diff --git a/pyren/mod_db_manager.py b/pyren/mod_db_manager.py
index f17148a..2bd65f9 100644
--- a/pyren/mod_db_manager.py
+++ b/pyren/mod_db_manager.py
@@ -135,13 +135,16 @@ def get_file_list_from_clip( pattern ):
     return res
 
 def get_file_from_clip( filename ):
-    if (filename.lower().endswith('bqm') \
-            or '/sg' in filename.lower()) and \
-            mod_globals.os != 'android':
+    if (filename.lower().endswith('bqm')
+            or '/sg' in filename.lower()):
         mode = 'rb'
     else:
         mode = 'r'
 
+    if (mod_globals.os == 'android'
+            or mod_globals.clip_arc != ''):
+        mode = 'r'
+
     if mod_globals.clip_arc=='':
         return open(os.path.join(mod_globals.cliproot, filename), mode)
     else: