diff --git a/rust/pv_core/src/utils.rs b/rust/pv_core/src/utils.rs
index 08758e14..b5331d1e 100644
--- a/rust/pv_core/src/utils.rs
+++ b/rust/pv_core/src/utils.rs
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ pub fn read_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P, ctx: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
 pub fn read<R: Read, P: AsRef<Path>>(rd: &mut R, path: P, ctx: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
     let mut buf = vec![];
     rd.read_to_end(&mut buf).map_err(|e| Error::FileIo {
-        ty: FileIoErrorType::Write,
+        ty: FileIoErrorType::Read,
         ctx: ctx.to_string(),
         path: path.as_ref().to_path_buf(),
         source: e,