diff --git a/core/index.go b/core/index.go
index 3ae34f1..38dc22f 100644
--- a/core/index.go
+++ b/core/index.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
@@ -33,12 +32,8 @@ type IndexFile struct {
 
 // LoadIndex attempts to load the index file from a path
 func LoadIndex(indexFile string, flags Flags) (Index, error) {
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(indexFile)
-	if err != nil {
-		return Index{}, err
-	}
 	var index Index
-	if _, err := toml.Decode(string(data), &index); err != nil {
+	if _, err := toml.DecodeFile(indexFile, &index); err != nil {
 		return Index{}, err
 	}
 	index.flags = flags
diff --git a/core/pack.go b/core/pack.go
index f80b26a..c3290f0 100644
--- a/core/pack.go
+++ b/core/pack.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
@@ -27,12 +26,8 @@ type Pack struct {
 
 // LoadPack loads the modpack metadata to a Pack struct
 func LoadPack(flags Flags) (Pack, error) {
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(flags.PackFile)
-	if err != nil {
-		return Pack{}, err
-	}
 	var modpack Pack
-	if _, err := toml.Decode(string(data), &modpack); err != nil {
+	if _, err := toml.DecodeFile(flags.PackFile, &modpack); err != nil {
 		return Pack{}, err
 	}