diff --git a/packages/axis-core/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/axis-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 5d72f735..b71e3e04 100644
--- a/packages/axis-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/axis-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 
 - [BREAKING CHANGE] Deprecate Node.js v21 and below
 
+### :syringe: Fixed
+
+- [#994](https://github.com/FantasticFiasco/axis-js/pull/994) Fix issue with `get` function not returning the correct response type. (contribution by [@spinda](https://github.com/spinda))
+
 ### :policeman: Security
 
 - Security vulnerability in transient dependency `http-cache-semantics`
diff --git a/packages/axis-core/src/client.ts b/packages/axis-core/src/client.ts
index 1e04ec4a..319909ec 100644
--- a/packages/axis-core/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/axis-core/src/client.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import { Response } from './Response';
  */
 export const get = (connection: Connection, relativePath: string): Promise<Response> => {
     const url = connection.url + format(relativePath);
-    return clientProvider('GET', url, connection.username, connection.password, connection?.options?.agent).get<Buffer>(url);
+    const client = clientProvider('GET', url, connection.username, connection.password, connection?.options?.agent);
+    return client.get(url, { responseType: 'buffer' });
 };
 
 const format = (relativePath: string): string => {
diff --git a/packages/axis-core/test/client.spec.ts b/packages/axis-core/test/client.spec.ts
index 780d6bdc..a0f2b92d 100644
--- a/packages/axis-core/test/client.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/axis-core/test/client.spec.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ describe('#get should', () => {
 
         // Assert
         expect(got.statusCode).toBe(200);
+        expect(got.body).toBeInstanceOf(Buffer);
         expect(got.body.toString()).toBe('Success');
     });
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ describe('#get should', () => {
 
         // Assert
         expect(got.statusCode).toBe(200);
+        expect(got.body).toBeInstanceOf(Buffer);
         expect(got.body.toString()).toBe('Success');
     });
 
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ describe('#get should', () => {
 
         // Assert
         expect(got.statusCode).toBe(200);
+        expect(got.body).toBeInstanceOf(Buffer);
         expect(got.body.toString()).toBe('Success');
     });