diff --git a/2021/_templates/day/new/part1.mjs.t b/2021/_templates/day/new/part1.mjs.t
index 7260703..7e6ee2f 100644
--- a/2021/_templates/day/new/part1.mjs.t
+++ b/2021/_templates/day/new/part1.mjs.t
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import fs from "fs-extra";
 import fp from "lodash/fp.js";
 import _ from "lodash";
 
-export const processInput = (input) => input;
+export const processInput = (input) => fs.readFile(input,'utf8');
 
 export function solution(input) {
 }