diff --git a/ipa-core/src/cli/playbook/ipa.rs b/ipa-core/src/cli/playbook/ipa.rs
index b688927426..8e7352f52b 100644
--- a/ipa-core/src/cli/playbook/ipa.rs
+++ b/ipa-core/src/cli/playbook/ipa.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ where
     }
 
     tracing::info!("Starting query for OPRF, sending {} bytes towards each helper", buffers[0].len());
-    let inputs = buffers.map(BodyStream::from);
+    let inputs = buffers.map(BodyStream::from_byte_vec);
 
     run_query_and_validate::<HV>(inputs, query_size, clients, query_id, query_config).await
 }
diff --git a/ipa-core/src/helpers/transport/stream/axum_body.rs b/ipa-core/src/helpers/transport/stream/axum_body.rs
index 4c90e10aee..78e7905f60 100644
--- a/ipa-core/src/helpers/transport/stream/axum_body.rs
+++ b/ipa-core/src/helpers/transport/stream/axum_body.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use std::{
 use axum::body::{Body, BodyDataStream};
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use futures::{Stream, StreamExt};
+use futures_util::stream;
 use pin_project::pin_project;
 use tokio_stream::wrappers::ReceiverStream;
 
@@ -37,18 +38,50 @@ impl Stream for WrappedAxumBodyStream {
 }
 
 // Note that it is possible (although unlikely) that `from_body` panics.
-#[cfg(any(test, feature = "test-fixture"))]
-impl<Buf: Into<bytes::Bytes>> From<Buf> for WrappedAxumBodyStream {
-    fn from(buf: Buf) -> Self {
-        Self::new(Body::from(buf.into()))
-    }
-}
+// #[cfg(any(test, feature = "test-fixture"))]
+// impl<Buf: Into<bytes::Bytes>> From<Buf> for WrappedAxumBodyStream {
+//     fn from(buf: Buf) -> Self {
+//         Self::new(Body::from(buf.into()))
+//     }
+// }
+
+// #[cfg(any(test, feature = "test-fixture"))]
+// impl From<Vec<u8>> for WrappedAxumBodyStream {
+//     fn from(buf: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+//         const MAX_CHUNK_SIZE: usize = 1 << 16; // 64 KiB
+//         let mut segment = Bytes::from(buf);
+//         let mut segments = Vec::with_capacity(segment.len() / MAX_CHUNK_SIZE);
+//         while segment.len() > MAX_CHUNK_SIZE {
+//             segments.push(Ok::<_, BoxError>(segment.split_to(MAX_CHUNK_SIZE)));
+//         }
+//         segments.push(Ok::<_, BoxError>(segment));
+//
+//         tracing::info!("created body with {} chunks, each does not exceed {} size", segments.len(), MAX_CHUNK_SIZE);
+//         Self::new(Body::from_stream(stream::iter(segments)))
+//         // let stream = stream::iter(buf.chunks(MAX_CHUNK_SIZE).map(Ok::<_, BoxError>));
+//         // Self::new(Body::from_stream(stream))
+//         // Self::new(Body::from(buf.into()))
+//     }
+// }
 
 impl WrappedAxumBodyStream {
     #[must_use]
     pub fn from_receiver_stream(receiver: Box<ReceiverStream<Result<Bytes, BoxError>>>) -> Self {
         Self::new(Body::from_stream(receiver))
     }
+
+    pub fn from_byte_vec(buf: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+        const MAX_CHUNK_SIZE: usize = 1 << 16; // 64 KiB
+        let mut segment = Bytes::from(buf);
+        let mut segments = Vec::with_capacity(segment.len() / MAX_CHUNK_SIZE);
+        while segment.len() > MAX_CHUNK_SIZE {
+            segments.push(Ok::<_, BoxError>(segment.split_to(MAX_CHUNK_SIZE)));
+        }
+        segments.push(Ok::<_, BoxError>(segment));
+
+        tracing::info!("created body with {} chunks, each does not exceed {} size", segments.len(), MAX_CHUNK_SIZE);
+        Self::new(Body::from_stream(stream::iter(segments)))
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "real-world-infra")]