diff --git a/classes/file/FileHandler.class.php b/classes/file/FileHandler.class.php
index d5aeff6cb..d4f24701f 100644
--- a/classes/file/FileHandler.class.php
+++ b/classes/file/FileHandler.class.php
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
          **/
         function readFile($file_name) {
             if(!file_exists($file_name)) return;
-
             $filesize = filesize($file_name);
-
             if($filesize<1) return;
 
+            if(function_exists('file_get_contents')) return file_get_contents($file_name);
+
             $fp = fopen($file_name, "r");
             $buff = '';
             if($fp) {