diff --git a/src/js/client.js b/src/js/client.js
index 5b057b349..620d3b7e3 100644
--- a/src/js/client.js
+++ b/src/js/client.js
@@ -2407,7 +2407,12 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', '$timeout
         if (download) {
             window.open(client.apiOrigin + '/api/v1/apps/' + appId + '/files/' + path + '?download=true&access_token=' + token);
         } else {
-            get('/api/v1/apps/' + appId + '/files/' + path, null, function (error, data, status) {
+            function responseHandler(data, headers, status) {
+                if (headers()['content-type'] && headers()['content-type'].indexOf('application/json') !== -1) return JSON.parse(data);
+                return data;
+            }
+
+            get('/api/v1/apps/' + appId + '/files/' + path, { transformResponse: responseHandler }, function (error, data, status) {
                 if (error) return callback(error);
                 if (status !== 200) return callback(new ClientError(status, data));