diff --git a/services/blob/src/service.rs b/services/blob/src/service.rs
index 01bcd9b97..6875dce6a 100644
--- a/services/blob/src/service.rs
+++ b/services/blob/src/service.rs
@@ -1,474 +1,474 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
 use blob::blob_service_server::BlobService;
 use chrono::Utc;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use tokio_stream::{wrappers::ReceiverStream, Stream, StreamExt};
 use tonic::{Request, Response, Status};
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, instrument, trace, warn, Instrument};
 
 use crate::{
   constants::{
     BLOB_S3_BUCKET_NAME, GRPC_CHUNK_SIZE_LIMIT, GRPC_METADATA_SIZE_PER_MESSAGE,
     MPSC_CHANNEL_BUFFER_CAPACITY, S3_MULTIPART_UPLOAD_MINIMUM_CHUNK_SIZE,
   },
   database::{BlobItem, DatabaseClient, ReverseIndexItem},
   s3::{MultiPartUploadSession, S3Client, S3Path},
+  tools::MemOps,
 };
 
 pub mod blob {
   tonic::include_proto!("blob");
 }
 
 pub struct MyBlobService {
   db: DatabaseClient,
   s3: S3Client,
 }
 
 impl MyBlobService {
   pub fn new(db_client: DatabaseClient, s3_client: S3Client) -> Self {
     MyBlobService {
       db: db_client,
       s3: s3_client,
     }
   }
 
   async fn find_s3_path_by_reverse_index(
     &self,
     reverse_index_item: &ReverseIndexItem,
   ) -> Result<S3Path, Status> {
     let blob_hash = &reverse_index_item.blob_hash;
     match self.db.find_blob_item(&blob_hash).await {
       Ok(Some(BlobItem { s3_path, .. })) => Ok(s3_path),
       Ok(None) => {
         debug!("No blob found for {:?}", reverse_index_item);
         Err(Status::not_found("blob not found"))
       }
       Err(err) => {
         error!("Failed to find blob item: {:?}", err);
         Err(Status::aborted("internal error"))
       }
     }
   }
 
   async fn find_s3_path_by_holder(
     &self,
     holder: &str,
   ) -> Result<S3Path, Status> {
     match self.db.find_reverse_index_by_holder(holder).await {
       Ok(Some(reverse_index)) => {
         self.find_s3_path_by_reverse_index(&reverse_index).await
       }
       Ok(None) => {
         debug!("No db entry found for holder {:?}", holder);
         Err(Status::not_found("blob not found"))
       }
       Err(err) => {
         error!("Failed to find reverse index: {:?}", err);
         Err(Status::aborted("internal error"))
       }
     }
   }
 }
 
 // gRPC implementation
 #[tonic::async_trait]
 impl BlobService for MyBlobService {
   type PutStream =
     Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = Result<blob::PutResponse, Status>> + Send>>;
 
   #[instrument(skip_all, fields(holder, blob_hash))]
   async fn put(
     &self,
     request: Request<tonic::Streaming<blob::PutRequest>>,
   ) -> Result<Response<Self::PutStream>, Status> {
     info!("Put blob request: {:?}", request);
     let mut in_stream = request.into_inner();
     let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel(MPSC_CHANNEL_BUFFER_CAPACITY);
     let db = self.db.clone();
     let s3 = self.s3.clone();
     let worker = async move {
       let mut put_handler = PutHandler::new(&db, &s3);
 
       while let Some(message) = in_stream.next().await {
         let response = match message {
           Ok(blob::PutRequest {
             data: Some(blob::put_request::Data::Holder(new_holder)),
           }) => put_handler.handle_holder(new_holder).await,
           Ok(blob::PutRequest {
             data: Some(blob::put_request::Data::BlobHash(new_hash)),
           }) => put_handler.handle_blob_hash(new_hash).await,
           Ok(blob::PutRequest {
             data: Some(blob::put_request::Data::DataChunk(new_data)),
           }) => put_handler.handle_data_chunk(new_data).await,
           unexpected => {
             error!("Received an unexpected Result: {:?}", unexpected);
             Err(Status::unknown("unknown error"))
           }
         };
         trace!("Sending response: {:?}", response);
         if let Err(e) = tx.send(response).await {
           error!("Response was dropped: {}", e);
           break;
         }
         if put_handler.should_close_stream {
           trace!("Put handler requested to close stream");
           break;
         }
       }
 
       if let Err(status) = put_handler.finish().await {
         trace!("Sending error response: {:?}", status);
         let _ = tx.send(Err(status)).await;
       }
     };
     tokio::spawn(worker.in_current_span());
 
     let out_stream = ReceiverStream::new(rx);
     Ok(Response::new(Box::pin(out_stream) as Self::PutStream))
   }
 
   type GetStream =
     Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = Result<blob::GetResponse, Status>> + Send>>;
 
