1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Creds.hs b/Creds.hs
index 6be9b3391..b5181aa1e 100644
--- a/Creds.hs
+++ b/Creds.hs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module Creds (
 	getEnvCredPair,
 	writeCacheCreds,
 	readCacheCreds,
+	cacheCredsFile,
 	removeCreds,
 	includeCredsInfo,
 ) where
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ readCacheCredPair storage = maybe Nothing decodeCredPair
 	<$> readCacheCreds (credPairFile storage)
 
 readCacheCreds :: FilePath -> Annex (Maybe Creds)
-readCacheCreds f = liftIO . catchMaybeIO . readFile =<< cacheCredsFile f
+readCacheCreds f = liftIO . catchMaybeIO . readFileStrict =<< cacheCredsFile f
 
 cacheCredsFile :: FilePath -> Annex FilePath
 cacheCredsFile basefile = do