diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/claim/get/index.js b/server/controllers/api/claim/get/index.js
index 94914810..89a9523c 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/claim/get/index.js
+++ b/server/controllers/api/claim/get/index.js
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 const { getClaim } = require('../../../../lbrynet');
-const { createFileRecordDataAfterGet } = require('../../../../models/utils/createFileRecordData.js');
+const {
+  createFileRecordDataAfterGet,
+} = require('../../../../models/utils/createFileRecordData.js');
 const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../../../utils/errorHandlers.js');
 const getClaimData = require('server/utils/getClaimData');
 const chainquery = require('chainquery').default;
 const db = require('../../../../models');
-const waitOn = require('wait-on');
 const logger = require('winston');
+const awaitFileSize = require('server/utils/awaitFileSize');
 
 /*
 
@@ -36,11 +38,11 @@ const claimGet = async ({ ip, originalUrl, params }, res) => {
     if (!claimData) {
       throw new Error('claim/get: getClaimData failed to get file blobs');
     }
-    await waitOn({
-      resources: [ lbrynetResult.download_path ],
-      timeout  : 10000, // 10 seconds
-      window   : 500,
-    });
+    let fileReady = await awaitFileSize(lbrynetResult.download_path, 2000000, 10000, 250);
+
+    if (fileReady !== 'ready') {
+      throw new Error('claim/get: failed to get file after 10 seconds');
+    }
     const fileData = await createFileRecordDataAfterGet(claimData, lbrynetResult);
     if (!fileData) {
       throw new Error('claim/get: createFileRecordDataAfterGet failed to create file in time');
diff --git a/server/utils/awaitFileSize.js b/server/utils/awaitFileSize.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73ce5af1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/utils/awaitFileSize.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const { promisify } = require('util');
+
+const fsstat = promisify(fs.stat);
+const awaitFileSize = (path, sizeInBytes, timeout, interval) => {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    let totalTime = 0;
+    let timer = setInterval(() => {
+      totalTime = totalTime + interval;
+      fsstat(path)
+        .then(stats => {
+          if (stats.size > sizeInBytes) {
+            clearInterval(interval);
+            resolve('ready');
+          }
+          if (totalTime > timeout) {
+            const error = new Error('File did not arrive in time');
+            error.name = 'FILE_NOT_ARRIVED';
+            reject(error);
+          }
+        })
+        .catch();
+    }, interval);
+  });
+};
+
+module.exports = awaitFileSize;