @@ def get_file(
             )
 
             # Load the temporary file and write it to our file or IO object
-            with open(temp_filename, encoding="utf-8") as temp_f:
+            with open(temp_filename, "rb") as temp_f:
                 with get_file_io(filename_or_io, "wb") as file_io:
                     data = temp_f.read()
-                    data_bytes: bytes
-
-                    if isinstance(data, str):
-                        data_bytes = data.encode()
-                    else:
-                        data_bytes = data
-
-                    file_io.write(data_bytes)
+                    file_io.write(data)
         finally:
             os.close(fd)
             os.remove(temp_filename)