diff --git a/backend/core/views.py b/backend/core/views.py
index 3aa8baca9..7328c7ad3 100644
--- a/backend/core/views.py
+++ b/backend/core/views.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import humanize
 
+from django.http import StreamingHttpResponse
+from wsgiref.util import FileWrapper
 
 import io
 
@@ -2176,8 +2178,8 @@ def word_report(self, request, pk):
         doc.save(buffer_doc)
         buffer_doc.seek(0)
 
-        response = HttpResponse(
-            buffer_doc.getvalue(),
+        response = StreamingHttpResponse(
+            FileWrapper(buffer_doc),
             content_type="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document",
         )
         response["Content-Disposition"] = "attachment; filename=sales_report.docx"
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(app)/(internal)/compliance-assessments/[id=uuid]/export/word/+server.ts b/frontend/src/routes/(app)/(internal)/compliance-assessments/[id=uuid]/export/word/+server.ts
index 561e6af8c..a739d299d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(app)/(internal)/compliance-assessments/[id=uuid]/export/word/+server.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(app)/(internal)/compliance-assessments/[id=uuid]/export/word/+server.ts
@@ -3,20 +3,21 @@ import { BASE_API_URL } from '$lib/utils/constants';
 import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import type { RequestHandler } from './$types';
 export const GET: RequestHandler = async ({ fetch, params }) => {
-	const URLModel = 'compliance-assessments';
-	const endpoint = `${BASE_API_URL}/${URLModel}/${params.id}/word_report/`;
+  const URLModel = 'compliance-assessments';
+  const endpoint = `${BASE_API_URL}/${URLModel}/${params.id}/word_report/`;
 
-	const res = await fetch(endpoint);
-	if (!res.ok) {
-		error(400, 'Error fetching the Word file');
-	}
+  const res = await fetch(endpoint);
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    error(400, 'Error fetching the Word file');
+  }
 
-	const fileName = `audit-exec-summary-${new Date().toISOString()}.docx`;
+  const fileName = `audit-exec-summary-${new Date().toISOString()}.docx`;
 
-	return new Response(await res.blob(), {
-		headers: {
-			'Content-Type': 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document',
-			'Content-Disposition': `attachment; filename="${fileName}"`
-		}
-	});
+  return new Response(res.body, {
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document',
+      'Content-Disposition': `attachment; filename="${fileName}"`,
+      'Transfer-Encoding': 'chunked'
+    }
+  });
 };