diff --git a/lookyloo/helpers.py b/lookyloo/helpers.py
index 05cc5efd..73a4b8d1 100644
--- a/lookyloo/helpers.py
+++ b/lookyloo/helpers.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import os
 from typing import List, Optional
-from io import BytesIO
+from io import BufferedIOBase
 from pathlib import Path
 from .exceptions import MissingEnv, CreateDirectoryException
 from redis import Redis
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def get_user_agents() -> dict:
     with open(paths[0]) as f:
         return json.load(f)
 
-def load_cookies(cookie_pseudofile: Optional[BytesIO]=None) -> List[dict]:
+def load_cookies(cookie_pseudofile: Optional[BufferedIOBase]=None) -> List[dict]:
     if cookie_pseudofile:
         cookies = json.load(cookie_pseudofile)
     else:
diff --git a/lookyloo/lookyloo.py b/lookyloo/lookyloo.py
index b918aee1..e6343763 100644
--- a/lookyloo/lookyloo.py
+++ b/lookyloo/lookyloo.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import ipaddress
 import socket
 from urllib.parse import urlsplit
 
-from io import BytesIO
+from io import BufferedIOBase, BytesIO
 import base64
 from uuid import uuid4
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class Lookyloo():
             return self.sanejs.sha512(sha512)
         return {'response': []}
 
-    def scrape(self, url: str, cookies_pseudofile: Optional[BytesIO]=None, depth: int=1, listing: bool=True, user_agent: Optional[str]=None, perma_uuid: str=None,
+    def scrape(self, url: str, cookies_pseudofile: Optional[BufferedIOBase]=None, depth: int=1, listing: bool=True, user_agent: Optional[str]=None, perma_uuid: str=None,
                os: str=None, browser: str=None) -> Union[bool, str]:
         if not url.startswith('http'):
             url = f'http://{url}'
diff --git a/website/web/__init__.py b/website/web/__init__.py
index ded7ed1d..11e90d5b 100644
--- a/website/web/__init__.py
+++ b/website/web/__init__.py
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ def submit():
 def scrape_web():
     if request.form.get('url'):
         # check if the post request has the file part
-        if 'file' in request.files and request.files['file'].filename:
-            cookie_file = BytesIO(request.files['file'].stream.read())
+        if 'cookies' in request.files and request.files['cookies'].filename:
+            cookie_file = request.files['cookies'].stream
         else:
             cookie_file = None
         perma_uuid = lookyloo.scrape(url=request.form.get('url'),
diff --git a/website/web/templates/scrape.html b/website/web/templates/scrape.html
index 9622307d..6747fd23 100644
--- a/website/web/templates/scrape.html
+++ b/website/web/templates/scrape.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
          alt="Lookyloo" width="500">
   </center>
   </br>
-    <form role="form" action="scrape" method=post>
+    <form role="form" action="scrape" method=post enctype=multipart/form-data>
       <div class="form-group row">
         <label for="url" class="col-sm-2 col-form-label">URL:</label>
         <div class="col-sm-10">
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
       <div class="form-group row">
         <label for="cookies" class="col-sm-6">Cookies (JSON export from the Firefox plugin Cookie Quick Manager)</label>
         <div class="col-sm-4">
-          <input type="file" class="form-control-file" id="cookies">
+          <input type="file" class="form-control-file" id="cookies" name="cookies">
         </div>
       </div>