diff --git a/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb b/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
index 1694393..f19ea90 100644
--- a/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
@@ -55,11 +55,14 @@ class PhotosController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def create
+    RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.info('create method')
     respond_to do |format|
       @photo = Photo.new(params[:photo])
       if params[:Filedata]
+        RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.info('getting file')
         @photo.swf_uploaded_data = params[:Filedata]
         if @photo.save
+          RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.info('saved')
           format.html { render :text => "FILEID:" + @photo.path_modified_public("album") }
           format.xml  { render :nothing => true }
         else
diff --git a/app/models/photo.rb b/app/models/photo.rb
index c4ece97..0137d97 100644
--- a/app/models/photo.rb
+++ b/app/models/photo.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Photo < ActiveRecord::Base
     data.content_type = MIME::Types.type_for(data.original_filename)
     self.title = data.original_filename
     self.path = self.album.path + "/" + data.original_filename
-    File.open(APP_CONFIG[:photos_path] + self.path, "wb") { |f| f.write(data.read) }
+    File.open(APP_CONFIG[:photos_path] + self.path, :encoding => 'BINARY' ) { |f| f.write(data.read) }
     RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.info('swf_uploaded_data done')
   end