diff --git a/common/modules/parser.js b/common/modules/parser.js
index c6e0af0..42a50d3 100644
--- a/common/modules/parser.js
+++ b/common/modules/parser.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { fontRx } from './util.js'
 import Metadata from 'matroska-metadata'
+import { arr2text } from 'uint8-util'
+import { fontRx } from './util.js'
 
 export default class Parser {
   parsed = false
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ export default class Parser {
       for (const file of files) {
         if (fontRx.test(file.filename) || file.mimetype?.toLowerCase().includes('font')) {
           // this is cursed, but required, as capacitor-node's IPC hangs for 2mins when runnig on 32bit android when sending uint8's
-          this.client.dispatch('file', { data: JSON.stringify([...file.data]) })
+          this.client.dispatch('file', { data: arr2text(file.data) })
         }
       }
     })
diff --git a/common/modules/subtitles.js b/common/modules/subtitles.js
index 31ac0ea..a0835a9 100644
--- a/common/modules/subtitles.js
+++ b/common/modules/subtitles.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import JASSUB from 'jassub'
+import { text2arr } from 'uint8-util'
 import { toTS, subRx, videoRx } from './util.js'
 import { settings } from '@/modules/settings.js'
 import { client } from '@/modules/torrent.js'
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ export default class Subtitles {
     this.timeout = null
     this.handleFile = ({ detail }) => {
       if (this.selected) {
-        const uint8 = new Uint8Array(JSON.parse(detail.data))
+        const uint8 = text2arr(detail.data)
         this.fonts.push(uint8)
         this.renderer?.addFont(uint8)
       }