diff --git a/app/models/asset.rb b/app/models/asset.rb
index 7c1faca30..eaeedc0df 100644
--- a/app/models/asset.rb
+++ b/app/models/asset.rb
@@ -448,6 +448,14 @@ class Asset < ApplicationRecord
     !locked? && %r{^image/#{Regexp.union(Constants::WHITELISTED_IMAGE_TYPES_EDITABLE)}} =~ file.content_type
   end
 
+  def generate_temp_file
+    tempfile = Tempfile.new
+    tempfile.binmode
+    tempfile << file.download
+    tempfile.rewind
+    tempfile
+  end
+
   private
 
   def tempdir
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/tiny_mce_images.rb b/app/models/concerns/tiny_mce_images.rb
index 4d4ba4819..59ccbf3e0 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/tiny_mce_images.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/tiny_mce_images.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ module TinyMceImages
 
         tiny_img_clone.transaction do
           tiny_img_clone.save!
-          tiny_img_clone.image.attach(io: StringIO.new(tiny_img.image.download),
+          tiny_img_clone.image.attach(io: tiny_img.generate_temp_file,
                                       filename: tiny_img.file_name,
                                       content_type: tiny_img.content_type,
                                       metadata: tiny_img.image.metadata)
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ module TinyMceImages
 
           next if asset && asset.object == self && asset.team_id != asset_team_id
 
-          new_image = StringIO.new(asset.image.download)
+          new_image = asset.generate_temp_file
           new_image_filename = new_image.file_name
         else
           # We need implement size and type checks here
diff --git a/app/models/protocol.rb b/app/models/protocol.rb
index ebed10671..00aa986f9 100644
--- a/app/models/protocol.rb
+++ b/app/models/protocol.rb
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ class Protocol < ApplicationRecord
       step.assets.each do |asset|
         asset2 = asset.dup
         asset2.save!
-        asset2.file.attach(io: StringIO.new(asset.file.download),
+        asset2.file.attach(io: asset.generate_temp_file,
                            filename: asset.file_name,
                            content_type: asset.content_type,
                            metadata: asset.file.metadata)
diff --git a/app/models/tiny_mce_asset.rb b/app/models/tiny_mce_asset.rb
index 93da21b3f..70f0dda5b 100644
--- a/app/models/tiny_mce_asset.rb
+++ b/app/models/tiny_mce_asset.rb
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class TinyMceAsset < ApplicationRecord
 
     tiny_img_clone.transaction do
       tiny_img_clone.save!
-      tiny_img_clone.image.attach(io: StringIO.new(image.download),
+      tiny_img_clone.image.attach(io: image.generate_temp_file,
                                   filename: file_name,
                                   content_type: content_type,
                                   metadta: image.metadata)
@@ -191,6 +191,14 @@ class TinyMceAsset < ApplicationRecord
     obj.reassign_tiny_mce_image_references(cloned_img_ids)
   end
 
+  def generate_temp_file
+    tempfile = Tempfile.new
+    tempfile.binmode
+    tempfile << image.download
+    tempfile.rewind
+    tempfile
+  end
+
   private
 
   def self_destruct