diff --git a/nexe b/nexe
deleted file mode 100755
index e6cbe3c..0000000
Binary files a/nexe and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 70107f9..822469c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nexe",
-  "version": "3.0.0-beta.0",
+  "version": "3.0.0-beta.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 18a5ff5..b4c0ec8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "nexe",
   "description": "Create a single executable out of your Node.js application",
   "license": "MIT",
-  "version": "3.0.0-beta.1",
+  "version": "3.0.0-beta.2",
   "contributors": [
     "Craig Condon <craig.j.condon@gmail.com> (http://crcn.io)",
     "Jared Allard <jaredallard@outlook.com>",
diff --git a/src/fs/patch.ts b/src/fs/patch.ts
index 928b548..0622349 100644
--- a/src/fs/patch.ts
+++ b/src/fs/patch.ts
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ function shimFs(binary: NexeBinary, fs: any = require('fs')) {
     log('read          (miss)       ' + filepath)
     return original.call(this, ...args)
   }
+  patches.internalModuleReadJSON = patches.internalModuleReadFile
   patches.internalModuleStat = function(this: any, original: any, ...args: any[]) {
     setupManifest()
     const [filepath] = args