diff --git a/core/commands/cat.go b/core/commands/cat.go
index 6ca60113c..8c04a434b 100644
--- a/core/commands/cat.go
+++ b/core/commands/cat.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 
-	cmdenv "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/commands/cmdenv"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/commands/cmdenv"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface"
 
 	cmds "gx/ipfs/QmRRovo1DE6i5cMjCbf19mQCSuszF6SKwdZNUMS7MtBnH1/go-ipfs-cmds"
@@ -135,32 +135,48 @@ func cat(ctx context.Context, api iface.CoreAPI, paths []string, offset int64, m
 			return nil, 0, err
 		}
 
-		read, err := api.Unixfs().Cat(ctx, fpath)
+		file, err := api.Unixfs().Get(ctx, fpath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, 0, err
 		}
-		if offset > int64(read.Size()) {
-			offset = offset - int64(read.Size())
+
+		if file.IsDirectory() {
+			return nil, 0, iface.ErrIsDir
+		}
+
+		fsize, err := file.Size()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, 0, err
+		}
+
+		if offset > fsize {
+			offset = offset - fsize
 			continue
 		}
-		count, err := read.Seek(offset, io.SeekStart)
+
+		count, err := file.Seek(offset, io.SeekStart)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, 0, err
 		}
 		offset = 0
 
-		size := uint64(read.Size() - uint64(count))
+		fsize, err = file.Size()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, 0, err
+		}
+
+		size := uint64(fsize - count)
 		length += size
 		if max > 0 && length >= uint64(max) {
-			var r io.Reader = read
+			var r io.Reader = file
 			if overshoot := int64(length - uint64(max)); overshoot != 0 {
-				r = io.LimitReader(read, int64(size)-overshoot)
+				r = io.LimitReader(file, int64(size)-overshoot)
 				length = uint64(max)
 			}
 			readers = append(readers, r)
 			break
 		}
-		readers = append(readers, read)
+		readers = append(readers, file)
 	}
 	return readers, length, nil
 }
diff --git a/core/coreapi/coreapi.go b/core/coreapi/coreapi.go
index ba6082626..f6fdc04ee 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/coreapi.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/coreapi.go
@@ -14,21 +14,26 @@ Interfaces here aren't yet completely stable.
 package coreapi
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	core "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core"
 	coreiface "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface"
 
+	dag "gx/ipfs/QmVvNkTCx8V9Zei8xuTYTBdUXmbnDRS4iNuw1SztYyhQwQ/go-merkledag"
 	logging "gx/ipfs/QmZChCsSt8DctjceaL56Eibc29CVQq4dGKRXC5JRZ6Ppae/go-log"
+	ipld "gx/ipfs/QmdDXJs4axxefSPgK6Y1QhpJWKuDPnGJiqgq4uncb4rFHL/go-ipld-format"
 )
 
 var log = logging.Logger("core/coreapi")
 
 type CoreAPI struct {
 	node *core.IpfsNode
+	dag  ipld.DAGService
 }
 
 // NewCoreAPI creates new instance of IPFS CoreAPI backed by go-ipfs Node.
 func NewCoreAPI(n *core.IpfsNode) coreiface.CoreAPI {
-	api := &CoreAPI{n}
+	api := &CoreAPI{n, n.DAG}
 	return api
 }
 
@@ -81,3 +86,9 @@ func (api *CoreAPI) Swarm() coreiface.SwarmAPI {
 func (api *CoreAPI) PubSub() coreiface.PubSubAPI {
 	return (*PubSubAPI)(api)
 }
+
+// getSession returns new api backed by the same node with a read-only session DAG
+func (api *CoreAPI) getSession(ctx context.Context) *CoreAPI {
+	ng := dag.NewReadOnlyDagService(dag.NewSession(ctx, api.dag))
+	return &CoreAPI{api.node, ng}
+}
diff --git a/core/coreapi/dag.go b/core/coreapi/dag.go
index 7adf823ee..976c04f83 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/dag.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/dag.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type dagBatch struct {
 func (api *DagAPI) Put(ctx context.Context, src io.Reader, opts ...caopts.DagPutOption) (coreiface.ResolvedPath, error) {
 	nd, err := getNode(src, opts...)
 
