diff --git a/src/bao_slice_decoder.rs b/src/bao_slice_decoder.rs
index 7df23f2..bb33e20 100644
--- a/src/bao_slice_decoder.rs
+++ b/src/bao_slice_decoder.rs
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ impl<R: Read> Read for SliceDecoder<R> {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct AsyncSliceDecoder<R: tokio::io::AsyncRead + Unpin> {
+pub(crate) struct AsyncSliceDecoder<R: tokio::io::AsyncRead + Unpin> {
     inner: SliceValidator<R>,
     current_item: Option<StreamItem>,
 }
diff --git a/src/get.rs b/src/get.rs
index b8f76d6..c5253ca 100644
--- a/src/get.rs
+++ b/src/get.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::io;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ use postcard::experimental::max_size::MaxSize;
 use s2n_quic::stream::ReceiveStream;
 use s2n_quic::Connection;
 use s2n_quic::{client::Connect, Client};
-use tokio::io::AsyncRead;
+use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, ReadBuf};
 use tracing::debug;
 
 use crate::bao_slice_decoder::AsyncSliceDecoder;
@@ -66,6 +67,37 @@ pub struct Stats {
     pub mbits: f64,
 }
 
+/// A verified stream of data coming from the provider
+///
+/// We guarantee that the data is correct by incrementally verifying a hash
+#[repr(transparent)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct DataStream(AsyncSliceDecoder<ReceiveStream>);
+
+impl DataStream {
+    fn new(inner: ReceiveStream, hash: bao::Hash) -> Self {
+        DataStream(AsyncSliceDecoder::new(inner, hash, 0, u64::MAX))
+    }
+
+    async fn read_size(&mut self) -> io::Result<u64> {
+        self.0.read_size().await
+    }
+
+    fn into_inner(self) -> ReceiveStream {
+        self.0.into_inner()
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsyncRead for DataStream {
+    fn poll_read(
+        mut self: std::pin::Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut std::task::Context<'_>,
+        buf: &mut ReadBuf,
+    ) -> std::task::Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
+        std::pin::Pin::new(&mut self.0).poll_read(cx, buf)
+    }
+}
+
 pub async fn run<A, B, C, FutA, FutB, FutC>(
     hash: bao::Hash,
     token: AuthToken,
@@ -79,8 +111,8 @@ where
     FutA: Future<Output = Result<()>>,
     B: FnMut(Collection) -> FutB,
     FutB: Future<Output = Result<()>>,
-    C: FnMut(bao::Hash, AsyncSliceDecoder<ReceiveStream>, Option<String>) -> FutC,
-    FutC: Future<Output = Result<AsyncSliceDecoder<ReceiveStream>>>,
+    C: FnMut(bao::Hash, DataStream, Option<String>) -> FutC,
+    FutC: Future<Output = Result<DataStream>>,
 {
     let now = Instant::now();
     let (_client, mut connection) = setup(opts).await?;
@@ -208,13 +240,11 @@ where
 ///
 /// Returns an `AsyncReader`
 /// The `AsyncReader` can be used to read the content.
-async fn handle_blob_response<
-    R: AsyncRead + futures::io::AsyncRead + Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static,
->(
+async fn handle_blob_response(
     hash: bao::Hash,
-    mut reader: R,
+    mut reader: ReceiveStream,
     buffer: &mut BytesMut,
-) -> Result<AsyncSliceDecoder<R>> {
+) -> Result<DataStream> {
     match read_lp_data(&mut reader, buffer).await? {
         Some(response_buffer) => {
             let response: Response = postcard::from_bytes(&response_buffer)?;
@@ -231,7 +261,7 @@ async fn handle_blob_response<
                 // next blob in collection will be sent over
                 Res::Found => {
                     assert!(buffer.is_empty());
-                    let decoder = AsyncSliceDecoder::new(reader, hash, 0, u64::MAX);
+                    let decoder = DataStream::new(reader, hash);
                     Ok(decoder)
                 }
             }