diff --git a/backend/src/lib/outbound/file_system.rs b/backend/src/lib/outbound/file_system.rs
index 5a13e7f..55051c6 100644
--- a/backend/src/lib/outbound/file_system.rs
+++ b/backend/src/lib/outbound/file_system.rs
@@ -30,30 +30,46 @@ use crate::{
     },
 };
 
-const MAX_FILE_FETCH_BYTES: &str = "MAX_FILE_FETCH_BYTES";
+const MAX_FILE_FETCH_BYTES_KEY: &str = "MAX_FILE_FETCH_BYTES";
+const ZIP_READ_BUFFER_BYTES_KEY: &str = "ZIP_READ_BUFFER_BYTES";
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct FileSystemConfig {
     base_directory: String,
     max_file_fetch_bytes: u64,
+    zip_read_buffer_bytes: usize,
 }
 
 impl FileSystemConfig {
-    pub fn new(base_directory: String, max_file_fetch_bytes: u64) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(
+        base_directory: String,
+        max_file_fetch_bytes: u64,
+        zip_read_buffer_bytes: usize,
+    ) -> Self {
         Self {
             base_directory,
             max_file_fetch_bytes,
+            zip_read_buffer_bytes,
         }
     }
 
     pub fn from_env(serve_dir: String) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
         // 268435456 bytes = 0.25GB
-        let max_file_fetch_bytes: u64 = match Config::load_env(MAX_FILE_FETCH_BYTES) {
+        let max_file_fetch_bytes: u64 = match Config::load_env(MAX_FILE_FETCH_BYTES_KEY) {
             Ok(value) => value.parse()?,
             Err(_) => 268435456,
         };
 
-        Ok(Self::new(serve_dir, max_file_fetch_bytes))
+        let zip_read_buffer_bytes: usize = match Config::load_env(ZIP_READ_BUFFER_BYTES_KEY) {
+            Ok(value) => value.parse()?,
+            Err(_) => 4096,
+        };
+
+        Ok(Self::new(
+            serve_dir,
+            max_file_fetch_bytes,
+            zip_read_buffer_bytes,
+        ))
     }
 }
 
@@ -61,6 +77,7 @@ impl FileSystemConfig {
 pub struct FileSystem {
     base_directory: FilePath,
     max_file_fetch_bytes: u64,
+    zip_read_buffer_bytes: usize,
 }
 
 impl FileSystem {
@@ -68,6 +85,7 @@ impl FileSystem {
         let file_system = Self {
             base_directory: FilePath::new(&config.base_directory)?,
             max_file_fetch_bytes: config.max_file_fetch_bytes,
+            zip_read_buffer_bytes: config.zip_read_buffer_bytes,
         };
 
         Ok(file_system)
@@ -227,7 +245,7 @@ impl FileSystem {
                 std::sync::mpsc::channel::<Result<bytes::Bytes, std::io::Error>>();
             let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel::<Result<bytes::Bytes, std::io::Error>>(1024);
 
-            tokio::task::spawn(create_zip(path, sync_tx));
+            tokio::task::spawn(create_zip(path, sync_tx, self.zip_read_buffer_bytes));
             tokio::task::spawn(async move {
                 while let Ok(v) = sync_rx.recv() {
                     let _ = tx.send(v).await;
@@ -460,9 +478,15 @@ where
     Ok(files)
 }
 
+/// Creates a ZIP archive from a directory
+///
+/// * `path`: The directory's path
+/// * `tx`: The sender for the new ZIP archive's bytes
+/// * `buffer_size`: The size of the file read buffer. A large buffer increases both the speed and the memory usage
 async fn create_zip<P>(
     path: P,
     tx: std::sync::mpsc::Sender<Result<bytes::Bytes, std::io::Error>>,
+    buffer_size: usize,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()>
 where
     P: AsRef<Path>,
@@ -473,7 +497,7 @@ where
         .large_file(true)
         .unix_permissions(0o644);
 
-    let mut file_buf = Vec::new();
+    let mut file_buf = vec![0; buffer_size];
     let mut zip = zip::write::ZipWriter::new_stream(ChannelWriter(tx));
 
     let entries = walk_dir(&path).await?;
@@ -493,10 +517,11 @@ where
         zip.start_file(entry_str, options)?;
         let mut entry_file = tokio::fs::File::open(entry_path).await?;
 
-        entry_file.read_to_end(&mut file_buf).await?;
-
-        zip.write_all(&file_buf)?;
-        file_buf.clear();
+        while let Ok(len) = entry_file.read(&mut file_buf).await
+            && len > 0
+        {
+            zip.write(&file_buf[..len])?;
+        }
     }
 
     zip.finish()?;