diff --git a/tapeget.lua b/tapeget.lua
index 67d08ab..62772cd 100644
--- a/tapeget.lua
+++ b/tapeget.lua
@@ -11,13 +11,10 @@ if not http then
     return
 end
 
-local block_size = 8192
-
 tape.stop()
 tape.seek(-tape.getSize())
 tape.stop()
 
-
 local req = http.get(args[1], {}, true)
 if not req then
     print("oopsie")
@@ -25,12 +22,10 @@ if not req then
 end
 
 while true do
-    local chunk = req.read(block_size)
+    local chunk = req.read()
     if not chunk then
         print("EOF")
     end
-    for i = 1, #chunk do
-        tape.write(chunk[i])
-    end
+    tape.write(chunk)
 end