diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/StreamContext.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/StreamContext.java
index b163ba65dc7db..47a3d2b8571ea 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/StreamContext.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/StreamContext.java
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ protected StreamContext(StreamContext streamContext) {
     /**
      * Vendor plugins can use this method to create new streams only when they are required for processing
      * New streams won't be created till this method is called with the specific <code>partNumber</code>
+     * It is the responsibility of caller to ensure that stream is properly closed after consumption
+     * otherwise it can leak resources.
      *
      * @param partNumber The index of the part
      * @return A stream reference to the part requested
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/blobstore/transfer/RemoteTransferContainer.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/blobstore/transfer/RemoteTransferContainer.java
index 077e02988d8b3..b7724ea00b634 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/blobstore/transfer/RemoteTransferContainer.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/common/blobstore/transfer/RemoteTransferContainer.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import java.util.zip.CRC32;
 
 import com.jcraft.jzlib.JZlib;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ public class RemoteTransferContainer implements Closeable {
     private long lastPartSize;
 
     private final long contentLength;
-    private final SetOnce<InputStream[]> inputStreams = new SetOnce<>();
+    private final SetOnce<Supplier<Long>[]> checksumSuppliers = new SetOnce<>();
     private final String fileName;
     private final String remoteFileName;
     private final boolean failTransferIfFileExists;
@@ -123,23 +124,24 @@ StreamContext supplyStreamContext(long partSize) {
         }
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
     private StreamContext openMultipartStreams(long partSize) throws IOException {
-        if (inputStreams.get() != null) {
+        if (checksumSuppliers.get() != null) {
             throw new IOException("Multi-part streams are already created.");
         }
 
         this.partSize = partSize;
         this.lastPartSize = (contentLength % partSize) != 0 ? contentLength % partSize : partSize;
         this.numberOfParts = (int) ((contentLength % partSize) == 0 ? contentLength / partSize : (contentLength / partSize) + 1);
-        InputStream[] streams = new InputStream[numberOfParts];
-        inputStreams.set(streams);
+        Supplier<Long>[] suppliers = new Supplier[numberOfParts];
+        checksumSuppliers.set(suppliers);
 
         return new StreamContext(getTransferPartStreamSupplier(), partSize, lastPartSize, numberOfParts);
     }
 
     private CheckedTriFunction<Integer, Long, Long, InputStreamContainer, IOException> getTransferPartStreamSupplier() {
         return ((partNo, size, position) -> {
-            assert inputStreams.get() != null : "expected inputStreams to be initialised";
+            assert checksumSuppliers.get() != null : "expected container to be initialised";
             return getMultipartStreamSupplier(partNo, size, position).get();
         });
     }
@@ -167,10 +169,15 @@ private LocalStreamSupplier<InputStreamContainer> getMultipartStreamSupplier(
                     RateLimitingOffsetRangeInputStream rangeIndexInputStream = (RateLimitingOffsetRangeInputStream) offsetRangeInputStream;
                     rangeIndexInputStream.setClose(closed);
                 }
-                InputStream inputStream = !isRemoteDataIntegrityCheckPossible()
-                    ? new ResettableCheckedInputStream(offsetRangeInputStream, fileName)
-                    : offsetRangeInputStream;
-                Objects.requireNonNull(inputStreams.get())[streamIdx] = inputStream;
+                InputStream inputStream;
+                if (isRemoteDataIntegrityCheckPossible() == false) {
+                    ResettableCheckedInputStream resettableCheckedInputStream =
+                        new ResettableCheckedInputStream(offsetRangeInputStream, fileName);
+                    Objects.requireNonNull(checksumSuppliers.get())[streamIdx] = resettableCheckedInputStream::getChecksum;
+                    inputStream = resettableCheckedInputStream;
+                } else {
+                    inputStream = offsetRangeInputStream;
+                }
 
                 return new InputStreamContainer(inputStream, size, position);
             } catch (IOException e) {
@@ -212,20 +219,14 @@ public long getContentLength() {
         return contentLength;
     }
 
-    private long getInputStreamChecksum(InputStream inputStream) {
-        assert inputStream instanceof ResettableCheckedInputStream
-            : "expected passed inputStream to be instance of ResettableCheckedInputStream";
-        return ((ResettableCheckedInputStream) inputStream).getChecksum();
-    }
-
     private long getActualChecksum() {
-        InputStream[] currentInputStreams = Objects.requireNonNull(inputStreams.get());
-        long checksum = getInputStreamChecksum(currentInputStreams[0]);
-        for (int checkSumIdx = 1; checkSumIdx < Objects.requireNonNull(inputStreams.get()).length - 1; checkSumIdx++) {
-            checksum = JZlib.crc32_combine(checksum, getInputStreamChecksum(currentInputStreams[checkSumIdx]), partSize);
+        Supplier<Long>[] ckSumSuppliers = Objects.requireNonNull(checksumSuppliers.get());
+        long checksum = ckSumSuppliers[0].get();
+        for (int checkSumIdx = 1; checkSumIdx < ckSumSuppliers.length - 1; checkSumIdx++) {
+            checksum = JZlib.crc32_combine(checksum, ckSumSuppliers[checkSumIdx].get(), partSize);
         }
         if (numberOfParts > 1) {
-            checksum = JZlib.crc32_combine(checksum, getInputStreamChecksum(currentInputStreams[numberOfParts - 1]), lastPartSize);
+            checksum = JZlib.crc32_combine(checksum, ckSumSuppliers[numberOfParts - 1].get(), lastPartSize);
         }
 
         return checksum;