diff --git a/src/augmentations/cortexSense.ts b/src/augmentations/cortexSense.ts
index 4e56b2e7..e02a7c3d 100644
--- a/src/augmentations/cortexSense.ts
+++ b/src/augmentations/cortexSense.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export class CortexSenseAugmentation implements ISenseAugmentation {
       const watcher = fsWatch.watch(filePath, async (eventType: string) => {
         if (eventType === 'change') {
           try {
-            const fileContent = await fs.readFile(filePath, 'utf8')
+            const fileContent = await fs.readFile(filePath)
             const result = await this.processRawData(fileContent, this.getDataTypeFromPath(filePath))
             
             if (result.success) {