diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/models/s3/file.rb b/lib/fog/aws/models/s3/file.rb
index 549657b46..674a4c44a 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/models/s3/file.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/models/s3/file.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module Fog
 
         identity  :key,             'Key'
 
-        attribute :body
+        attr_accessor :body
         attribute :content_length,  'Content-Length'
         attribute :content_type,    'Content-Type'
         attribute :etag,            ['Etag', 'ETag']
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/models/files/file.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/models/files/file.rb
index 1b6ace106..75a32585d 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/models/files/file.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/models/files/file.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module Fog
 
         identity  :key,             'Key'
 
-        attribute :body
+        attr_accessor :body
         attribute :content_length,  'Content-Length'
         attribute :content_type,    'Content-Type'
         attribute :etag,            'Etag'