   #[instrument(skip_all, fields(holder = %request.get_ref().holder, s3_path))]
   async fn get(
     &self,
     request: Request<blob::GetRequest>,
   ) -> Result<Response<Self::GetStream>, Status> {
     info!("Get blob request: {:?}", request);
     let message: blob::GetRequest = request.into_inner();
     let s3_path = self.find_s3_path_by_holder(&message.holder).await?;
     tracing::Span::current().record("s3_path", s3_path.to_full_path());
 
     let object_metadata =
       self.s3.get_object_metadata(&s3_path).await.map_err(|err| {
         error!("Failed to get S3 object metadata: {:?}", err);
         Status::aborted("server error")
       })?;
 
     let file_size: u64 =
       object_metadata.content_length().try_into().map_err(|err| {
         error!("Failed to get S3 object content length: {:?}", err);
         Status::aborted("server error")
       })?;
     let chunk_size: u64 =
       GRPC_CHUNK_SIZE_LIMIT - GRPC_METADATA_SIZE_PER_MESSAGE;
 
     let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel(MPSC_CHANNEL_BUFFER_CAPACITY);
     let s3 = self.s3.clone();
 
     let worker = async move {
       let mut offset: u64 = 0;
       while offset < file_size {
         let next_size = std::cmp::min(chunk_size, file_size - offset);
         let range = offset..(offset + next_size);
         trace!(?range, "Getting {} bytes of data", next_size);
 
         let response = match s3.get_object_bytes(&s3_path, range).await {
           Ok(data) => Ok(blob::GetResponse { data_chunk: data }),
           Err(err) => {
             error!("Failed to download data chunk: {:?}", err);
             Err(Status::aborted("download failed"))
           }
         };
 
         let should_abort = response.is_err();
         if let Err(e) = tx.send(response).await {
           error!("Response was dropped: {}", e);
           break;
         }
         if should_abort {
           trace!("Error response, aborting");
           break;
         }
 
         offset += chunk_size;
       }
     };
     tokio::spawn(worker.in_current_span());
 
     let out_stream = ReceiverStream::new(rx);
     Ok(Response::new(Box::pin(out_stream) as Self::GetStream))
   }
 
   #[instrument(skip_all, fields(holder = %request.get_ref().holder))]
   async fn remove(
     &self,
     request: Request<blob::RemoveRequest>,
   ) -> Result<Response<()>, Status> {
     info!("Remove blob request: {:?}", request);
     let message = request.into_inner();
     let holder = message.holder.as_str();
     let reverse_index_item = self
       .db
       .find_reverse_index_by_holder(holder)
       .await
       .map_err(|err| {
         error!("Failed to find reverse index: {:?}", err);
         Status::aborted("Internal error")
       })?
       .ok_or_else(|| {
         debug!("Blob not found");
         Status::not_found("Blob not found")
       })?;
     let blob_hash = &reverse_index_item.blob_hash;
 
     if self.db.remove_reverse_index_item(holder).await.is_err() {
       return Err(Status::aborted("Internal error"));
     }
 
     // TODO handle cleanup here properly
     // for now the object's being removed right away
     // after the last holder was removed
     if self
       .db
       .find_reverse_index_by_hash(blob_hash)
       .await
       .map_err(|err| {
         error!("Failed to find reverse index: {:?}", err);
         Status::aborted("Internal error")
       })?
       .is_empty()
     {
       let s3_path = self
         .find_s3_path_by_reverse_index(&reverse_index_item)
         .await?;
 
       self.s3.delete_object(&s3_path).await.map_err(|err| {
         error!("Failed to delete S3 object: {:?}", err);
         Status::aborted("Internal error")
       })?;
 
       if let Err(err) = self.db.remove_blob_item(blob_hash).await {
         error!("Failed to remove blob item from database: {:?}", err);
         return Err(Status::aborted("Internal error"));
       }
     }
 
     Ok(Response::new(()))
   }
 }
 
 type PutResult = Result<blob::PutResponse, Status>;
 
 enum PutAction {
   AssignHolder,
   UploadNewBlob(BlobItem),
 }
 
 /// A helper for handling Put RPC requests
 struct PutHandler {
   /// Should the stream be closed by server
   pub should_close_stream: bool,
   action: Option<PutAction>,
 
   holder: Option<String>,
   blob_hash: Option<String>,
   current_chunk: Vec<u8>,
 
   uploader: Option<MultiPartUploadSession>,
   db: DatabaseClient,
   s3: S3Client,
 }
 
 impl PutHandler {
   fn new(db: &DatabaseClient, s3: &S3Client) -> Self {
     PutHandler {
       should_close_stream: false,
       action: None,
       holder: None,
       blob_hash: None,
       current_chunk: Vec::new(),
       uploader: None,
       db: db.clone(),
       s3: s3.clone(),
     }
   }
 
   pub async fn handle_holder(&mut self, new_holder: String) -> PutResult {
     if self.holder.is_some() {
       warn!("Holder already provided");
       return Err(Status::invalid_argument("Holder already provided"));
     }
     tracing::Span::current().record("holder", &new_holder);
     self.holder = Some(new_holder);
     self.determine_action().await
   }
 
   pub async fn handle_blob_hash(&mut self, new_hash: String) -> PutResult {
     if self.blob_hash.is_some() {
       warn!("Blob hash already provided");
       return Err(Status::invalid_argument("Blob hash already provided"));
     }
     tracing::Span::current().record("blob_hash", &new_hash);
     self.blob_hash = Some(new_hash);
     self.determine_action().await
   }
 
   /// private helper function to determine purpose of this RPC call
   async fn determine_action(&mut self) -> PutResult {
     // this should be called only if action isn't determined yet
     // this error should actually never happen
     if self.action.is_some() {
       error!("Put action is already started");
       return Err(Status::failed_precondition("Put action is already started"));
     }
 
     // holder and hash need both to be set in order to continue
     // otherwise we send a standard response
     if self.holder.is_none() || self.blob_hash.is_none() {
       return Ok(blob::PutResponse { data_exists: false });
     }
     let blob_hash = self
       .blob_hash
       .as_ref()
       .ok_or_else(|| Status::failed_precondition("Internal error"))?;
 
     match self.db.find_blob_item(blob_hash).await {
       // Hash already exists, so we're only assigning a new holder to it
       Ok(Some(_)) => {
         debug!("Blob found, assigning holder");
         self.action = Some(PutAction::AssignHolder);
         self.should_close_stream = true;
         Ok(blob::PutResponse { data_exists: true })
       }
       // Hash doesn't exist, so we're starting a new upload session
       Ok(None) => {
         debug!("Blob not found, starting upload action");
         self.action = Some(PutAction::UploadNewBlob(BlobItem {
           blob_hash: blob_hash.to_string(),
           s3_path: S3Path {
             bucket_name: BLOB_S3_BUCKET_NAME.to_string(),
             object_name: blob_hash.to_string(),
           },
           created: Utc::now(),
         }));
         Ok(blob::PutResponse { data_exists: false })
       }
       Err(db_err) => {
         self.should_close_stream = true;
         error!(
           "Error when finding BlobItem by hash {}: {:?}",
           blob_hash, db_err
         );
         Err(Status::aborted("Internal error"))
       }
     }
   }
 
   pub async fn handle_data_chunk(
     &mut self,
     mut new_data: Vec<u8>,
   ) -> PutResult {
     let blob_item = match &self.action {
       Some(PutAction::UploadNewBlob(blob_item)) => blob_item,
       _ => {
         self.should_close_stream = true;
         error!("Data chunk sent before upload action is started");
         return Err(Status::invalid_argument(
           "Holder and hash should be provided before data",
         ));
       }
     };
     trace!("Received {} bytes of data", new_data.len());
 
     // create upload session if it doesn't already exist
     if self.uploader.is_none() {
       debug!("Uploader doesn't exist, starting new session");
       self.uploader =
         match self.s3.start_upload_session(&blob_item.s3_path).await {
           Ok(session) => Some(session),
           Err(err) => {
             self.should_close_stream = true;
             error!("Failed to create upload session: {:?}", err);
             return Err(Status::aborted("Internal error"));
           }
         }
     }
     let uploader = self.uploader.as_mut().unwrap();
 
     // New parts should be added to AWS only if they exceed minimum part size,
     // Otherwise AWS returns error
     self.current_chunk.append(&mut new_data);
     if self.current_chunk.len() as u64 > S3_MULTIPART_UPLOAD_MINIMUM_CHUNK_SIZE
     {
       trace!("Chunk size exceeded, adding new S3 part");
-      if let Err(err) = uploader.add_part(self.current_chunk.clone()).await {
+      if let Err(err) = uploader.add_part(self.current_chunk.take_out()).await {
         self.should_close_stream = true;
         error!("Failed to upload S3 part: {:?}", err);
         return Err(Status::aborted("Internal error"));
       }
-      self.current_chunk.clear();
     }
 
