diff --git a/relay/channel/openai/relay_responses.go b/relay/channel/openai/relay_responses.go
index 754a6f44..45534252 100644
--- a/relay/channel/openai/relay_responses.go
+++ b/relay/channel/openai/relay_responses.go
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ func OaiResponsesStreamHandler(c *gin.Context, info *relaycommon.RelayInfo, resp
 		return nil, types.NewError(fmt.Errorf("invalid response"), types.ErrorCodeBadResponse)
 	}
 
+	defer service.CloseResponseBodyGracefully(resp)
+
 	var usage = &dto.Usage{}
 	var responseTextBuilder strings.Builder