diff --git a/oxdata/poster/models.py b/oxdata/poster/models.py
index 39b0d0f..2a76fa8 100644
--- a/oxdata/poster/models.py
+++ b/oxdata/poster/models.py
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ class PosterCache(models.Model):
             name = hashlib.sha1(url).hexdigest()
             try:
                 data = ox.net.read_url(url)
-                self.image.name = poster_path(self.url, os.path.basename(url))
+                self.image.name = poster_path(self.url, os.path.basename(self.url))
                 ox.makedirs(os.path.dirname(self.image.path))
-                with open(self.image.path, 'w') as f:
+                with open(self.image.path, 'wb') as f:
                     f.write(data)
                 self.save()
             except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ def get_poster_urls(m):
         poster = ox.web.imdb.get_movie_poster(m.imdb_id)
         if poster:
             addPoster(poster, 'imdb.com', m.imdb_id)
-        
         #site is sometimes down
         #for poster in ox.web.movieposterdb.get_data(m.imdb_id)['posters']:
         #    addPoster(poster, 'movieposterdb.com', m.imdb_id)
@@ -171,4 +170,3 @@ def get_poster_urls(m):
             addPoster(data['poster'], 'apple.com', m.imdb_id)
     '''
     #fixme: get 0xdb still, possibly imdb still as fallback?
-