diff --git a/lib/odata/types/primitive_types/binary_type.rb b/lib/odata/types/primitive_types/binary_type.rb
index 90e6f9e047..b4cf0d97e8 100644
--- a/lib/odata/types/primitive_types/binary_type.rb
+++ b/lib/odata/types/primitive_types/binary_type.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ def valid_value?(value)
     end
 
     def coerce(value)
-      raise RuntimeError
+      value
     end
 
     def name