-	err = api.node.DAG.Add(ctx, nd)
+	err = api.dag.Add(ctx, nd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (b *dagBatch) Commit(ctx context.Context) error {
 		b.toPut = nil
 	}()
 
-	return b.api.node.DAG.AddMany(ctx, b.toPut)
+	return b.api.dag.AddMany(ctx, b.toPut)
 }
 
 func getNode(src io.Reader, opts ...caopts.DagPutOption) (ipld.Node, error) {
diff --git a/core/coreapi/interface/unixfs.go b/core/coreapi/interface/unixfs.go
index 078d648bc..dd7e5a392 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/interface/unixfs.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/interface/unixfs.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package iface
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"io"
 
 	options "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface/options"
 
@@ -17,6 +18,11 @@ type AddEvent struct {
 	Size  string `json:",omitempty"`
 }
 
+type UnixfsFile interface {
+	files.SizeFile
+	io.Seeker
+}
+
 // UnixfsAPI is the basic interface to immutable files in IPFS
 // NOTE: This API is heavily WIP, things are guaranteed to break frequently
 type UnixfsAPI interface {
@@ -29,11 +35,7 @@ type UnixfsAPI interface {
 	//
 	// Note that some implementations of this API may apply the specified context
 	// to operations performed on the returned file
-	Get(context.Context, Path) (files.File, error)
-
-	// Cat returns a reader for the file
-	// TODO: Remove in favour of Get (if we use Get on a file we still have reader directly, so..)
-	Cat(context.Context, Path) (Reader, error)
+	Get(context.Context, Path) (UnixfsFile, error)
 
 	// Ls returns the list of links in a directory
 	Ls(context.Context, Path) ([]*ipld.Link, error)
diff --git a/core/coreapi/object.go b/core/coreapi/object.go
index d52b6a538..8acc9e1f1 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/object.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/object.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (api *ObjectAPI) New(ctx context.Context, opts ...caopts.ObjectNewOption) (
 		n = ft.EmptyDirNode()
 	}
 
-	err = api.node.DAG.Add(ctx, n)
+	err = api.dag.Add(ctx, n)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (api *ObjectAPI) Put(ctx context.Context, src io.Reader, opts ...caopts.Obj
 		defer api.node.Blockstore.PinLock().Unlock()
 	}
 
-	err = api.node.DAG.Add(ctx, dagnode)
+	err = api.dag.Add(ctx, dagnode)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -219,14 +219,14 @@ func (api *ObjectAPI) AddLink(ctx context.Context, base coreiface.Path, name str
 		createfunc = ft.EmptyDirNode
 	}
 
-	e := dagutils.NewDagEditor(basePb, api.node.DAG)
+	e := dagutils.NewDagEditor(basePb, api.dag)
 
 	err = e.InsertNodeAtPath(ctx, name, childNd, createfunc)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	nnode, err := e.Finalize(ctx, api.node.DAG)
+	nnode, err := e.Finalize(ctx, api.dag)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -245,14 +245,14 @@ func (api *ObjectAPI) RmLink(ctx context.Context, base coreiface.Path, link stri
 		return nil, dag.ErrNotProtobuf
 	}
 
-	e := dagutils.NewDagEditor(basePb, api.node.DAG)
+	e := dagutils.NewDagEditor(basePb, api.dag)
 
 	err = e.RmLink(ctx, link)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	nnode, err := e.Finalize(ctx, api.node.DAG)
+	nnode, err := e.Finalize(ctx, api.dag)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func (api *ObjectAPI) patchData(ctx context.Context, path coreiface.Path, r io.R
 	}
 	pbnd.SetData(data)
 
-	err = api.node.DAG.Add(ctx, pbnd)
+	err = api.dag.Add(ctx, pbnd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ func (api *ObjectAPI) Diff(ctx context.Context, before coreiface.Path, after cor
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	changes, err := dagutils.Diff(ctx, api.node.DAG, beforeNd, afterNd)
+	changes, err := dagutils.Diff(ctx, api.dag, beforeNd, afterNd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/core/coreapi/path.go b/core/coreapi/path.go
index 1fbc7fda8..e8c06708c 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/path.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/path.go
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core"
 	coreiface "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface"
-	uio "gx/ipfs/QmWE6Ftsk98cG2MTVgH4wJT8VP2nL9TuBkYTrz9GSqcsh5/go-unixfs/io"
-	ipfspath "gx/ipfs/QmdrpbDgeYH3VxkCciQCJY5LkDYdXtig6unDzQmMxFtWEw/go-path"
-	"gx/ipfs/QmdrpbDgeYH3VxkCciQCJY5LkDYdXtig6unDzQmMxFtWEw/go-path/resolver"
 
