diff --git a/services/upgrader/upgrader_linux.go b/services/upgrader/upgrader_linux.go
index b76c4d2d28..1f895480ea 100644
--- a/services/upgrader/upgrader_linux.go
+++ b/services/upgrader/upgrader_linux.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func UpgradeToE0() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	filename, err := download(getCurrentVersionTgzURL(), 1024*1024*300)
+	filename, err := download(getCurrentVersionTgzURL())
 	if err != nil {
 		if filename != "" {
 			os.Remove(filename)
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ func UpgradeToE0() error {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer os.Remove(filename)
-	sigfilename, err := download(getCurrentVersionTgzURL()+".sig", 1024)
+
+	sigfilename, err := download(getCurrentVersionTgzURL() + ".sig")
 	if err != nil {
 		if sigfilename != "" {
 			os.Remove(sigfilename)
@@ -249,13 +250,18 @@ func UpgradeToE0Status() (int64, error) {
 	return getUpgradePercentage(), getUpgradeError()
 }
 
-func download(url string, limit int64) (string, error) {
+func download(url string) (string, error) {
 	resp, err := http.Get(url)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		io.Copy(io.Discard, resp.Body)
+		return "", errors.Errorf("error downloading file %s: %s", url, resp.Status)
+	}
+
 	out, err := os.CreateTemp("", "*_mattermost.tar.gz")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -263,8 +269,12 @@ func download(url string, limit int64) (string, error) {
 	defer out.Close()
 
 	counter := &writeCounter{total: resp.ContentLength}
-	_, err = io.Copy(out, io.TeeReader(&io.LimitedReader{R: resp.Body, N: limit}, counter))
-	return out.Name(), err
+	_, err = io.Copy(out, io.TeeReader(resp.Body, counter))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return out.Name(), nil
 }
 
 func getFilePermissionsOrDefault(filename string, def os.FileMode) os.FileMode {