diff --git a/src/ascii.zig b/src/ascii.zig
index f39198d..fd6558b 100644
--- a/src/ascii.zig
+++ b/src/ascii.zig
@@ -72,14 +72,10 @@ pub fn printAsciiAndModules(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, ascii_art_path: ?[]u8,
 
     var ascii_art_data: []const u8 = undefined;
     if (ascii_art_path) |ascii| {
-        var ascii_file = try std.fs.cwd().openFile(ascii, .{});
+        const ascii_file = try std.fs.cwd().openFile(ascii, .{});
         defer ascii_file.close();
         const file_size = (try ascii_file.stat()).size;
-
-        var file_buf = try allocator.alloc(u8, file_size);
-        var reader = std.fs.File.Reader.init(ascii_file, file_buf);
-        const read = try reader.read(file_buf);
-        ascii_art_data = file_buf[0..read];
+        ascii_art_data = try utils.readFile(allocator, ascii_file, file_size);
     } else {
         ascii_art_data = @embedFile("./assets/ascii/guy_fawks.txt");
     }