diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Build.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Build.pm
index de2c204d..5e7b6f24 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Build.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Build.pm
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ sub serveFile {
         # XSS hole.
         $c->response->header('Content-Security-Policy' => 'sandbox allow-scripts');
 
-        $c->stash->{'plain'} = { data => grab(cmd => ["nix", "--experimental-features", "nix-command",
+        $c->stash->{'plain'} = { data => readIntoSocket(cmd => ["nix", "--experimental-features", "nix-command",
                                                       "store", "cat", "--store", getStoreUri(), "$path"]) };
 
         # Detect MIME type.
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/Nix.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/Nix.pm
index bff7a5ed..f87946d5 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/Nix.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/Nix.pm
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ our @EXPORT = qw(
     jobsetOverview
     jobsetOverview_
     pathIsInsidePrefix
+    readIntoSocket
     readNixFile
     registerRoot
     restartBuilds
@@ -417,6 +418,17 @@ sub pathIsInsidePrefix {
     return $cur;
 }
 
+sub readIntoSocket{
+    my (%args) = @_;
+    my $sock;
+
+    eval {
+        my $x= join(" ", @{$args{cmd}});
+        open($sock, "-|", $x) or die q(failed to open socket from command:\n $x);
+    };
+
+    return $sock;
+}