diff --git a/samples/models/dummy/config.json b/samples/models/dummy/config.json
index 25be088..d5eabc8 100644
--- a/samples/models/dummy/config.json
+++ b/samples/models/dummy/config.json
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@
   "type": "python",
   "file": "model.py",
 
-  "inputs": {}
+  "inputs": {
+    "file": {"type": "file"}
+  }
 }
diff --git a/samples/models/dummy/model.py b/samples/models/dummy/model.py
index d22c850..1586d61 100644
--- a/samples/models/dummy/model.py
+++ b/samples/models/dummy/model.py
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ def load(model) -> None:
 def unload(model) -> None:
     pass
 
-def infer(model) -> typing.Iterator[bytes]:
+def infer(model, file) -> typing.Iterator[bytes]:
     yield json.dumps({"hello": "world!"}).encode("utf-8")
diff --git a/source/model/PythonModel.py b/source/model/PythonModel.py
index 8a85d7f..bb2531f 100644
--- a/source/model/PythonModel.py
+++ b/source/model/PythonModel.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import fastapi
 from source import utils
 from source.manager import ModelManager
 from source.model import base
+from source.utils.fastapi import UploadFileFix
 
 
 class PythonModel(base.BaseModel):
@@ -49,9 +50,18 @@ class PythonModel(base.BaseModel):
         parameters = utils.parameters.load(configuration.get("inputs", {}))
 
         # create an endpoint wrapping the inference inside a fastapi call
-        async def infer_api(*args, **kwargs):
+        async def infer_api(**kwargs):
+            # NOTE: fix an issue where it is not possible to give an UploadFile to a StreamingResponse
+            # NOTE: perform a naive type(value).__name__ == "type_name" because fastapi do not use it own
+            #   fastapi.UploadFile class, but instead the starlette UploadFile class that is more of an implementation
+            #   curiosity that may change in the future
+            kwargs = {
+                key: UploadFileFix(value) if type(value).__name__ == "UploadFile" else value
+                for key, value in kwargs.items()
+            }
+
             return fastapi.responses.StreamingResponse(
-                content=self.infer(*args, **kwargs),
+                content=self.infer(**kwargs),
                 media_type=self.output_type,
             )
 
@@ -66,5 +76,5 @@ class PythonModel(base.BaseModel):
     def _unload(self) -> None:
         return self.module.unload(self)
 
-    def _infer(self, *args, **kwargs) -> typing.Iterator[bytes]:
-        return self.module.infer(self, *args, **kwargs)
+    def _infer(self, **kwargs) -> typing.Iterator[bytes]:
+        return self.module.infer(self, **kwargs)
diff --git a/source/model/base/BaseModel.py b/source/model/base/BaseModel.py
index d94dfca..4978843 100644
--- a/source/model/base/BaseModel.py
+++ b/source/model/base/BaseModel.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class BaseModel(abc.ABC):
         Do not call manually, use `unload` instead.
         """
 
-    def infer(self, *args, **kwargs) -> typing.Iterator[bytes]:
+    def infer(self, **kwargs) -> typing.Iterator[bytes]:
         """
         Infer our payload through the model within the model manager
         :return: the response of the model
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ class BaseModel(abc.ABC):
         self.load()
 
         # model specific inference part
-        return self._infer(*args, **kwargs)
+        return self._infer(**kwargs)
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def _infer(self, *args, **kwargs) -> typing.Iterator[bytes]:
+    def _infer(self, **kwargs) -> typing.Iterator[bytes]:
         """
         Infer our payload through the model
         :return: the response of the model
diff --git a/source/utils/fastapi.py b/source/utils/fastapi.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44df1e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/utils/fastapi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+"""
+fastapi.UploadFile currently have an issue where using an UploadFile and giving it to a StreamingResponse close it.
+
+Fix from this comment :
+https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/issues/10857#issuecomment-2079878117
+"""
+
+
+from fastapi import UploadFile
+
+
+class UploadFileFix(UploadFile):
+    """Patches `fastapi.UploadFile` due to buffer close issue.
+
+    See the related github issue:
+    https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/issues/10857
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, upload_file: UploadFile) -> None:
+        """Wraps and mutates input `fastapi.UploadFile`.
+
+        Swaps `close` method on the input instance so it's a no-op when called
+        by the framework. Adds `close` method of input as `_close` here, to be
+        called later with overridden `close` method.
+        """
+        self.filename = upload_file.filename
+        self.file = upload_file.file
+        self.size = upload_file.size
+        self.headers = upload_file.headers
+
+        _close = upload_file.close
+        setattr(upload_file, "close", self._close)
+        setattr(self, "_close", _close)
+
+    async def _close(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    async def close(self) -> None:  # noqa: D102
+        await self._close()
diff --git a/source/utils/parameters.py b/source/utils/parameters.py
index 5304bb1..35542ae 100644
--- a/source/utils/parameters.py
+++ b/source/utils/parameters.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import inspect
 from datetime import datetime
 
-import fastapi
-
+from fastapi import UploadFile
 
 # the list of types and their name that can be used by the API
 types: dict[str, type] = {
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ types: dict[str, type] = {
     "set": set,
     "dict": dict,
     "datetime": datetime,
-    "file": fastapi.UploadFile,
+    "file": UploadFile,
 }