diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/reader.cpp b/src/common/kiwix/reader.cpp
index c7910e7d..b5060974 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/reader.cpp
+++ b/src/common/kiwix/reader.cpp
@@ -432,6 +432,6 @@ namespace kiwix {
       size = file->getFilesize();
     }
 
-    return size;
+    return (size / 1024);
   }
 }