diff --git a/src/uploader/uploader.ts b/src/uploader/uploader.ts
index 742240f..696b3b1 100644
--- a/src/uploader/uploader.ts
+++ b/src/uploader/uploader.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ export class Uploader {
       console.warn(
         `File size exceeds the maximum limit of ${MAX_DEVREV_ARTIFACT_SIZE} bytes.`
       );
+      this.destroyStream(fileStream);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ export class Uploader {
       return response;
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Error while streaming artifact.', serializeError(error));
+      this.destroyStream(fileStream);
       return;
     }
   }
@@ -216,6 +218,25 @@ export class Uploader {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Destroys a stream to prevent resource leaks.
+   * @param {any} fileStream - The axios response stream to destroy
+   */
+  private destroyStream(fileStream: any): void {
+    try {
+      if (fileStream && fileStream.data) {
+        // For axios response streams, the data property contains the actual stream
+        if (typeof fileStream.data.destroy === 'function') {
+          fileStream.data.destroy();
+        } else if (typeof fileStream.data.close === 'function') {
+          fileStream.data.close();
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.warn('Error while destroying stream:', serializeError(error));
+    }
+  }
+
   async getAttachmentsFromArtifactId({
     artifact,
   }: {
diff --git a/src/workers/default-workers/attachments-extraction.ts b/src/workers/default-workers/attachments-extraction.ts
index 96246d0..53cc89f 100644
--- a/src/workers/default-workers/attachments-extraction.ts
+++ b/src/workers/default-workers/attachments-extraction.ts
@@ -9,14 +9,36 @@ import {
   serializeAxiosError,
 } from '../../index';
 import { axiosClient } from '../../http/axios-client-internal';
+import { MAX_DEVREV_ARTIFACT_SIZE } from '../../common/constants';
 
 const getAttachmentStream = async ({
   item,
 }: ExternalSystemAttachmentStreamingParams): Promise<ExternalSystemAttachmentStreamingResponse> => {
   const { id, url } = item;
+  let fileStreamResponse: any = null;
 
   try {
-    const fileStreamResponse = await axiosClient.get(url, {
+    // First, check file size with HEAD request to avoid downloading large files
+    const headResponse = await axiosClient.head(url, {
+      headers: {
+        'Accept-Encoding': 'identity',
+      },
+    });
+
+    const contentLength = headResponse.headers['content-length'];
+    if (contentLength && parseInt(contentLength) > MAX_DEVREV_ARTIFACT_SIZE) {
+      console.warn(
+        `Attachment ${id} size (${contentLength} bytes) exceeds maximum limit of ${MAX_DEVREV_ARTIFACT_SIZE} bytes. Skipping download.`
+      );
+      return {
+        error: {
+          message: `File size exceeds maximum limit of ${MAX_DEVREV_ARTIFACT_SIZE} bytes.`,
+        },
+      };
+    }
+
+    // If size is acceptable, proceed with streaming
+    fileStreamResponse = await axiosClient.get(url, {
       responseType: 'stream',
       headers: {
         'Accept-Encoding': 'identity',
@@ -25,6 +47,11 @@ const getAttachmentStream = async ({
 
     return { httpStream: fileStreamResponse };
   } catch (error) {
+    // If we created a stream but failed afterwards, destroy it
+    if (fileStreamResponse) {
+      destroyHttpStream(fileStreamResponse);
+    }
+
     if (axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
       console.warn(
         `Error while fetching attachment ${id} from URL.`,
@@ -44,6 +71,24 @@ const getAttachmentStream = async ({
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Destroys a stream to prevent memory leaks.
+ * @param {any} httpStream - The axios response stream to destroy
+ */
+const destroyHttpStream = (httpStream: any): void => {
+  try {
+    if (httpStream && httpStream.data) {
+      if (typeof httpStream.data.destroy === 'function') {
+        httpStream.data.destroy();
+      } else if (typeof httpStream.data.close === 'function') {
+        httpStream.data.close();
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn('Error while destroying HTTP stream:', error);
+  }
+};
+
 processTask({
   task: async ({ adapter }) => {
     try {
diff --git a/src/workers/worker-adapter.ts b/src/workers/worker-adapter.ts
index 95cd0e6..4f8eb05 100644
--- a/src/workers/worker-adapter.ts
+++ b/src/workers/worker-adapter.ts
@@ -709,10 +709,12 @@ export class WorkerAdapter<ConnectorState> {
         console.warn(
           `Error while preparing artifact for attachment ID ${attachment.id}. Skipping attachment.`
         );
+        this.destroyHttpStream(httpStream);
         return;
       }
 
       if (this.isTimeout) {
+        this.destroyHttpStream(httpStream);
         return;
       }
 
@@ -768,6 +770,24 @@ export class WorkerAdapter<ConnectorState> {
     return;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Destroys a stream to prevent memory leaks.
+   * @param {any} httpStream - The axios response stream to destroy
+   */
+  private destroyHttpStream(httpStream: any): void {
+    try {
+      if (httpStream && httpStream.data) {
+        if (typeof httpStream.data.destroy === 'function') {
+          httpStream.data.destroy();
+        } else if (typeof httpStream.data.close === 'function') {
+          httpStream.data.close();
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.warn('Error while destroying HTTP stream:', error);
+    }
+  }
+
   async loadAttachment({
     item,
     create,