diff --git a/repository/TiddlyWiki/TiddlyWiki.class.st b/repository/TiddlyWiki/TiddlyWiki.class.st
index 56a2568..6ed8b19 100644
--- a/repository/TiddlyWiki/TiddlyWiki.class.st
+++ b/repository/TiddlyWiki/TiddlyWiki.class.st
@@ -18,10 +18,15 @@ Class {
 
 { #category : #accessing }
 TiddlyWiki class >> fromJSONUrl: anUrlString [
-	
+	| rawContents contentsString |
+	rawContents := anUrlString asUrl retrieveContents.
+	rawContents class = ByteArray 
+		ifTrue: [ contentsString := rawContents utf8Decoded ]
+		ifFalse: [ contentsString := rawContents ].
 	^ self new
-		 fromDictionary: (STONJSON fromString: anUrlString asUrl retrieveContents utf8Decoded);
-		 name: anUrlString  
+		 fromDictionary: (STONJSON fromString: contentsString);
+		 remote: anUrlString;
+		 name: anUrlString
 ]
 
 { #category : #accessing }