diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/metadata/metadata_file_helpers.ex b/lib/pinchflat/metadata/metadata_file_helpers.ex
index 80ceb53..c4320fa 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/metadata/metadata_file_helpers.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/metadata/metadata_file_helpers.ex
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Metadata.MetadataFileHelpers do
   Returns {:ok, map()} | {:error, any}
   """
   def read_compressed_metadata(filepath) do
-    {:ok, json} = File.open(filepath, [:read, :compressed], &IO.read(&1, :all))
+    {:ok, json} = File.open(filepath, [:read, :compressed], &IO.read(&1, :eof))
 
     Phoenix.json_library().decode(json)
   end
diff --git a/test/pinchflat/metadata/metadata_file_helpers_test.exs b/test/pinchflat/metadata/metadata_file_helpers_test.exs
index 3d5b615..36db3cd 100644
--- a/test/pinchflat/metadata/metadata_file_helpers_test.exs
+++ b/test/pinchflat/metadata/metadata_file_helpers_test.exs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Metadata.MetadataFileHelpersTest do
       metadata_map = %{"foo" => "bar"}
 
       filepath = Helpers.compress_and_store_metadata_for(media_item, metadata_map)
-      {:ok, json} = File.open(filepath, [:read, :compressed], &IO.read(&1, :all))
+      {:ok, json} = File.open(filepath, [:read, :compressed], &IO.read(&1, :eof))
 
       assert json == Phoenix.json_library().encode!(metadata_map)
     end