diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/FetchUrlReader.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/FetchUrlReader.ts
index 46db3e73ee..d2e5c45620 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/FetchUrlReader.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/FetchUrlReader.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class FetchUrlReader implements UrlReader {
     }
 
     if (response.ok) {
-      return Buffer.from('');
+      return Buffer.from(await response.text());
     }
 
     const message = `could not read ${url}, ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`;