diff --git a/front/lib/api/files/upload.ts b/front/lib/api/files/upload.ts
index 54cbd264a1ef..298f2439bd23 100644
--- a/front/lib/api/files/upload.ts
+++ b/front/lib/api/files/upload.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,32 @@ const extractTextFromFileAndUpload: ProcessingFunction = async (
       config.getTextExtractionUrl()
     ).fromStream(readStream, file.contentType);
 
-    await pipeline(processedStream, writeStream);
+    processedStream.on("data", (chunk) => {
+      // Handle backpressure
+      const canWrite = writeStream.write(chunk);
+      if (!canWrite) {
+        readStream.pause();
+        writeStream.once("drain", () => readStream.resume());
+      }
+    });
+
+    processedStream.on("end", () => {
+      writeStream.end();
+    });
+
+    processedStream.on("error", (err) => {
+      throw err;
+    });
+
+    writeStream.on("error", (err) => {
+      throw err;
+    });
+
+    // Await the completion of the writeStream
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      writeStream.on("finish", resolve);
+      writeStream.on("error", reject);
+    });
 
     return new Ok(undefined);
   } catch (err) {