diff --git a/core/modules/commands/fetch.js b/core/modules/commands/fetch.js
index 8abd0b1bb..0ff23f991 100644
--- a/core/modules/commands/fetch.js
+++ b/core/modules/commands/fetch.js
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ Command.prototype.fetchFile = function(url,options,callback,redirectCount) {
 };
 
 Command.prototype.processBody = function(body,type,options,url) {
+	type="application/x-tiddler";
 	var self = this;
 	// Collect the tiddlers in a wiki
 	var incomingWiki = new $tw.Wiki();