diff --git a/tools/schemify-tree.scm b/tools/schemify-tree.scm
index ee4e886..404fe25 100644
--- a/tools/schemify-tree.scm
+++ b/tools/schemify-tree.scm
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 ;; CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 ;;
 (import (chicken process-context)
-	srfi-4
 	(chicken file)
 	(chicken pathname)
-	(chicken format))
+	(chicken format)
+	(chicken io))
 
 (define (get-argv)
   (let* ((args (argv))
@@ -78,8 +78,11 @@
       (if (null? tree)
 	  alst
 	  (let* ((fpath (car tree))
-		 (key (substring fpath dir-len))
-		 (value (with-input-from-file fpath read-u8vector)))
+		 (key0 (substring fpath dir-len))
+		 (key (if (eq? (string-ref key0 0) #\/)
+			  (substring key0 1)
+			  key0))
+		 (value (with-input-from-file fpath read-string)))
 	    (loop (cdr tree)
 		  (cons (cons key value)
 			alst)))))))