diff --git a/distributedcloud-client/dcmanagerclient/api/v1/subcloud_backup_manager.py b/distributedcloud-client/dcmanagerclient/api/v1/subcloud_backup_manager.py
index e1e9195f..7d561ac6 100644
--- a/distributedcloud-client/dcmanagerclient/api/v1/subcloud_backup_manager.py
+++ b/distributedcloud-client/dcmanagerclient/api/v1/subcloud_backup_manager.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 import json
 
+from requests_toolbelt import MultipartEncoder
+
 from dcmanagerclient.api import base
 from dcmanagerclient.api.base import get_json
 
@@ -18,13 +20,17 @@ class subcloud_backup_manager(base.ResourceManager):
     def json_to_resource(self, json_object):
         return self.resource_class.from_payload(self, json_object)
 
-    def subcloud_backup_create(self, url, body, data):
-        if body:
-            data.update(body)
-        enc = json.dumps(data)
-        headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
+    def subcloud_backup_create(self, url, files, data):
 
+        fields = dict()
+        if files:
+            for k, v in files.items():
+                fields.update({k: (v, open(v, 'rb'),)})
+        fields.update(data)
+        enc = MultipartEncoder(fields=fields)
+        headers = {'content-type': enc.content_type}
         resp = self.http_client.post(url, enc, headers=headers)
+
         if resp.status_code != 200:
             self._raise_api_exception(resp)
         json_response_key = get_json(resp)
@@ -36,19 +42,29 @@ class subcloud_backup_manager(base.ResourceManager):
         return resource
 
     def subcloud_backup_delete(self, url, data):
-        data = json.dumps(data)
-        resp = self.http_client.patch(url, data)
+
+        fields = dict()
+        fields.update(data)
+        enc = MultipartEncoder(fields=fields)
+        headers = {'content-type': enc.content_type}
+
+        resp = self.http_client.patch(url, enc, headers=headers)
         if resp.status_code not in {204, 207}:
             self._raise_api_exception(resp)
         elif resp.status_code == 207:
             return json.loads(resp.content)
         return None
 
-    def subcloud_backup_restore(self, url, body, data):
-        if body:
-            data.update(body)
-        headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
-        enc = json.dumps(data)
+    def subcloud_backup_restore(self, url, files, data):
+
+        fields = dict()
+        if files:
+            for k, v in files.items():
+                fields.update({k: (v, open(v, 'rb'),)})
+        fields.update(data)
+        enc = MultipartEncoder(fields=fields)
+        headers = {'content-type': enc.content_type}
+
         resp = self.http_client.patch(url, enc, headers=headers)
 
         if resp.status_code != 200:
diff --git a/distributedcloud-client/dcmanagerclient/commands/v1/subcloud_backup_manager.py b/distributedcloud-client/dcmanagerclient/commands/v1/subcloud_backup_manager.py
index b1d74067..75117df5 100644
--- a/distributedcloud-client/dcmanagerclient/commands/v1/subcloud_backup_manager.py
+++ b/distributedcloud-client/dcmanagerclient/commands/v1/subcloud_backup_manager.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class CreateSubcloudBackup(base.DCManagerShow):
                 error_msg = "Backup-values file does not exist: %s" % \
                             parsed_args.backup_values
                 raise exceptions.DCManagerClientException(error_msg)
-            files['backup_values'] = utils.load_file(parsed_args.backup_values)
+            files['backup_values'] = parsed_args.backup_values
 
         try:
             return dcmanager_client.subcloud_backup_manager.\
@@ -410,8 +410,7 @@ class RestoreSubcloudBackup(base.DCManagerShow):
                 error_msg = "Restore_values file does not exist: %s" % \
                             parsed_args.restore_values
                 raise exceptions.DCManagerClientException(error_msg)
-            files['restore_values'] = utils.load_file(
-                parsed_args.restore_values)
+            files['restore_values'] = parsed_args.restore_values
         try:
             return dcmanager_client.subcloud_backup_manager.\
                 backup_subcloud_restore(data=data, files=files)
diff --git a/distributedcloud-client/dcmanagerclient/tests/test_utils.py b/distributedcloud-client/dcmanagerclient/tests/test_utils.py
index fec57ec6..2b9aa1b4 100644
--- a/distributedcloud-client/dcmanagerclient/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/distributedcloud-client/dcmanagerclient/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 #
 
 import json
-import os.path
-import tempfile
 import testtools
 import yaml
 
@@ -39,21 +37,5 @@ class UtilityTest(testtools.TestCase):
     def test_load_json_content(self):
         self.assertDictEqual(ENV_DICT, utils.load_content(ENV_STR))
 
-    def test_load_json_file(self):
-        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as f:
-            f.write(ENV_STR.encode('utf-8'))
-            f.flush()
-            file_path = os.path.abspath(f.name)
-
-            self.assertDictEqual(ENV_DICT, utils.load_file(file_path))
-
     def test_load_yaml_content(self):
         self.assertDictEqual(ENV_DICT, utils.load_content(ENV_YAML))
-
-    def test_load_yaml_file(self):
-        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as f:
-            f.write(ENV_YAML.encode('utf-8'))
-            f.flush()
-            file_path = os.path.abspath(f.name)
-
-            self.assertDictEqual(ENV_DICT, utils.load_file(file_path))
diff --git a/distributedcloud-client/dcmanagerclient/utils.py b/distributedcloud-client/dcmanagerclient/utils.py
index f7dd2e6a..215d3651 100644
--- a/distributedcloud-client/dcmanagerclient/utils.py
+++ b/distributedcloud-client/dcmanagerclient/utils.py
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ def load_content(content):
     return data
 
 
-def load_file(path):
-    with open(path, 'r') as f:
-        return load_content(f.read())
-
-
 def get_contents_if_file(contents_or_file_name):
     """Get the contents of a file.