diff --git a/registry/v2/registry.go b/registry/v2/registry.go
index 754b9e7a..6a7795e3 100644
--- a/registry/v2/registry.go
+++ b/registry/v2/registry.go
@@ -551,52 +551,21 @@ func (r *registry) PullLayer(ctx echo.Context) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if layerRef.Skylink == "" {
-		detail := map[string]interface{}{
-			"error": "skylink is empty",
-		}
-		e := fmt.Errorf("skylink is empty").Error()
-		errMsg := r.errorResponse(RegistryErrorCodeBlobUnknown, e, detail)
-		ctx.Set(types.HttpEndpointErrorKey, errMsg)
-		return ctx.JSONBlob(http.StatusNotFound, errMsg)
-	}
-
-	resp, err := r.skynet.Download(layerRef.Skylink)
-	if err != nil {
-		detail := map[string]interface{}{
-			"error": err.Error(),
-		}
-		errMsg := r.errorResponse(RegistryErrorCodeBlobUnknown, err.Error(), detail)
-		ctx.Set(types.HttpEndpointErrorKey, errMsg)
-		return ctx.JSONBlob(http.StatusNotFound, errMsg)
-	}
-
-	bz, err := io.ReadAll(resp)
-	if err != nil {
-		errMsg := r.errorResponse(RegistryErrorCodeBlobUploadInvalid, err.Error(), nil)
-		ctx.Set(types.HttpEndpointErrorKey, errMsg)
-		return ctx.JSONBlob(http.StatusInternalServerError, errMsg)
+	size, ok := r.skynet.Metadata(layerRef.Skylink)
+	if ok {
+		url := fmt.Sprintf("https://siasky.net/%s",strings.Replace(layerRef.Skylink,"sia://","",1))
+		ctx.Response().Header().Set("Content-Length", fmt.Sprintf("%d", size))
+		http.Redirect(ctx.Response(), ctx.Request(), url, http.StatusTemporaryRedirect)
+		return nil
 	}
-	_ = resp.Close()
 
-	dig := digest(bz)
-	if dig != clientDigest {
-		details := map[string]interface{}{
-			"clientDigest":   clientDigest,
-			"computedDigest": dig,
-		}
-		errMsg := r.errorResponse(
-			RegistryErrorCodeBlobUploadUnknown,
-			"client digest is different than computed digest",
-			details,
-		)
-		ctx.Set(types.HttpEndpointErrorKey, errMsg)
-		return ctx.JSONBlob(http.StatusNotFound, errMsg)
+	detail := map[string]interface{}{
+		"error": "skylink is empty",
 	}
-
-	ctx.Response().Header().Set("Content-Length", fmt.Sprintf("%d", len(bz)))
-	ctx.Response().Header().Set("Docker-Content-Digest", dig)
-	return ctx.Blob(http.StatusOK, "application/octet-stream", bz)
+	e := fmt.Errorf("skylink is empty").Error()
+	errMsg := r.errorResponse(RegistryErrorCodeBlobUnknown, e, detail)
+	ctx.Set(types.HttpEndpointErrorKey, errMsg)
+	return ctx.JSONBlob(http.StatusNotFound, errMsg)
 }
 
 //BlobMount to be implemented by guacamole at a later stage