diff --git a/pywb/utils/io.py b/pywb/utils/io.py
index c5de3ede..a659518d 100644
--- a/pywb/utils/io.py
+++ b/pywb/utils/io.py
@@ -121,3 +121,18 @@ class OffsetLimitReader(LimitReader):
     def readline(self, length=None):
         self._skip()
         return super(OffsetLimitReader, self).readline(length)
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+class StreamClosingReader(object):
+    def __init__(self, stream):
+        self.stream = stream
+
+    def read(self, length=None):
+        return self.stream.read(length)
+
+    def readline(self, length=None):
+        return self.stream.readline(length)
+
+    def close(self):
+        no_except_close(self.stream)
diff --git a/pywb/utils/loaders.py b/pywb/utils/loaders.py
index e2933811..06e88e38 100644
--- a/pywb/utils/loaders.py
+++ b/pywb/utils/loaders.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import re
 
 from io import open, BytesIO
 from warcio.limitreader import LimitReader
-from pywb.utils.io import no_except_close
+from pywb.utils.io import no_except_close, StreamClosingReader
 
 try:
     import boto3
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ class HttpLoader(BaseLoader):
 
         r = self.session.get(url, headers=headers, stream=True)
         r.raise_for_status()
-        return r.raw
+        return StreamClosingReader(r.raw)
 
 
 # =================================================================
diff --git a/pywb/warcserver/resource/blockrecordloader.py b/pywb/warcserver/resource/blockrecordloader.py
index edf98a95..a266318c 100644
--- a/pywb/warcserver/resource/blockrecordloader.py
+++ b/pywb/warcserver/resource/blockrecordloader.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from warcio.bufferedreaders import DecompressingBufferedReader
 from warcio.recordloader import ArcWarcRecordLoader
 
 from pywb.utils.loaders import BlockLoader
-from pywb.utils.io import BUFF_SIZE, no_except_close
+from pywb.utils.io import BUFF_SIZE
 
 
 #=================================================================
@@ -32,8 +32,4 @@ class BlockArcWarcRecordLoader(ArcWarcRecordLoader):
                                              decomp_type=decomp_type,
                                              block_size=self.block_size)
 
-        res = self.parse_record_stream(stream, no_record_parse=no_record_parse)
-
-        no_except_close(stream)
-
-        return res
+        return self.parse_record_stream(stream, no_record_parse=no_record_parse)