diff --git a/services/filestore/app/js/FileController.js b/services/filestore/app/js/FileController.js
index e39afd67bb..748026f76c 100644
--- a/services/filestore/app/js/FileController.js
+++ b/services/filestore/app/js/FileController.js
@@ -61,15 +61,18 @@ function getFile(req, res, next) {
     }
 
     pipeline(fileStream, res, err => {
-      if (err && err.code === 'ERR_STREAM_PREMATURE_CLOSE') {
-        res.end()
-      } else if (err) {
-        next(
-          new Errors.ReadError({
-            message: 'error transferring stream',
-            info: { bucket, key, format, style }
-          }).withCause(err)
-        )
+      if (err) {
+        fileStream.destroy()
+        if (err.code === 'ERR_STREAM_PREMATURE_CLOSE') {
+          res.end()
+        } else {
+          next(
+            new Errors.ReadError({
+              message: 'error transferring stream',
+              info: { bucket, key, format, style }
+            }).withCause(err)
+          )
+        }
       }
     })
   })