diff --git a/tap_spreadsheets_anywhere/excel_handler.py b/tap_spreadsheets_anywhere/excel_handler.py
index ffd2b84..4aad321 100644
--- a/tap_spreadsheets_anywhere/excel_handler.py
+++ b/tap_spreadsheets_anywhere/excel_handler.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def get_legacy_row_iterator(table_spec, file_handle):
 
 
 def get_row_iterator(table_spec, file_handle):
-    workbook = openpyxl.load_workbook(file_handle, read_only=True)
+    workbook = openpyxl.load_workbook(file_handle.name, read_only=True)
     
     if "worksheet_name" in table_spec:
         try: