diff --git a/pkg/sync/handler.go b/pkg/sync/handler.go
index e558f3fd..9edb88d7 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/handler.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (h *HTTPHandler) GetSizeFromURL(url string) (size int64, err error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), types.HTTPTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	rr, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", url, nil)
+	rr, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodHead, url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}