diff --git a/pkg/handlers/archive.go b/pkg/handlers/archive.go
index 0b4a300fc01f..e8f571698039 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/archive.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/archive.go
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ func (a *Archive) openArchive(ctx logContext.Context, depth int, reader io.Reade
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+		defer compReader.Close()
+
 		return a.openArchive(ctx, depth+1, compReader, archiveChan)
 	case archiver.Extractor:
 		return archive.Extract(logContext.WithValue(ctx, depthKey, depth+1), arReader, nil, a.extractorHandler(archiveChan))
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/archive_test.go b/pkg/handlers/archive_test.go
index 6fe77f340ceb..dfff4fb1afc2 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/archive_test.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/archive_test.go
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ func TestHandleFile(t *testing.T) {
 	// Context cancels the operation.
 	canceledCtx, cancel := logContext.WithCancel(logContext.Background())
 	cancel()
-	assert.False(t, HandleFile(canceledCtx, strings.NewReader("file"), &sources.Chunk{}, reporter))
+	reader, err := diskbufferreader.New(strings.NewReader("file"))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.False(t, HandleFile(canceledCtx, reader, &sources.Chunk{}, reporter))
 
 	// Only one chunk is sent on the channel.
 	// TODO: Embed a zip without making an HTTP request.
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ func TestHandleFile(t *testing.T) {
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	archive := Archive{}
 	archive.New()
-	reader, err := diskbufferreader.New(resp.Body)
+	reader, err = diskbufferreader.New(resp.Body)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(reporter.Ch))
@@ -132,6 +134,34 @@ func TestHandleFile(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(reporter.Ch))
 }
 
+func BenchmarkHandleFile(b *testing.B) {
+	file, err := os.Open("testdata/test.tgz")
+	assert.Nil(b, err)
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	archive := Archive{}
+	archive.New()
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		sourceChan := make(chan *sources.Chunk, 1)
+		reader, err := diskbufferreader.New(file)
+		assert.NoError(b, err)
+
+		b.StartTimer()
+
+		go func() {
+			defer close(sourceChan)
+			HandleFile(logContext.Background(), reader, &sources.Chunk{}, sources.ChanReporter{Ch: sourceChan})
+		}()
+
+		for range sourceChan {
+		}
+
+		b.StopTimer()
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHandleFileSkipBinaries(t *testing.T) {
 	filename := createBinaryArchive(t)
 	defer os.Remove(filename)
@@ -139,13 +169,16 @@ func TestHandleFileSkipBinaries(t *testing.T) {
 	file, err := os.Open(filename)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
+	reader, err := diskbufferreader.New(file)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
 	ctx, cancel := logContext.WithTimeout(logContext.Background(), 5*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 	sourceChan := make(chan *sources.Chunk, 1)
 
 	go func() {
 		defer close(sourceChan)
-		HandleFile(ctx, file, &sources.Chunk{}, sources.ChanReporter{Ch: sourceChan}, WithSkipBinaries(true))
+		HandleFile(ctx, reader, &sources.Chunk{}, sources.ChanReporter{Ch: sourceChan}, WithSkipBinaries(true))
 	}()
 
 	count := 0
@@ -283,12 +316,15 @@ func TestExtractTarContent(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	defer file.Close()
 
+	reader, err := diskbufferreader.New(file)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
 	ctx := logContext.Background()
 
 	chunkCh := make(chan *sources.Chunk)
 	go func() {
 		defer close(chunkCh)
-		ok := HandleFile(ctx, file, &sources.Chunk{}, sources.ChanReporter{Ch: chunkCh})
+		ok := HandleFile(ctx, reader, &sources.Chunk{}, sources.ChanReporter{Ch: chunkCh})
 		assert.True(t, ok)
 	}()
 
@@ -335,13 +371,16 @@ func TestNestedDirArchive(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	defer file.Close()
 
+	reader, err := diskbufferreader.New(file)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
 	ctx, cancel := logContext.WithTimeout(logContext.Background(), 5*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 	sourceChan := make(chan *sources.Chunk, 1)
 
 	go func() {
 		defer close(sourceChan)
-		HandleFile(ctx, file, &sources.Chunk{}, sources.ChanReporter{Ch: sourceChan})
+		HandleFile(ctx, reader, &sources.Chunk{}, sources.ChanReporter{Ch: sourceChan})
 	}()
 
 	count := 0
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/handlers.go b/pkg/handlers/handlers.go
index 6008f1aa1926..d52ba745d9e4 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/handlers.go
@@ -48,20 +48,11 @@ type Handler interface {
 // packages them in the provided chunk skeleton, and reports them to the chunk reporter.
 // The function returns true if processing was successful and false otherwise.
 // Context is used for cancellation, and the caller is responsible for canceling it if needed.
-func HandleFile(ctx logContext.Context, file io.Reader, chunkSkel *sources.Chunk, reporter sources.ChunkReporter, opts ...Option) bool {
+func HandleFile(ctx logContext.Context, reReader *diskbufferreader.DiskBufferReader, chunkSkel *sources.Chunk, reporter sources.ChunkReporter, opts ...Option) bool {
 	for _, h := range DefaultHandlers() {
 		h.New(opts...)
 
-		// The re-reader is used to reset the file reader after checking if the handler implements SpecializedHandler.
-		// This is necessary because the archive pkg doesn't correctly determine the file type when using
-		// an io.MultiReader, which is used by the SpecializedHandler.
-		reReader, err := diskbufferreader.New(file)
-		if err != nil {
-			ctx.Logger().Error(err, "error creating reusable reader")
-			return false
-		}
-
-		if success := processHandler(ctx, h, reReader, chunkSkel, reporter); success {
+		if handled := processHandler(ctx, h, reReader, chunkSkel, reporter); handled {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
@@ -70,9 +61,6 @@ func HandleFile(ctx logContext.Context, file io.Reader, chunkSkel *sources.Chunk
 }
 
 func processHandler(ctx logContext.Context, h Handler, reReader *diskbufferreader.DiskBufferReader, chunkSkel *sources.Chunk, reporter sources.ChunkReporter) bool {
-	defer reReader.Close()
-	defer reReader.Stop()
-
 	if specialHandler, ok := h.(SpecializedHandler); ok {
 		file, isSpecial, err := specialHandler.HandleSpecialized(ctx, reReader)
 		if isSpecial {