diff --git a/appview/repo/blob.go b/appview/repo/blob.go
index 4785633e..047baef7 100644
--- a/appview/repo/blob.go
+++ b/appview/repo/blob.go
@@ -139,29 +139,26 @@ func (rp *Repo) Blob(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				FileTooLarge: false,
 				Contents:     "",
 				Lines:        0,
-				SizeHint:     uint64(max(blobResp.ContentLength, 0)),
+				SizeHint:     uint64(resp.Size),
 			}, nil
 		}
 
 		// skip large blobs
-		if blobResp.ContentLength > maxBlobSize || blobResp.ContentLength < 0 {
-			l.Error("large blob:", "ContentLength", blobResp.ContentLength, "maxBlobSize", maxBlobSize)
-		}
-
-		content, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(blobResp.Body, maxBlobSize+1))
-		if err != nil {
-			return models.BlobView{}, err
-		}
-
-		if int64(len(content)) > maxBlobSize {
+		if resp.Size > maxBlobSize {
 			return models.BlobView{
 				ContentType:  contentType,
 				ContentSrc:   blobUrl,
 				FileTooLarge: true,
-				SizeHint:     uint64(max(blobResp.ContentLength, 0)),
+				SizeHint:     uint64(resp.Size),
 			}, nil
 		}
 
+		// just in case, ensure the size again
+		content, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(blobResp.Body, maxBlobSize))
+		if err != nil {
+			return models.BlobView{}, err
+		}
+
 		contentStr := string(content)
 		return models.BlobView{
 			ContentType:  contentType,
@@ -169,7 +166,7 @@ func (rp *Repo) Blob(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			Contents:     contentStr,
 			FileTooLarge: false,
 			Lines:        countLines(contentStr),
-			SizeHint:     uint64(len(content)),
+			SizeHint:     uint64(resp.Size),
 		}, nil
 	}()
 	if err != nil {