diff --git a/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.Application/Handlers/ISettlementReportJobsDownloadHandler.cs b/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.Application/Handlers/ISettlementReportJobsDownloadHandler.cs
index 6ed9241..c21d41e 100644
--- a/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.Application/Handlers/ISettlementReportJobsDownloadHandler.cs
+++ b/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.Application/Handlers/ISettlementReportJobsDownloadHandler.cs
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ namespace Energinet.DataHub.SettlementReport.Application.Handlers;
 
 public interface ISettlementReportJobsDownloadHandler
 {
-    Task DownloadReportAsync(SettlementReportRequestId requestId, Func<Stream> outputStreamProvider, Guid actorId, bool isMultitenancy);
+    Task<Stream> DownloadReportAsync(SettlementReportRequestId requestId, Guid actorId, bool isMultitenancy);
 }
diff --git a/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.Application/Handlers/SettlementReportJobsDownloadHandler.cs b/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.Application/Handlers/SettlementReportJobsDownloadHandler.cs
index 3f12e4f..a1a17ed 100644
--- a/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.Application/Handlers/SettlementReportJobsDownloadHandler.cs
+++ b/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.Application/Handlers/SettlementReportJobsDownloadHandler.cs
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ public SettlementReportJobsDownloadHandler(
         _repository = repository;
     }
 
-    public async Task DownloadReportAsync(
+    public async Task<Stream> DownloadReportAsync(
         SettlementReportRequestId requestId,
-        Func<Stream> outputStreamProvider,
         Guid actorId,
         bool isMultitenancy)
     {
@@ -48,8 +47,8 @@ public async Task DownloadReportAsync(
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(report.BlobFileName))
             throw new InvalidOperationException("Report does not have a Blob file name.");
 
-        await _fileRepository
-            .DownloadAsync(report.BlobFileName, outputStreamProvider())
+        return await _fileRepository
+            .DownloadAsync(report.BlobFileName)
             .ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
 }
diff --git a/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.Application/SettlementReports_v2/ISettlementReportJobsFileRepository.cs b/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.Application/SettlementReports_v2/ISettlementReportJobsFileRepository.cs
index 19e4dbf..2b83ffa 100644
--- a/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.Application/SettlementReports_v2/ISettlementReportJobsFileRepository.cs
+++ b/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.Application/SettlementReports_v2/ISettlementReportJobsFileRepository.cs
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ namespace Energinet.DataHub.SettlementReport.Application.SettlementReports_v2;
 
 public interface ISettlementReportJobsFileRepository
 {
-    Task DownloadAsync(string blobFileName, Stream downloadStream);
+    Task<Stream> DownloadAsync(string blobFileName);
 }
diff --git a/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.Infrastructure/SettlementReports_v2/SettlementReportJobsFileBlobStorage.cs b/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.Infrastructure/SettlementReports_v2/SettlementReportJobsFileBlobStorage.cs
index db495c4..3beaec2 100644
--- a/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.Infrastructure/SettlementReports_v2/SettlementReportJobsFileBlobStorage.cs
+++ b/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.Infrastructure/SettlementReports_v2/SettlementReportJobsFileBlobStorage.cs
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ public SettlementReportJobsFileBlobStorage(BlobContainerClient blobContainerClie
         _blobContainerClient = blobContainerClient;
     }
 
-    public async Task DownloadAsync(string fileName, Stream downloadStream)
+    public async Task<Stream> DownloadAsync(string fileName)
     {
         var blobName = GetBlobName(fileName);
         var blobClient = _blobContainerClient.GetBlobClient(blobName);
-        await blobClient.DownloadToAsync(downloadStream).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        return await blobClient.OpenReadAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
 
     private static string GetBlobName(string fileName)
diff --git a/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.WebAPI/Controllers/SettlementReportsController.cs b/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.WebAPI/Controllers/SettlementReportsController.cs
index f181963..c660c04 100644
--- a/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.WebAPI/Controllers/SettlementReportsController.cs
+++ b/source/settlement-report/SettlementReports.WebAPI/Controllers/SettlementReportsController.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Mime;
 using Azure;
 using Energinet.DataHub.Core.App.Common.Abstractions.Users;
@@ -123,22 +124,20 @@ public async Task<IEnumerable<RequestedSettlementReportDto>> ListSettlementRepor
     [Route("download")]
     [Authorize]
     [Produces("application/octet-stream")]
-    [ProducesResponseType(typeof(FileResult), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(typeof(FileStreamResult), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
     [EnableRevision(activityName: "DownloadSettlementReportAPI", entityType: typeof(RequestedSettlementReportDto))]
     public async Task<ActionResult> DownloadFileAsync([FromBody]SettlementReportRequestId requestId)
     {
         try
         {
-            var stream = new MemoryStream();
-            await _downloadHandler
+            var stream = await _downloadHandler
                 .DownloadReportAsync(
                     requestId,
-                    () => stream,
                     _userContext.CurrentUser.Actor.ActorId,
                     _userContext.CurrentUser.MultiTenancy)
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-            return File(stream.GetBuffer(), MediaTypeNames.Application.Octet);
+            return new FileStreamResult(stream, MediaTypeNames.Application.Octet);
         }
         catch (Exception ex) when (ex is InvalidOperationException or RequestFailedException)
         {