diff --git a/http/client.go b/http/client.go
index 6b43c731f..91fd7b571 100644
--- a/http/client.go
+++ b/http/client.go
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ func (c *InternalClient) ImportRoaringBytes(ctx context.Context, node *pilosa.No
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid status: %d", resp.StatusCode)
 	}
+	io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, resp.Body)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/roaring/roaring.go b/roaring/roaring.go
index 834ff25c2..853fcade9 100644
--- a/roaring/roaring.go
+++ b/roaring/roaring.go
@@ -3409,8 +3409,14 @@ func readStandardHeader(buf []byte) (size uint32, containerTyper func(index uint
 }
 
 func UnmarshalStandardRoaring(data []byte) (*Bitmap, error) {
-
 	b := NewBitmap()
+
+	fileMagic := uint32(binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(data[0:2]))
+	if fileMagic == magicNumber { //if pilosa roaring
+		err := b.UnmarshalBinary(data)
+		return b, err
+	}
+
 	keyN, containerTyper, header, pos, err, haveRuns := readStandardHeader(data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err