diff --git a/src/applications/macro/conduit/MacroQueryConduitAPIMethod.php b/src/applications/macro/conduit/MacroQueryConduitAPIMethod.php
--- a/src/applications/macro/conduit/MacroQueryConduitAPIMethod.php
+++ b/src/applications/macro/conduit/MacroQueryConduitAPIMethod.php
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@
         'uri' => $file->getBestURI(),
         'phid' => $macro->getPHID(),
         'authorPHID' => $file->getAuthorPHID(),
-        'dateCreated'   => $file->getDateCreated(),
+        'dateCreated' => $file->getDateCreated(),
+        'filePHID' => $file->getPHID(),
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/daemon/bot/handler/PhabricatorBotMacroHandler.php b/src/infrastructure/daemon/bot/handler/PhabricatorBotMacroHandler.php
--- a/src/infrastructure/daemon/bot/handler/PhabricatorBotMacroHandler.php
+++ b/src/infrastructure/daemon/bot/handler/PhabricatorBotMacroHandler.php
@@ -82,7 +82,17 @@
   }
 
   public function rasterize($macro, $size, $aspect) {
-    $image = HTTPSFuture::loadContent($macro['uri']);
+    try {
+      $image = $this->getConduit()->callMethodSynchronous(
+        'file.download',
+        array(
+          'phid' => $macro['filePHID'],
+        ));
+      $image = base64_decode($image);
+    } catch (Exception $ex) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     if (!$image) {
       return false;
     }