diff --git a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/client/blob/BlobGetClientReactor.h b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/client/blob/BlobGetClientReactor.h
--- a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/client/blob/BlobGetClientReactor.h
+++ b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/client/blob/BlobGetClientReactor.h
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@
 std::unique_ptr<grpc::Status>
 BlobGetClientReactor::readResponse(blob::GetResponse &response) {
   if (!this->dataChunks->write(std::move(*response.mutable_datachunk()))) {
-    throw std::runtime_error(
-        "error reading compaction data from the blob service");
+    throw std::runtime_error("error reading data from the blob service");
   }
   return nullptr;
 }
diff --git a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/server/PullBackupReactor.h b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/server/PullBackupReactor.h
--- a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/server/PullBackupReactor.h
+++ b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/server/PullBackupReactor.h
@@ -63,12 +63,10 @@
     throw std::runtime_error(
         "get reactor cannot be initialized when backup item is missing");
   }
-  if (this->getReactor == nullptr) {
-    this->getReactor = std::make_shared<reactor::BlobGetClientReactor>(
-        holder, this->dataChunks);
-    this->getReactor->request.set_holder(holder);
-    this->blobClient.get(this->getReactor);
-  }
+  this->getReactor.reset(
+      new reactor::BlobGetClientReactor(holder, this->dataChunks));
+  this->getReactor->request.set_holder(holder);
+  this->blobClient.get(this->getReactor);
 }
 
 void PullBackupReactor::initialize() {
@@ -99,27 +97,35 @@
   // as there may be multiple threads from the pool taking over here
   const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(this->reactorStateMutex);
   if (this->state == State::COMPACTION) {
+    if (this->getReactor == nullptr) {
       this->initializeGetReactor(this->backupItem->getCompactionHolder());
-      std::string dataChunk;
-      this->dataChunks->blockingRead(dataChunk);
-      if (!dataChunk.empty()) {
-        response->set_compactionchunk(dataChunk);
-        return nullptr;
-      } else {
-        if (!this->dataChunks->isEmpty()) {
-          throw std::runtime_error(
-              "dangling data discovered after reading compaction");
-        }
-        this->getReactor = nullptr;
-        this->state = State::LOGS;
+    }
+    std::string dataChunk;
+    this->dataChunks->blockingRead(dataChunk);
+    if (!dataChunk.empty()) {
+      response->set_compactionchunk(dataChunk);
+      return nullptr;
+    } else {
+      if (!this->dataChunks->isEmpty()) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+            "dangling data discovered after reading compaction");
+      }
+      if (!this->getReactor->getStatus().ok()) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(this->getReactor->getStatus().error_message());
       }
+      this->state = State::LOGS;
     }
+  }
     if (this->state == State::LOGS) {
       // TODO make sure logs are received in correct order regardless their size
       if (this->logs.empty()) {
         return std::make_unique<grpc::Status>(grpc::Status::OK);
       }
       if (this->currentLogIndex == this->logs.size()) {
+        if (!this->dataChunks->isEmpty()) {
+          throw std::runtime_error(
+              "dangling data discovered after reading logs");
+        }
         return std::make_unique<grpc::Status>(grpc::Status::OK);
       } else if (this->currentLogIndex > this->logs.size()) {
         throw std::runtime_error("log index out of bound");
@@ -137,6 +143,9 @@
       }
       std::string dataChunk;
       this->dataChunks->blockingRead(dataChunk);
+      if (!this->getReactor->getStatus().ok()) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(this->getReactor->getStatus().error_message());
+      }
       if (dataChunk.empty()) {
         ++this->currentLogIndex;
         this->currentLog = nullptr;
diff --git a/services/blob/src/Reactors/server/GetReactor.h b/services/blob/src/Reactors/server/GetReactor.h
--- a/services/blob/src/Reactors/server/GetReactor.h
+++ b/services/blob/src/Reactors/server/GetReactor.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         std::min(this->chunkSize, this->fileSize - this->offset);
 
     std::string range = "bytes=" + std::to_string(this->offset) + "-" +
-        std::to_string(this->offset + nextSize);
+        std::to_string(this->offset + nextSize - 1);
     this->getRequest.SetRange(range);
 
     Aws::S3::Model::GetObjectOutcome getOutcome =