diff --git a/src/openApi/v2/parser/getMappedType.spec.ts b/src/openApi/v2/parser/getMappedType.spec.ts
index 7b40748a..8821b440 100644
--- a/src/openApi/v2/parser/getMappedType.spec.ts
+++ b/src/openApi/v2/parser/getMappedType.spec.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import { getMappedType } from './getMappedType';
 
 describe('getMappedType', () => {
     it('should map types to the basics', () => {
-        expect(getMappedType('File')).toEqual('File');
-        expect(getMappedType('file')).toEqual('File');
+        expect(getMappedType('File')).toEqual('binary');
+        expect(getMappedType('file')).toEqual('binary');
         expect(getMappedType('string')).toEqual('string');
         expect(getMappedType('date')).toEqual('string');
         expect(getMappedType('date-time')).toEqual('string');
diff --git a/src/openApi/v2/parser/getMappedType.ts b/src/openApi/v2/parser/getMappedType.ts
index f0ccb3ee..a7322756 100644
--- a/src/openApi/v2/parser/getMappedType.ts
+++ b/src/openApi/v2/parser/getMappedType.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const TYPE_MAPPINGS = new Map<string, string>([
-    ['File', 'File'],
-    ['file', 'File'],
+    ['File', 'binary'],
+    ['file', 'binary'],
     ['any', 'any'],
     ['object', 'any'],
     ['array', 'any[]'],
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const TYPE_MAPPINGS = new Map<string, string>([
  */
 export function getMappedType(type: string, format?: string): string | undefined {
     if (format === 'binary') {
-        return 'File';
+        return 'binary';
     }
     return TYPE_MAPPINGS.get(type);
 }
diff --git a/src/openApi/v3/parser/getMappedType.spec.ts b/src/openApi/v3/parser/getMappedType.spec.ts
index 7b40748a..8821b440 100644
--- a/src/openApi/v3/parser/getMappedType.spec.ts
+++ b/src/openApi/v3/parser/getMappedType.spec.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import { getMappedType } from './getMappedType';
 
 describe('getMappedType', () => {
     it('should map types to the basics', () => {
-        expect(getMappedType('File')).toEqual('File');
-        expect(getMappedType('file')).toEqual('File');
+        expect(getMappedType('File')).toEqual('binary');
+        expect(getMappedType('file')).toEqual('binary');
         expect(getMappedType('string')).toEqual('string');
         expect(getMappedType('date')).toEqual('string');
         expect(getMappedType('date-time')).toEqual('string');
diff --git a/src/openApi/v3/parser/getMappedType.ts b/src/openApi/v3/parser/getMappedType.ts
index f0ccb3ee..a7322756 100644
--- a/src/openApi/v3/parser/getMappedType.ts
+++ b/src/openApi/v3/parser/getMappedType.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const TYPE_MAPPINGS = new Map<string, string>([
-    ['File', 'File'],
-    ['file', 'File'],
+    ['File', 'binary'],
+    ['file', 'binary'],
     ['any', 'any'],
     ['object', 'any'],
     ['array', 'any[]'],
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const TYPE_MAPPINGS = new Map<string, string>([
  */
 export function getMappedType(type: string, format?: string): string | undefined {
     if (format === 'binary') {
-        return 'File';
+        return 'binary';
     }
     return TYPE_MAPPINGS.get(type);
 }
diff --git a/src/templates/partials/base.hbs b/src/templates/partials/base.hbs
index 343cbca9..4b34ce85 100644
--- a/src/templates/partials/base.hbs
+++ b/src/templates/partials/base.hbs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{~#equals base 'File'~}}
+{{~#equals base 'binary'~}}
 {{~#equals @root.httpClient 'fetch'}}Blob{{/equals~}}
 {{~#equals @root.httpClient 'xhr'}}Blob{{/equals~}}
 {{~#equals @root.httpClient 'axios'}}Blob{{/equals~}}
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap b/test/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
index bc880639..beac91f8 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@ export const $ModelWithArray = {
         propWithFile: {
             type: 'array',
             contains: {
-                type: 'File',
+                type: 'binary',
             },
         },
         propWithNumber: {
@@ -1886,7 +1886,7 @@ exports[`v2 should generate: ./test/generated/v2/schemas/$SimpleFile.ts 1`] = `
 /* tslint:disable */
 /* eslint-disable */
 export const $SimpleFile = {
-    type: 'File',
+    type: 'binary',
 };"
 `;
 
@@ -4416,7 +4416,7 @@ export const $ModelWithArray = {
         propWithFile: {
             type: 'array',
             contains: {
-                type: 'File',
+                type: 'binary',
             },
         },
         propWithNumber: {
@@ -4799,7 +4799,7 @@ exports[`v3 should generate: ./test/generated/v3/schemas/$SimpleFile.ts 1`] = `
 /* tslint:disable */
 /* eslint-disable */
 export const $SimpleFile = {
-    type: 'File',
+    type: 'binary',
 };"
 `;
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2555410c..f3559f82 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1363,11 +1363,6 @@
     jest-diff "^27.0.0"
     pretty-format "^27.0.0"
 
-"@types/js-yaml@4.0.4":
-  version "4.0.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.0.4.tgz#cc38781257612581a1a0eb25f1709d2b06812fce"
-  integrity sha512-AuHubXUmg0AzkXH0Mx6sIxeY/1C110mm/EkE/gB1sTRz3h2dao2W/63q42SlVST+lICxz5Oki2hzYA6+KnnieQ==
-
 "@types/json-schema@^7.0.6", "@types/json-schema@^7.0.9":
   version "7.0.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/json-schema/-/json-schema-7.0.9.tgz#97edc9037ea0c38585320b28964dde3b39e4660d"
@@ -3539,7 +3534,7 @@ js-yaml@3.14.1, js-yaml@^3.13.1:
     argparse "^1.0.7"
     esprima "^4.0.0"
 
-js-yaml@4.1.0, js-yaml@^4.1.0:
+js-yaml@^4.1.0:
   version "4.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.1.0.tgz#c1fb65f8f5017901cdd2c951864ba18458a10602"
   integrity sha512-wpxZs9NoxZaJESJGIZTyDEaYpl0FKSA+FB9aJiyemKhMwkxQg63h4T1KJgUGHpTqPDNRcmmYLugrRjJlBtWvRA==