diff --git a/container-engine-lib/lib/backend_impls/docker/docker_kurtosis_backend/user_services_functions/copy_files_from_user_service.go b/container-engine-lib/lib/backend_impls/docker/docker_kurtosis_backend/user_services_functions/copy_files_from_user_service.go
index 1e5fa4ac7e..538bc62511 100644
--- a/container-engine-lib/lib/backend_impls/docker/docker_kurtosis_backend/user_services_functions/copy_files_from_user_service.go
+++ b/container-engine-lib/lib/backend_impls/docker/docker_kurtosis_backend/user_services_functions/copy_files_from_user_service.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ func CopyFilesFromUserService(
 	output io.Writer,
 	dockerManager *docker_manager.DockerManager,
 ) error {
-
 	srcPath := srcPathOnContainer
 	srcPathBase := filepath.Base(srcPathOnContainer)
 	if srcPathBase == doNotIncludeParentDirInArchiveSymbol {
@@ -54,10 +53,11 @@ func CopyFilesFromUserService(
 	}
 	defer tarStreamReadCloser.Close()
 
-	if _, err := io.Copy(output, tarStreamReadCloser); err != nil {
+	if numBytesCopied, err := io.Copy(output, tarStreamReadCloser); err != nil {
 		return stacktrace.Propagate(
 			err,
-			"An error occurred copying the bytes of TAR'd up files at '%v' on service '%v' to the output",
+			"'%v' bytes copied before an error occurred copying the bytes of TAR'd up files at '%v' on service '%v' to the output",
+			numBytesCopied,
 			srcPathOnContainer,
 			serviceUuid,
 		)
diff --git a/container-engine-lib/lib/backend_impls/docker/docker_manager/docker_manager.go b/container-engine-lib/lib/backend_impls/docker/docker_manager/docker_manager.go
index bd4e771c04..b76e691028 100644
--- a/container-engine-lib/lib/backend_impls/docker/docker_manager/docker_manager.go
+++ b/container-engine-lib/lib/backend_impls/docker/docker_manager/docker_manager.go
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ func (manager *DockerManager) CopyFromContainer(ctx context.Context, containerId
 		}
 	}
 
-	tarStreamReadCloser, _, err := manager.dockerClient.CopyFromContainer(
+	tarStreamReadCloser, _, err := manager.dockerClientNoTimeout.CopyFromContainer(
 		ctx,
 		containerId,
 		srcPath)