diff --git a/lib/qualtrics_api/response_export.rb b/lib/qualtrics_api/response_export.rb
index a8696db..57651ac 100644
--- a/lib/qualtrics_api/response_export.rb
+++ b/lib/qualtrics_api/response_export.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def file_url
     def open(&block)
       raise QualtricsAPI::FileNotReadyError, "Cannot open exported file because the file url is missing." if file_url.nil?
 
-      Kernel.open(file_url, **QualtricsAPI.connection(self).headers, &block)
+      URI.open(file_url, **QualtricsAPI.connection(self).headers, &block)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/response_export_spec.rb b/spec/lib/response_export_spec.rb
index 4aa9416..4a24ce1 100644
--- a/spec/lib/response_export_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/response_export_spec.rb
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 
     it "conforms to ruby 3 keyword-argument format" do
       subject.instance_variable_set(:@file_url, "some_url")
-      expect(Kernel).to receive(:open) do |*args, **kwargs|
+      expect(URI).to receive(:open) do |*args, **kwargs|
         expect(args).to eq ["some_url"]
         expect(kwargs.class).to eq Faraday::Utils::Headers
       end
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
       end
 
       it "opens the linked file with the file_url and qualtrics connection" do
-        expect(Kernel).to receive(:open).with("some_url", connection_headers)
+        expect(URI).to receive(:open).with("some_url", connection_headers)
         subject.open
       end
     end