1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/git_refs.py b/git_refs.py
index 8e8d603a..bf7aa4a1 100644
--- a/git_refs.py
+++ b/git_refs.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class GitRefs:
     def _ReadPackedRefs(self):
         path = os.path.join(self._gitdir, "packed-refs")
         try:
-            fd = open(path, "r")
+            fd = open(path)
             mtime = os.path.getmtime(path)
         except IOError:
             return