diff --git a/packages/core/src/NodeExecuteFunctions.ts b/packages/core/src/NodeExecuteFunctions.ts
index 5b6920303fcc4..b0603de25996c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/NodeExecuteFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/NodeExecuteFunctions.ts
@@ -1011,9 +1011,10 @@ async function prepareBinaryData(
 	if (binaryData instanceof IncomingMessage) {
 		if (!filePath) {
 			try {
+				const { responseUrl } = binaryData;
 				filePath =
 					binaryData.contentDisposition?.filename ??
-					new URL(binaryData.responseUrl).pathname.slice(1);
+					((responseUrl && new URL(responseUrl).pathname) ?? binaryData.req?.path)?.slice(1);
 			} catch {}
 		}
 		if (!mimeType) {
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/HttpRequest/V1/HttpRequestV1.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/HttpRequest/V1/HttpRequestV1.node.ts
index c620d4757939f..f1db2e33ae850 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/HttpRequest/V1/HttpRequestV1.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/HttpRequest/V1/HttpRequestV1.node.ts
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ export class HttpRequestV1 implements INodeType {
 			oAuth2Api = await this.getCredentials('oAuth2Api');
 		} catch {}
 
-		let requestOptions: OptionsWithUri;
+		let requestOptions: OptionsWithUri & { useStream?: boolean };
 		let setUiParameter: IDataObject;
 
 		const uiParameters: IDataObject = {
@@ -875,6 +875,7 @@ export class HttpRequestV1 implements INodeType {
 
 			if (responseFormat === 'file') {
 				requestOptions.encoding = null;
+				requestOptions.useStream = true;
 
 				if (options.bodyContentType !== 'raw') {
 					requestOptions.body = JSON.stringify(requestOptions.body);
@@ -887,6 +888,7 @@ export class HttpRequestV1 implements INodeType {
 				}
 			} else if (options.bodyContentType === 'raw') {
 				requestOptions.json = false;
+				requestOptions.useStream = true;
 			} else {
 				requestOptions.json = true;
 			}
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/HttpRequest/V2/HttpRequestV2.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/HttpRequest/V2/HttpRequestV2.node.ts
index e1c3993dc69cd..c2f5a7553cc8a 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/HttpRequest/V2/HttpRequestV2.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/HttpRequest/V2/HttpRequestV2.node.ts
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ export class HttpRequestV2 implements INodeType {
 			} catch {}
 		}
 
-		let requestOptions: OptionsWithUri;
+		let requestOptions: OptionsWithUri & { useStream?: boolean };
 		let setUiParameter: IDataObject;
 
 		const uiParameters: IDataObject = {
@@ -915,6 +915,7 @@ export class HttpRequestV2 implements INodeType {
 
 			if (responseFormat === 'file') {
 				requestOptions.encoding = null;
+				requestOptions.useStream = true;
 
 				if (options.bodyContentType !== 'raw') {
 					requestOptions.body = JSON.stringify(requestOptions.body);
@@ -927,6 +928,7 @@ export class HttpRequestV2 implements INodeType {
 				}
 			} else if (options.bodyContentType === 'raw') {
 				requestOptions.json = false;
+				requestOptions.useStream = true;
 			} else {
 				requestOptions.json = true;
 			}
diff --git a/packages/workflow/src/index.ts b/packages/workflow/src/index.ts
index 8ddd0e413b3a8..ff6b1d7316f1c 100644
--- a/packages/workflow/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow/src/index.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ declare module 'http' {
 		rawBody: Buffer;
 		readRawBody(): Promise<void>;
 		_body: boolean;
+
 		// This gets added by the `follow-redirects` package
-		responseUrl: string;
+		responseUrl?: string;
+
+		// This is added to response objects for all outgoing requests
+		req?: ClientRequest;
 	}
 }