diff --git a/internal/backend/rest/rest.go b/internal/backend/rest/rest.go
index d0158ab58..c3ed1801f 100644
--- a/internal/backend/rest/rest.go
+++ b/internal/backend/rest/rest.go
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ func (b *Backend) openReader(ctx context.Context, h backend.Handle, length int,
 	}
 
 	if feature.Flag.Enabled(feature.BackendErrorRedesign) && length > 0 && resp.ContentLength != int64(length) {
+		_ = drainAndClose(resp)
 		return nil, &restError{h, http.StatusRequestedRangeNotSatisfiable, "partial out of bounds read"}
 	}