diff --git a/codex/node.nim b/codex/node.nim
index 203e034a..9932deb6 100644
--- a/codex/node.nim
+++ b/codex/node.nim
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ proc streamEntireDataset(
   ##
   trace "Retrieving blocks from manifest", manifestCid
 
+  var jobs: seq[Future[void]]
+  let stream = LPStream(StoreStream.new(self.networkStore, manifest, pad = false))
   if manifest.protected:
     # Retrieve, decode and save to the local store all EС groups
     proc erasureJob(): Future[void] {.async: (raises: []).} =
@@ -284,14 +286,25 @@ proc streamEntireDataset(
       except CatchableError as exc:
         trace "Error erasure decoding manifest", manifestCid, exc = exc.msg
 
-    self.trackedFutures.track(erasureJob())
+    jobs.add(erasureJob())
 
-  self.trackedFutures.track(self.fetchDatasetAsync(manifest, fetchLocal = false))
-    # prefetch task should not fetch from local store
+  jobs.add(self.fetchDatasetAsync(manifest))
+
+  # Monitor stream completion and cancel background jobs when done
+  proc monitorStream() {.async: (raises: []).} =
+    try:
+      await stream.join()
+    except CatchableError as exc:
+      warn "Stream failed", exc = exc.msg
+    finally:
+      await noCancel allFutures(jobs.mapIt(it.cancelAndWait))
+
+  self.trackedFutures.track(monitorStream())
 
   # Retrieve all blocks of the dataset sequentially from the local store or network
   trace "Creating store stream for manifest", manifestCid
-  LPStream(StoreStream.new(self.networkStore, manifest, pad = false)).success
+
+  stream.success
 
 proc retrieve*(
     self: CodexNodeRef, cid: Cid, local: bool = true