     Ok(blob::PutResponse { data_exists: false })
   }
 
   /// This function should be called after the input stream is finished.
   /// This consumes `self` so this put handler instance cannot be used
   /// after this is called.
   pub async fn finish(self) -> Result<(), Status> {
     if self.action.is_none() {
       debug!("No action to perform, finishing now");
       return Ok(());
     }
     let holder = self.holder.ok_or_else(|| {
       error!("Cannot finish action. No holder provided!");
       Status::aborted("Internal error")
     })?;
     let blob_hash = self.blob_hash.ok_or_else(|| {
       error!("Cannot finish action. No blob hash provided!");
       Status::aborted("Internal error")
     })?;
     let blob_item = match self.action {
       None => return Ok(()),
       Some(PutAction::AssignHolder) => {
         return assign_holder_to_blob(&self.db, holder, blob_hash).await;
       }
       Some(PutAction::UploadNewBlob(blob_item)) => blob_item,
     };
 
     let mut uploader = self.uploader.ok_or_else(|| {
       // This also happens when client cancels before sending any data chunk
       warn!("No uploader was created, finishing now");
       Status::aborted("Internal error")
     })?;
 
     if !self.current_chunk.is_empty() {
       if let Err(err) = uploader.add_part(self.current_chunk).await {
         error!("Failed to upload final part: {:?}", err);
         return Err(Status::aborted("Internal error"));
       }
     }
 
     if let Err(err) = uploader.finish_upload().await {
       error!("Failed to finish upload session: {:?}", err);
       return Err(Status::aborted("Internal error"));
     }
 
     if let Err(err) = self.db.put_blob_item(blob_item).await {
       error!("Failed to save BlobItem: {:?}", err);
       return Err(Status::aborted("Internal error"));
     }
 
     assign_holder_to_blob(&self.db, holder, blob_hash).await?;
 
     debug!("Upload finished successfully");
     Ok(())
   }
 }
 
 async fn assign_holder_to_blob(
   db: &DatabaseClient,
   holder: String,
   blob_hash: String,
 ) -> Result<(), Status> {
   let reverse_index_item = ReverseIndexItem { holder, blob_hash };
 
   if let Err(err) = db.put_reverse_index_item(reverse_index_item).await {
     error!("Failed to put reverse index: {:?}", err);
     return Err(Status::aborted("Internal error"));
   }
   Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/services/blob/src/tools.rs b/services/blob/src/tools.rs
index 1f6a43773..74aaf333e 100644
--- a/services/blob/src/tools.rs
+++ b/services/blob/src/tools.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,59 @@
 use crate::constants;
 use std::env;
 
 fn is_env_flag_set(env_var_name: &str) -> bool {
   let flag_value = env::var(env_var_name).unwrap_or_default().to_lowercase();
   return ["1", "true"].contains(&flag_value.as_str());
 }
 
 /// Returns true if the `COMM_SERVICES_SANDBOX` environment variable is set
 pub fn is_sandbox_env() -> bool {
   return is_env_flag_set(constants::SANDBOX_ENV_VAR);
 }
+
+pub trait MemOps {
+  fn take_out(&mut self) -> Self;
+}
+
+impl<T> MemOps for Vec<T> {
+  /// Moves all the elements of `self` into a new [`Vec`] instance,
+  /// leaving `self` empty. **No copying is performed.**
+  /// The memory capacity of `self` stays unchanged.
+  ///
+  /// In fact, this is the same as [`std::mem::take`] but maintains capacity.
+  ///
+  /// # Example
+  /// ```
+  /// let mut a = vec![1,2,3,4];
+  /// let b = a.take_out();
+  /// assert_eq!(b.len(), 4);
+  /// assert!(a.is_empty());
+  /// assert_eq!(a.capacity(), b.capacity());
+  /// ```
+  fn take_out(&mut self) -> Self {
+    let mut new_vec = Vec::with_capacity(self.capacity());
+    std::mem::swap(self, &mut new_vec);
+    new_vec
+  }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+  use super::*;
+
+  #[test]
+  fn test_memops_move_and_clear() {
+    let mut a = vec![1, 2, 3, 4];
+    let a_ptr_before = a.as_ptr();
+
+    let b = a.take_out();
+    let a_ptr_after = a.as_ptr();
+    let b_ptr_after = b.as_ptr();
+
+    assert_ne!(a_ptr_before, a_ptr_after, "Old ptr didn't change");
+    assert_eq!(a_ptr_before, b_ptr_after, "Ptr addresses don't match");
+    assert_eq!(a.capacity(), b.capacity(), "Capacities don't match");
+    assert!(a.is_empty(), "Original vec isn't empty after move");
+    assert_eq!(b.len(), 4, "Moved length don't match");
+  }
+}