 	"gx/ipfs/QmPSQnBKM9g7BaUcZCvswUJVscQ1ipjmwxN5PXCjkp9EQ7/go-cid"
+	uio "gx/ipfs/QmWE6Ftsk98cG2MTVgH4wJT8VP2nL9TuBkYTrz9GSqcsh5/go-unixfs/io"
 	ipld "gx/ipfs/QmdDXJs4axxefSPgK6Y1QhpJWKuDPnGJiqgq4uncb4rFHL/go-ipld-format"
+	ipfspath "gx/ipfs/QmdrpbDgeYH3VxkCciQCJY5LkDYdXtig6unDzQmMxFtWEw/go-path"
+	"gx/ipfs/QmdrpbDgeYH3VxkCciQCJY5LkDYdXtig6unDzQmMxFtWEw/go-path/resolver"
 )
 
 // ResolveNode resolves the path `p` using Unixfs resolver, gets and returns the
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (api *CoreAPI) ResolveNode(ctx context.Context, p coreiface.Path) (ipld.Nod
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	node, err := api.node.DAG.Get(ctx, rp.Cid())
+	node, err := api.dag.Get(ctx, rp.Cid())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (api *CoreAPI) ResolvePath(ctx context.Context, p coreiface.Path) (coreifac
 	}
 
 	r := &resolver.Resolver{
-		DAG:         api.node.DAG,
+		DAG:         api.dag,
 		ResolveOnce: resolveOnce,
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/coreapi/pin.go b/core/coreapi/pin.go
index c438f26a4..09fe4b917 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/pin.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/pin.go
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func (api *PinAPI) pinLsAll(typeStr string, ctx context.Context) ([]coreiface.Pi
 	if typeStr == "indirect" || typeStr == "all" {
 		set := cid.NewSet()
 		for _, k := range api.node.Pinning.RecursiveKeys() {
-			err := merkledag.EnumerateChildren(ctx, merkledag.GetLinksWithDAG(api.node.DAG), k, set.Visit)
+			err := merkledag.EnumerateChildren(ctx, merkledag.GetLinksWithDAG(api.dag), k, set.Visit)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
diff --git a/core/coreapi/unixfile.go b/core/coreapi/unixfile.go
index b7c3ae2bf..844863bd4 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/unixfile.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/unixfile.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	gopath "path"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface"
+
 	dag "gx/ipfs/QmVvNkTCx8V9Zei8xuTYTBdUXmbnDRS4iNuw1SztYyhQwQ/go-merkledag"
 	ft "gx/ipfs/QmWE6Ftsk98cG2MTVgH4wJT8VP2nL9TuBkYTrz9GSqcsh5/go-unixfs"
 	uio "gx/ipfs/QmWE6Ftsk98cG2MTVgH4wJT8VP2nL9TuBkYTrz9GSqcsh5/go-unixfs/io"
@@ -95,6 +97,14 @@ func (d *ufsDirectory) NextFile() (files.File, error) {
 	return newUnixfsFile(d.ctx, d.dserv, nd, l.Name, d)
 }
 
+func (d *ufsDirectory) Size() (int64, error) {
+	return 0, files.ErrNotReader
+}
+
+func (d *ufsDirectory) Seek(offset int64, whence int) (int64, error) {
+	return 0, files.ErrNotReader
+}
+
 type ufsFile struct {
 	uio.DagReader
 
@@ -122,7 +132,7 @@ func (f *ufsFile) Size() (int64, error) {
 	return int64(f.DagReader.Size()), nil
 }
 
-func newUnixfsDir(ctx context.Context, dserv ipld.DAGService, nd ipld.Node, name string, path string) (files.File, error) {
+func newUnixfsDir(ctx context.Context, dserv ipld.DAGService, nd ipld.Node, name string, path string) (iface.UnixfsFile, error) {
 	dir, err := uio.NewDirectoryFromNode(dserv, nd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -153,7 +163,7 @@ func newUnixfsDir(ctx context.Context, dserv ipld.DAGService, nd ipld.Node, name
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func newUnixfsFile(ctx context.Context, dserv ipld.DAGService, nd ipld.Node, name string, parent files.File) (files.File, error) {
+func newUnixfsFile(ctx context.Context, dserv ipld.DAGService, nd ipld.Node, name string, parent files.File) (iface.UnixfsFile, error) {
 	path := name
 	if parent != nil {
 		path = gopath.Join(parent.FullPath(), name)
diff --git a/core/coreapi/unixfs.go b/core/coreapi/unixfs.go
index 9b1e505af..02d1fe402 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/unixfs.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/unixfs.go
@@ -133,31 +133,15 @@ func (api *UnixfsAPI) Add(ctx context.Context, files files.File, opts ...options
 	return coreiface.IpfsPath(nd.Cid()), nil
 }
 
