diff --git a/src/routes/filemanager.js b/src/routes/filemanager.js
index c6b26912a..625477b2c 100644
--- a/src/routes/filemanager.js
+++ b/src/routes/filemanager.js
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ function proxy(kind) {
 
           const sftpReq = http.request(opts, function (sftpRes) {
               res.writeHead(sftpRes.statusCode, sftpRes.headers);
-              sftpRes.on('error', (error) => next(new HttpError(500, `filemanager error: ${error.message} ${error.code}`)));
-              sftpRes.on('end', () => next());
+              // note: these are intentionally not handled. response has already been written. do not forward to connect-lastmile
+              // sftpRes.on('error', (error) => next(new HttpError(500, `filemanager error: ${error.message} ${error.code}`)));
+              // sftpRes.on('end', () => next());
               sftpRes.pipe(res);
           });
           sftpReq.on('error', (error) => next(new HttpError(424, `Unable to connect to filemanager: ${error.message} ${error.code}`)));