diff --git a/examples/client/node.js/storeBlob.js b/examples/client/node.js/storeBlob.js
index c32eb4b2e8..be5ee80a6e 100644
--- a/examples/client/node.js/storeBlob.js
+++ b/examples/client/node.js/storeBlob.js
@@ -6,10 +6,23 @@ const token = 'API_KEY' // your API key from https://nft.storage/manage
 
 async function main() {
   const storage = new NFTStorage({ endpoint, token })
-  const data = await fs.promises.readFile('pinpie.jpg')
-  const cid = await storage.storeBlob(new Blob([data]))
-  console.log({ cid })
-  const status = await storage.status(cid)
-  console.log(status)
+  let data = ""
+  const readStream = fs.createReadStream('pinpie.jpg')
+  // on data will receive data from the stream and concatenate it to the variable data
+  readStream.on('data', (chunk) => {
+    data += chunk
+  })
+  // on end will finish the stream
+  readStream.on('end', async () => {
+    const cid = await storage.storeBlob(new Blob([data]))
+    console.log({ cid })
+    const status = await storage.status(cid)
+    console.log(status)
+  })
+  // on error will show what happened if something goes wrong
+  readStream.on('error', (error) => {
+    console.log({ error })
+  })
+
 }
 main()