diff --git a/ftps-source.kamelet.yaml b/ftps-source.kamelet.yaml
index f3188768c..38d566dd3 100644
--- a/ftps-source.kamelet.yaml
+++ b/ftps-source.kamelet.yaml
@@ -67,4 +67,6 @@ spec:
         recursive: "{{recursive}}"
         idempotent: "{{idempotent}}"
       steps:
+      - convert-body-to:
+          type: "java.io.InputStream"
       - to: "kamelet:sink"