diff --git a/otouto/bindings.lua b/otouto/bindings.lua
index 5d57f7e..1f753ce 100644
--- a/otouto/bindings.lua
+++ b/otouto/bindings.lua
@@ -27,14 +27,19 @@ function bindings:request(method, parameters, file)
 		parameters[k] = tostring(v)
 	end
 	if file and next(file) ~= nil then
-		local file_type, file_name = next(file)
-		local file_file = io.open(file_name, 'r')
-		local file_data = {
-			filename = file_name,
+	    local file_type, file_name = next(file)
+	    if string.match(file_name, '/tmp/') then
+		  local file_file = io.open(file_name, 'r')
+		  local file_data = {
+	  		filename = file_name,
 			data = file_file:read('*a')
-		}
-		file_file:close()
-		parameters[file_type] = file_data
+		  }
+		  file_file:close()
+		  parameters[file_type] = file_data
+		else
+		  local file_type, file_name = next(file)
+		  parameters[file_type] = file_name
+		end
 	end
 	if next(parameters) == nil then
 		parameters = {''}
diff --git a/otouto/utilities.lua b/otouto/utilities.lua
index 05d40ed..460a00e 100644
--- a/otouto/utilities.lua
+++ b/otouto/utilities.lua
@@ -59,8 +59,10 @@ function utilities:send_photo(chat_id, file, text, reply_to_message_id, reply_ma
 		reply_to_message_id = reply_to_message_id,
 		reply_markup = reply_markup
 	}, {photo = file} )
-	os.remove(file)
-	print("Deleted: "..file)
+	if string.match(file, '/tmp/') then
+	  os.remove(file)
+	  print("Deleted: "..file)
+	end
 	return output
 end
 
@@ -73,8 +75,10 @@ function utilities:send_audio(chat_id, file, reply_to_message_id, duration, perf
 		title = title or nil,
 		reply_to_message_id = reply_to_message_id
 	}, {audio = file} )
-	os.remove(file)
-	print("Deleted: "..file)
+	if string.match(file, '/tmp/') then
+	  os.remove(file)
+	  print("Deleted: "..file)
+	end
 	return output
 end
 
@@ -86,8 +90,10 @@ function utilities:send_document(chat_id, file, text, reply_to_message_id, reply
 		reply_to_message_id = reply_to_message_id,
 		reply_markup = reply_markup
 	}, {document = file} )
-	os.remove(file)
-	print("Deleted: "..file)
+	if string.match(file, '/tmp/') then
+	  os.remove(file)
+	  print("Deleted: "..file)
+	end
 	return output
 end
 
@@ -101,8 +107,10 @@ function utilities:send_video(chat_id, file, text, reply_to_message_id, duration
 		height = height or nil,
 		reply_to_message_id = reply_to_message_id
 	}, {video = file} )
-	os.remove(file)
-	print("Deleted: "..file)
+	if string.match(file, '/tmp/') then
+	  os.remove(file)
+	  print("Deleted: "..file)
+	end
 	return output
 end
 
@@ -114,8 +122,10 @@ function utilities:send_voice(chat_id, file, text, reply_to_message_id, duration
 		duration = duration or nil,
 		reply_to_message_id = reply_to_message_id
 	}, {voice = file} )
-	os.remove(file)
-	print("Deleted: "..file)
+	if string.match(file, '/tmp/') then
+	  os.remove(file)
+	  print("Deleted: "..file)
+	end
 	return output
 end