diff --git a/src/controllers/ExRetirementController.ts b/src/controllers/ExRetirementController.ts
index 7a3292f9..880a8477 100644
--- a/src/controllers/ExRetirementController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/ExRetirementController.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export class ExRetirementController extends Controller {
   }
 
   @Get("/document/{documentId}")
-  async getDocument(@Path("documentId") officerDocumentID: string) {
+  async getDocument(@Path("documentId") officerDocumentID: string, @Request() req: any) {
     let retryCount = 0;
     const maxRetries = 2;
     while (retryCount < maxRetries) {
@@ -118,8 +118,18 @@ export class ExRetirementController extends Controller {
           headers: {
             Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
           },
+          responseType: "arraybuffer",
         });
-        return res.data;
+
+        if (!req.res.headersSent && !req.res.destroyed) {
+          // Set response headers
+          req.res.setHeader("Content-Type", "application/pdf");
+          req.res.setHeader("Content-Disposition", `inline; filename="${officerDocumentID}.pdf"`);
+          req.res.setHeader("Content-Length", res.data.byteLength.toString());
+
+          req.res.end(Buffer.from(res.data));
+          return;
+        }
       } catch (error: any) {
         if (error.response?.status === 500 && retryCount < maxRetries - 1) {
           TokenCache.delete(`${clientId}:${clientSecret}`);