diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 092f67a73d..16d4bc734c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ This is the log of notable changes to EAS CLI and related packages.
 
 - Show `eas deploy` upload error messages. ([#2771](https://github.com/expo/eas-cli/pull/2771) by [@kadikraman](https://github.com/kadikraman))
 - Prevent EAS CLI dependencies check from running repeatedly. ([#2781](https://github.com/expo/eas-cli/pull/2781) by [@kitten](https://github.com/kitten))
+- Prevent optimistic request body parsing for `eas deploy`. ([#2784](https://github.com/expo/eas-cli/pull/2784) by [@kadikraman](https://github.com/kadikraman))
 
 ### 🧹 Chores
 
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/worker/upload.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/worker/upload.ts
index 25e0f93312..63f41207a9 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/worker/upload.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/worker/upload.ts
@@ -109,8 +109,10 @@ export async function uploadAsync(params: UploadParams): Promise<UploadResult> {
         return retry(error);
       }
 
-      const body = await response.json().catch(() => null);
-      const errorMessage = body?.error ?? `Upload of "${filePath}" failed: ${response.statusText}`;
+      const getErrorMessageAsync = async (): Promise<string> => {
+        const body = await response.json().catch(() => null);
+        return body?.error ?? `Upload of "${filePath}" failed: ${response.statusText}`;
+      };
 
       if (
         response.status === 408 ||
@@ -118,12 +120,12 @@ export async function uploadAsync(params: UploadParams): Promise<UploadResult> {
         response.status === 429 ||
         (response.status >= 500 && response.status <= 599)
       ) {
-        return retry(new Error(errorMessage));
+        return retry(new Error(await getErrorMessageAsync()));
       } else if (response.status === 413) {
         const message = `Upload of "${filePath}" failed: File size exceeded the upload limit`;
         throw new Error(message);
       } else if (!response.ok) {
-        throw new Error(errorMessage);
+        throw new Error(await getErrorMessageAsync());
       }
 
       return {