diff --git a/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kserve/client/KServeClient.java b/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kserve/client/KServeClient.java
index 0a0f88b..9f932b0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kserve/client/KServeClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kserve/client/KServeClient.java
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ private static ObjectMapper createObjectMapper() {
     }
 
     private static String getStringBody(final Response response) throws IOException {
-        return response.body().string();
+        try (ResponseBody body = response.body()) {
+            return body.string();
+        }
     }
 
     private static <T> Optional<T> processJsonResponse(final String stringBody, final Class<? extends T> responseType) {