diff --git a/ios/VydiaRNFileUploader.m b/ios/VydiaRNFileUploader.m
index 7e11e5f5..f2f91801 100644
--- a/ios/VydiaRNFileUploader.m
+++ b/ios/VydiaRNFileUploader.m
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ - (void)_sendEventWithName:(NSString *)eventName body:(id)body {
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(getFileInfo:(NSString *)path resolve:(RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve reject:(RCTPromiseRejectBlock)reject)
 {
     @try {
-        NSURL *fileUri = [NSURL URLWithString: path];
+        // Escape non latin characters in filename
+        NSString *escapedPath = [path stringByAddingPercentEncodingWithAllowedCharacters: NSCharacterSet.URLQueryAllowedCharacterSet];
+       
+        NSURL *fileUri = [NSURL URLWithString:escapedPath];
         NSString *pathWithoutProtocol = [fileUri path];
         NSString *name = [fileUri lastPathComponent];
         NSString *extension = [name pathExtension];
@@ -242,11 +245,19 @@ - (NSData *)createBodyWithBoundary:(NSString *)boundary
 
     NSMutableData *httpBody = [NSMutableData data];
 
+    // Escape non latin characters in filename
+    NSString *escapedPath = [path stringByAddingPercentEncodingWithAllowedCharacters: NSCharacterSet.URLQueryAllowedCharacterSet];
+
     // resolve path
-    NSURL *fileUri = [NSURL URLWithString: path];
-    NSString *pathWithoutProtocol = [fileUri path];
+    NSURL *fileUri = [NSURL URLWithString: escapedPath];
+    
+    NSError* error = nil;
+    NSData *data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:fileUri options:NSDataReadingMappedAlways error: &error];
+
+    if (data == nil) {
+        NSLog(@"Failed to read file %@", error);
+    }
 
-    NSData *data = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] contentsAtPath:pathWithoutProtocol];
     NSString *filename  = [path lastPathComponent];
     NSString *mimetype  = [self guessMIMETypeFromFileName:path];