diff --git a/lib/pleroma/http.ex b/lib/pleroma/http.ex
index c230cea46..ca9f5368d 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/http.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/http.ex
@@ -79,8 +79,14 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP do
       adapter,
       adapter_opts
     )
+    |> drop_partial_body()
   end
 
+  # Hackney 4.9 returns the bytes read before the peer closed. No caller wants
+  # them, and callers that cache errors would keep them.
+  defp drop_partial_body({:error, {:closed, body}}) when is_binary(body), do: {:error, :closed}
+  defp drop_partial_body(result), do: result
+
   @spec request(Client.t(), keyword()) :: {:ok, Env.t()} | {:error, any()}
   def request(client, request), do: Tesla.request(client, request)
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/http_test.exs b/test/pleroma/http_test.exs
index e673e6591..436a22447 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/http_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/http_test.exs
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTPTest do
       %{method: :post, url: "http://example.com/world"} ->
         %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: "world"}
 
+      # Hackney 4.9 hands back the bytes it read before the peer closed.
+      %{method: :get, url: "http://example.com/truncated"} ->
+        {:error, {:closed, "partial body"}}
+
       %{method: :get, url: "https://example.com/emoji/Pack%201/koronebless.png?foo=bar+baz"} ->
         %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: "emoji data"}
 
@@ -81,6 +85,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTPTest do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "get/1 with a truncated body" do
+    test "drops the partial body from the error" do
+      assert HTTP.get("http://example.com/truncated") == {:error, :closed}
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "get/2 (with headers)" do
     test "returns successfully result for json content-type" do
       assert HTTP.get("http://example.com/hello", [{"content-type", "application/json"}]) ==