diff --git a/nginx_request_checker.py b/nginx_request_checker.py
index c65c992..eeadc8e 100644
--- a/nginx_request_checker.py
+++ b/nginx_request_checker.py
@@ -63,16 +63,30 @@ async def proxy_request(path: str, request: Request):
             return Response(content=error_xml, status_code=403, media_type="application/xml")
 
     # Proxy request to MinIO
+    minio_url = f"{MINIO_ENDPOINT}/{path}"
+    headers = dict(request.headers)
+
     async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=300.0) as client:
-        minio_url = f"{MINIO_ENDPOINT}/{path}"
-        headers = dict(request.headers)
-        body = await request.body()
-
         logging.info(f"Proxying request to MinIO: {minio_url}")
+        if request.method in ["PUT", "POST"]:
+            # Stream request body to MinIO
+            async def request_stream():
+                async for chunk in request.stream():
+                    yield chunk
 
-        minio_response = await client.request(
-            method=request.method, url=minio_url, headers=headers, content=body
-        )
+            minio_response = await client.request(
+                method=request.method,
+                url=minio_url,
+                headers=headers,
+                content=request_stream()
+            )
+        else:
+            # For GET and DELETE, we don’t send a body
+            minio_response = await client.request(
+                method=request.method,
+                url=minio_url,
+                headers=headers
+            )
 
         logging.info(f"MinIO response: {minio_response.status_code}")