diff --git a/lib/docx_templater/docx_creator.rb b/lib/docx_templater/docx_creator.rb
index cc15615..266cb9f 100644
--- a/lib/docx_templater/docx_creator.rb
+++ b/lib/docx_templater/docx_creator.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def initialize(template_path, data, escape_html = true)
     end
 
     def generate_docx_file(file_name = "output_#{Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d_%H%M')}.docx")
-      File.open(file_name, 'w') do |f|
+      File.open(file_name, 'wb') do |f|
         f.write(generate_docx_bytes.string)
       end
     end