diff --git a/Sources/tart/OCI/Registry.swift b/Sources/tart/OCI/Registry.swift
index 05f00df..b526d2e 100644
--- a/Sources/tart/OCI/Registry.swift
+++ b/Sources/tart/OCI/Registry.swift
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ class Registry {
     var (channel, response) = try await authAwareRequest(request: request)
 
     if doAuth && response.statusCode == HTTPCode.Unauthorized.rawValue {
+      _ = try await channel.asData()
       try await auth(response: response)
       (channel, response) = try await authAwareRequest(request: request)
     }