diff --git a/lib/arke/core/file.ex b/lib/arke/core/file.ex
index 49adee8..0d3cbc1 100644
--- a/lib/arke/core/file.ex
+++ b/lib/arke/core/file.ex
@@ -56,18 +56,19 @@ defmodule Arke.Core.File do
 
   def on_struct_encode(arke, %{metadata: %{project: project}} = unit, data, opts) do
     load_files = Keyword.get(opts, :load_files, false)
+    clean_data = Map.delete(data, :binary_data)
 
     with true <- load_files,
          {:ok, %{signed_url: signed_url} = opts} <- get_url(unit) do
-      data = Map.put(data, :signed_url, signed_url)
-      {:ok, Map.put(data, :signed_url, signed_url)}
+      clean_data = Map.put(clean_data, :signed_url, signed_url)
+      {:ok, Map.put(clean_data, :signed_url, signed_url)}
     else
       false ->
-        {:ok, data}
+        {:ok, clean_data}
 
       {:error, msg} ->
         Logger.warn("error while loading the image: #{msg}")
-        {:ok, data}
+        {:ok, clean_data}
     end
   end