diff --git a/datalad_dataverse/dataset.py b/datalad_dataverse/dataset.py
index 93a41bc..1b1f600 100644
--- a/datalad_dataverse/dataset.py
+++ b/datalad_dataverse/dataset.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def download_file(self, fid: int, path: Path):
         # https://github.com/gdcc/pyDataverse/issues/49
         # the code below is nevertheless readied for such a
         # scenario
-        response = self.data_access_api.get_datafile(fid, is_pid=False)
+        response = self.data_access_api.get_datafile(fid, is_pid=False, data_format="original")
         # http error handling
         response.raise_for_status()
         with path.open("wb") as f: