diff --git a/app/BlueprintFramework/Libraries/ExtensionLibrary/Admin/BlueprintAdminLibrary.php b/app/BlueprintFramework/Libraries/ExtensionLibrary/Admin/BlueprintAdminLibrary.php
index 2f4aafb..2b7f3ab 100644
--- a/app/BlueprintFramework/Libraries/ExtensionLibrary/Admin/BlueprintAdminLibrary.php
+++ b/app/BlueprintFramework/Libraries/ExtensionLibrary/Admin/BlueprintAdminLibrary.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class BlueprintAdminLibrary
   | fileWipe("path");
   */
   public function fileRead($path) {
-    return shell_exec("cat ".escapeshellarg($path).";");
+    return file_get_contents($path);
   }
 
   public function fileMake($path) {
diff --git a/app/BlueprintFramework/Libraries/ExtensionLibrary/Client/BlueprintClientLibrary.php b/app/BlueprintFramework/Libraries/ExtensionLibrary/Client/BlueprintClientLibrary.php
index de9ca8a..902e9a3 100644
--- a/app/BlueprintFramework/Libraries/ExtensionLibrary/Client/BlueprintClientLibrary.php
+++ b/app/BlueprintFramework/Libraries/ExtensionLibrary/Client/BlueprintClientLibrary.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class BlueprintClientLibrary
   | fileWipe("path");
   */
   public function fileRead($path) {
-    return shell_exec("cat ".escapeshellarg($path).";");
+    return file_get_contents($path);
   }
 
   public function fileMake($path) {