diff --git a/app/controllers/katello/api/v2/content_uploads_controller.rb b/app/controllers/katello/api/v2/content_uploads_controller.rb
index 024f43bca7f..f792139896b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/katello/api/v2/content_uploads_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/katello/api/v2/content_uploads_controller.rb
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ def create
     param :offset, :number, :required => true, :desc => N_("The offset in the file where the content starts")
     param :content, File, :required => true, :desc => N_("The actual file contents")
     def update
+      content = params[:content].respond_to?(:read) ? params[:content].read : params[:content]
       @repository.backend_content_service(::SmartProxy.pulp_primary)
-        .upload_chunk(params[:id], params[:offset], params[:content], params[:size])
+        .upload_chunk(params[:id], params[:offset], content, params[:size])
       head :no_content
     end
 
diff --git a/test/controllers/api/v2/content_uploads_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/api/v2/content_uploads_controller_test.rb
index f917920272e..8bcae2c8de5 100644
--- a/test/controllers/api/v2/content_uploads_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/api/v2/content_uploads_controller_test.rb
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ def test_update
       assert_response :success
     end
 
+    def test_update_file
+      id = '1'
+      offset = '0'
+      test_document = File.join(Engine.root, "test", "fixtures", "files", "puppet_module.tar.gz")
+      content = Rack::Test::UploadedFile.new(test_document, '')
+      file_content = File.read(test_document)
+      @repo.backend_content_service(SmartProxy.pulp_primary).expects(:upload_chunk).with(id, offset, file_content, nil)
+      put :update, params: { :id => id, :offset => offset, :content => content, :repository_id => @repo.id }
+
+      assert_response :success
+    end
+
     def test_update_protected
       allowed_perms = [@update_permission]
       denied_perms = [@read_permission, @create_permission, @destroy_permission]