diff --git a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
index d35f0861..33bd6efa 100644
--- a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
+++ b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ simple_wallet::simple_wallet()
   m_cmd_binder.set_handler("remove_custom_asset_id", boost::bind(&simple_wallet::remove_custom_asset_id, this, ph::_1), "Cancel previously made approval for asset id");
 
   m_cmd_binder.set_handler("generate_ionic_swap_proposal", boost::bind(&simple_wallet::generate_ionic_swap_proposal, this, ph::_1), "generate_ionic_swap_proposal <proposal_config.json> <destination_addr>- Generates ionic_swap proposal with given conditions");
-  m_cmd_binder.set_handler("get_ionic_swap_proposal_info", boost::bind(&simple_wallet::get_ionic_swap_proposal_info, this, ph::_1), "get_ionic_swap_proposal_info <hex_encoded_raw_proposal> - Extracts and display information from ionic_swap proposal raw data");
-  m_cmd_binder.set_handler("accept_ionic_swap_proposal", boost::bind(&simple_wallet::accept_ionic_swap_proposal, this, ph::_1), "accept_ionic_swap_proposal <hex_encoded_raw_proposal> - Accept ionic_swap proposal and generates exchange transaction");
+  m_cmd_binder.set_handler("get_ionic_swap_proposal_info", boost::bind(&simple_wallet::get_ionic_swap_proposal_info, this, ph::_1), "get_ionic_swap_proposal_info <hex_encoded_raw_proposal.txt> - Extracts and display information from ionic_swap proposal raw data");
+  m_cmd_binder.set_handler("accept_ionic_swap_proposal", boost::bind(&simple_wallet::accept_ionic_swap_proposal, this, ph::_1), "accept_ionic_swap_proposal <hex_encoded_raw_proposal.txt> - Accept ionic_swap proposal and generates exchange transaction");
 
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2159,8 +2159,16 @@ bool simple_wallet::get_ionic_swap_proposal_info(const std::vector<std::string>
     return true;
   }
 
+  std::string raw_hex_proposal;
+  bool r = epee::file_io_utils::load_file_to_string(args[0], raw_hex_proposal);
+  if (!r)
+  {
+    fail_msg_writer() << "Failed to load proposal hex from file";
+    return true;
+  }
+
   std::string raw_proposal;
-  bool r = epee::string_tools::parse_hexstr_to_binbuff(args[0], raw_proposal);
+  r = epee::string_tools::parse_hexstr_to_binbuff(raw_hex_proposal, raw_proposal);
   if (!r)
   {
     fail_msg_writer() << "Failed to parse proposal hex to raw data";
@@ -2192,8 +2200,17 @@ bool simple_wallet::accept_ionic_swap_proposal(const std::vector<std::string> &a
     return true;
   }
 
+  std::string raw_hex_proposal;
+  bool r = epee::file_io_utils::load_file_to_string(args[0], raw_hex_proposal);
+  if (!r)
+  {
+    fail_msg_writer() << "Failed to load proposal hex from file";
+    return true;
+  }
+
+
   std::string raw_proposal;
-  bool r = epee::string_tools::parse_hexstr_to_binbuff(args[0], raw_proposal);
+  r = epee::string_tools::parse_hexstr_to_binbuff(raw_hex_proposal, raw_proposal);
   if (!r)
   {
     fail_msg_writer() << "Failed to parse proposal hex to raw data";