diff --git a/api/BusinessLogic/Attachments/AttachmentRetriever.php b/api/BusinessLogic/Attachments/AttachmentRetriever.php
index bf905018..00961d7f 100644
--- a/api/BusinessLogic/Attachments/AttachmentRetriever.php
+++ b/api/BusinessLogic/Attachments/AttachmentRetriever.php
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ class AttachmentRetriever {
     }
 
     function getAttachmentContentsForTicket($id, $heskSettings) {
+        $attachment = $this->attachmentGateway->getAttachmentById($id, $heskSettings);
+        $contents = base64_encode($this->fileReader->readFromFile(
+            $attachment->savedName, $heskSettings['attach_dir']));
 
+        return $contents;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/DataAccess/Files/FileReader.php b/api/DataAccess/Files/FileReader.php
index e30f810c..296c966d 100644
--- a/api/DataAccess/Files/FileReader.php
+++ b/api/DataAccess/Files/FileReader.php
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ class FileReader {
     /**
      * @param $name string - The file name (including extension)
      * @param $folder - The folder name (relative to the ROOT of the helpdesk)
-     * @param $contents string - The contents of the file to write
-     * @return int The file size, in bytes
+     * @returns string - The contents of the file to write
      * @throws \Exception When the file fails to save
      */
-    function readFromFile($name, $folder, $contents) {
+    function readFromFile($name, $folder) {
         // __DIR__ === '/{ROOT}/api/DataAccess/Files
         $location = __DIR__ . "/../../../{$folder}/{$name}";
         $fileContents = file_get_contents($location);
diff --git a/api/Tests/BusinessLogic/Attachments/AttachmentRetrieverTest.php b/api/Tests/BusinessLogic/Attachments/AttachmentRetrieverTest.php
index 3c74198a..4790262c 100644
--- a/api/Tests/BusinessLogic/Attachments/AttachmentRetrieverTest.php
+++ b/api/Tests/BusinessLogic/Attachments/AttachmentRetrieverTest.php
@@ -18,14 +18,34 @@ class AttachmentRetrieverTest extends TestCase {
     /* @var $attachmentRetriever AttachmentRetriever */
     private $attachmentRetriever;
 
+    /* @var $heskSettings array */
+    private $heskSettings;
+
     protected function setUp() {
         $this->attachmentGateway = $this->createMock(AttachmentGateway::class);
         $this->fileReader = $this->createMock(FileReader::class);
+        $this->heskSettings = array('attach_dir' => 'attachments');
 
         $this->attachmentRetriever = new AttachmentRetriever($this->attachmentGateway, $this->fileReader);
     }
 
-    function testItGetsTheAttachmentFromTheFilesystem() {
-
+    function testItGetsTheMetadataFromTheGateway() {
+        //-- Arrange
+        $attachmentMeta = new Attachment();
+        $attachmentMeta->savedName = '5';
+        $attachmentContents = 'string';
+        $expectedContents = base64_encode($attachmentContents);
+        $this->attachmentGateway->method('getAttachmentById')
+            ->with(4, $this->heskSettings)
+            ->willReturn($attachmentMeta);
+        $this->fileReader->method('readFromFile')
+            ->with('5', $this->heskSettings['attach_dir'])
+            ->willReturn($attachmentContents);
+
+        //-- Act
+        $actualContents = $this->attachmentRetriever->getAttachmentContentsForTicket(4, $this->heskSettings);
+
+        //-- Assert
+        self::assertThat($actualContents, self::equalTo($expectedContents));
     }
 }