-func (api *UnixfsAPI) Get(ctx context.Context, p coreiface.Path) (files.File, error) {
-	nd, err := api.core().ResolveNode(ctx, p)
+func (api *UnixfsAPI) Get(ctx context.Context, p coreiface.Path) (coreiface.UnixfsFile, error) {
+	ses := api.core().getSession(ctx)
+
+	nd, err := ses.ResolveNode(ctx, p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return newUnixfsFile(ctx, api.node.DAG, nd, "", nil)
-}
-
-// Cat returns the data contained by an IPFS or IPNS object(s) at path `p`.
-func (api *UnixfsAPI) Cat(ctx context.Context, p coreiface.Path) (coreiface.Reader, error) {
-	dget := api.node.DAG // TODO: use a session here once routing perf issues are resolved
-
-	dagnode, err := api.core().ResolveNode(ctx, p)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	r, err := uio.NewDagReader(ctx, dagnode, dget)
-	if err == uio.ErrIsDir {
-		return nil, coreiface.ErrIsDir
-	} else if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return r, nil
+	return newUnixfsFile(ctx, ses.dag, nd, "", nil)
 }
 
 // Ls returns the contents of an IPFS or IPNS object(s) at path p, with the format:
@@ -169,7 +153,7 @@ func (api *UnixfsAPI) Ls(ctx context.Context, p coreiface.Path) ([]*ipld.Link, e
 	}
 
 	var ndlinks []*ipld.Link
-	dir, err := uio.NewDirectoryFromNode(api.node.DAG, dagnode)
+	dir, err := uio.NewDirectoryFromNode(api.dag, dagnode)
 	switch err {
 	case nil:
 		l, err := dir.Links(ctx)
@@ -190,6 +174,6 @@ func (api *UnixfsAPI) Ls(ctx context.Context, p coreiface.Path) ([]*ipld.Link, e
 	return links, nil
 }
 
-func (api *UnixfsAPI) core() coreiface.CoreAPI {
+func (api *UnixfsAPI) core() *CoreAPI {
 	return (*CoreAPI)(api)
 }
diff --git a/core/coreapi/unixfs_test.go b/core/coreapi/unixfs_test.go
index 8a682b7ca..d0b786c74 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/unixfs_test.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/unixfs_test.go
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ func TestAddHashOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCatEmptyFile(t *testing.T) {
+func TestGetEmptyFile(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	node, api, err := makeAPI(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ func TestCatEmptyFile(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	r, err := api.Unixfs().Cat(ctx, emptyFilePath)
+	r, err := api.Unixfs().Get(ctx, emptyFilePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ func TestCatEmptyFile(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCatDir(t *testing.T) {
+func TestGetDir(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	node, api, err := makeAPI(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -677,13 +677,18 @@ func TestCatDir(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected path %s, got: %s", emptyDir.Cid(), p.String())
 	}
 
-	_, err = api.Unixfs().Cat(ctx, coreiface.IpfsPath(emptyDir.Cid()))
-	if err != coreiface.ErrIsDir {
+	r, err := api.Unixfs().Get(ctx, coreiface.IpfsPath(emptyDir.Cid()))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = r.Read(make([]byte, 2))
+	if err != files.ErrNotReader {
 		t.Fatalf("expected ErrIsDir, got: %s", err)
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCatNonUnixfs(t *testing.T) {
+func TestGetNonUnixfs(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	node, api, err := makeAPI(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -696,7 +701,7 @@ func TestCatNonUnixfs(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = api.Unixfs().Cat(ctx, coreiface.IpfsPath(nd.Cid()))
+	_, err = api.Unixfs().Get(ctx, coreiface.IpfsPath(nd.Cid()))
 	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "proto: required field") {
 		t.Fatalf("expected protobuf error, got: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -713,7 +718,7 @@ func TestCatOffline(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-	_, err = api.Unixfs().Cat(ctx, p)
+	_, err = api.Unixfs().Get(ctx, p)
 	if err != coreiface.ErrOffline {
 		t.Fatalf("expected ErrOffline, got: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/core/corehttp/gateway_handler.go b/core/corehttp/gateway_handler.go
index fc4d4fe65..88c489ebc 100644
--- a/core/corehttp/gateway_handler.go
+++ b/core/corehttp/gateway_handler.go
@@ -178,19 +178,17 @@ func (i *gatewayHandler) getOrHeadHandler(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWr
 		return
 	}
 
