diff --git a/world/remote_call.cpp b/world/remote_call.cpp
index 200720aa5..c403d1c1c 100644
--- a/world/remote_call.cpp
+++ b/world/remote_call.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void handle_rc_quest_interface(const std::string &method, const std::string &con
 	std::string error;
 	std::map<std::string, std::string> res;
 
-	FILE *f = fopen("quests/global/Waypoint.pl", "r");
+	FILE *f = fopen("quests/global/Waypoint.pl", "rb");
 	if(!f) {
 		error = "File not found";
 		RemoteCallResponse(connection_id, request_id, res, error);
@@ -177,32 +177,19 @@ void handle_rc_quest_interface(const std::string &method, const std::string &con
 	size_t sz = ftell(f);
 	rewind(f);
 
-	//todo: actually break the message apart or something so we don't destroy web_interface's poor buffer
-	//dunno where to do this yet, got some musing to do
-	//if(sz >= 1024) {
-	//	error = "File too large... for now...";
-	//	RemoteCallResponse(connection_id, request_id, res, error);
-	//	return;
-	//}
-	
 	char *buffer = new char[sz + 1];
 	size_t r = fread(buffer, 1, sz, f);
 	if(r != sz) {
 		error = "Unable to read file";
 		RemoteCallResponse(connection_id, request_id, res, error);
+		fclose(f);
 		delete[] buffer;
 		return;
 	}
 
+	fclose(f);
 	buffer[sz] = '\0';
 
-	//std::string str;
-	//std::ifstream file("quests/global/Waypoint.pl", std::ios::in);
-	//if (file) {
-	//	while (!file.eof())
-	//		str.push_back(file.get());
-	//}
-
 	res["quest_text"] = buffer; 
 	RemoteCallResponse(connection_id, request_id, res, error); 
 }
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