diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/loader/ChapterLoader.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/loader/ChapterLoader.kt
index c273df63d..a3ebcd9bb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/loader/ChapterLoader.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/loader/ChapterLoader.kt
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class ChapterLoader(
                     is Format.Directory -> DirectoryPageLoader(format.file)
                     is Format.Zip -> ZipPageLoader(tempFileManager.createTempFile(format.file))
                     is Format.SevenZip -> try {
-                        SevenZipPageLoader(tempFileManager.createTempFile(format.file)) {
+                        SevenZipPageLoader(format.file) {
                             GlobalScope.launchUI {
                                 context.toast(context.stringResource(MR.strings.loader_7zip_slow_archives, it))
                             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/loader/SevenZipPageLoader.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/loader/SevenZipPageLoader.kt
index d3942cbd9..f3d83d6a9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/loader/SevenZipPageLoader.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/loader/SevenZipPageLoader.kt
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.loader
 
+import com.hippo.unifile.UniFile
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.source.model.Page
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.model.ReaderPage
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.storage.SevenZUtil.getImages
 import org.apache.commons.compress.archivers.sevenz.SevenZFile
-import java.io.File
+import org.apache.commons.compress.utils.SeekableInMemoryByteChannel
 
 /**
  * Loader used to load a chapter from a .7z or .cb7 file.
  */
 internal class SevenZipPageLoader(
-    private val file: File,
+    private val file: UniFile,
     private val notifySlowArchive: (method: String) -> Unit,
 ) : PageLoader() {
 
-    private val zip by lazy { SevenZFile(file) }
+    private val zip by lazy { SevenZFile(SeekableInMemoryByteChannel(file.openInputStream().readBytes())) }
 
     override var isLocal: Boolean = true