-	dr, err := i.api.Unixfs().Cat(ctx, resolvedPath)
-	dir := false
-	switch err {
-	case nil:
-		// Cat() worked
-		defer dr.Close()
-	case coreiface.ErrIsDir:
-		dir = true
-	default:
+	dr, err := i.api.Unixfs().Get(ctx, resolvedPath)
+	if err != nil {
 		webError(w, "ipfs cat "+escapedURLPath, err, http.StatusNotFound)
 		return
 	}
 
+	dir := dr.IsDirectory()
+	if !dir {
+		defer dr.Close()
+	}
+
 	// Check etag send back to us
 	etag := "\"" + resolvedPath.Cid().String() + "\""
 	if r.Header.Get("If-None-Match") == etag || r.Header.Get("If-None-Match") == "W/"+etag {
@@ -297,7 +295,7 @@ func (i *gatewayHandler) getOrHeadHandler(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWr
 			return
 		}
 
-		dr, err := i.api.Unixfs().Cat(ctx, coreiface.IpfsPath(ixnd.Cid()))
+		dr, err := i.api.Unixfs().Get(ctx, coreiface.IpfsPath(ixnd.Cid()))
 		if err != nil {
 			internalWebError(w, err)
 			return
@@ -372,7 +370,7 @@ func (i *gatewayHandler) getOrHeadHandler(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWr
 }
 
 type sizeReadSeeker interface {
-	Size() uint64
+	Size() (int64, error)
 
 	io.ReadSeeker
 }
@@ -383,7 +381,7 @@ type sizeSeeker struct {
 
 func (s *sizeSeeker) Seek(offset int64, whence int) (int64, error) {
 	if whence == io.SeekEnd && offset == 0 {
-		return int64(s.Size()), nil
+		return s.Size()
 	}
 
 	return s.sizeReadSeeker.Seek(offset, whence)
diff --git a/fuse/readonly/ipfs_test.go b/fuse/readonly/ipfs_test.go
index 1febd6342..f8a2a0699 100644
--- a/fuse/readonly/ipfs_test.go
+++ b/fuse/readonly/ipfs_test.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func TestIpfsStressRead(t *testing.T) {
 					errs <- err
 				}
 
-				read, err := api.Unixfs().Cat(nd.Context(), item)
+				read, err := api.Unixfs().Get(nd.Context(), item)
 				if err != nil {
 					errs <- err
 				}
diff --git a/test/integration/addcat_test.go b/test/integration/addcat_test.go
index 207e84a18..6665e562b 100644
--- a/test/integration/addcat_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/addcat_test.go
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func DirectAddCat(data []byte, conf testutil.LatencyConfig) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	readerCatted, err := catterApi.Unixfs().Cat(ctx, ap)
+	readerCatted, err := catterApi.Unixfs().Get(ctx, ap)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/test/integration/bench_cat_test.go b/test/integration/bench_cat_test.go
index e4a44d1c0..dd64a57ad 100644
--- a/test/integration/bench_cat_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/bench_cat_test.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func benchCat(b *testing.B, data []byte, conf testutil.LatencyConfig) error {
 	}
 
 	b.StartTimer()
-	readerCatted, err := catterApi.Unixfs().Cat(ctx, ap)
+	readerCatted, err := catterApi.Unixfs().Get(ctx, ap)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/test/integration/three_legged_cat_test.go b/test/integration/three_legged_cat_test.go
index 031ba10b9..73f360b99 100644
--- a/test/integration/three_legged_cat_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/three_legged_cat_test.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func RunThreeLeggedCat(data []byte, conf testutil.LatencyConfig) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	readerCatted, err := catterApi.Unixfs().Cat(ctx, ap)
+	readerCatted, err := catterApi.Unixfs().Get(ctx, ap)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}