From c58c45c91797382eddee90d772fd16c6496bfa51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nick O'Leary <nick.oleary@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 21:19:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] HTTP In should pass application/octet-stream as buffer not
 string Fixes #1023

---
 nodes/core/io/21-httpin.js | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.js b/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.js
index cbbc1875e..23b523478 100644
--- a/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.js
+++ b/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.js
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 isText = false;
             } else if (parsedType.subtype !== "octet-stream") {
                 checkUTF = true;
+            } else {
+                // applicatino/octet-stream
+                isText = false;
             }
         }