diff --git a/src/helpers/app-constants.ts b/src/helpers/app-constants.ts
index 198cdbe2c..659946f63 100644
--- a/src/helpers/app-constants.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/app-constants.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 export const MAX_PROFILE_PICTURE_SIZE =  2 * 1024 * 1024;
 export const VALID_UPLOADS_MIME_TYPES = ['image/jpeg', 'image/png'];
 export const BASE_URL = "https://staging.api-nestjs.boilerplate.hng.tech";
-export const PROFILE_PHOTO_UPLOADS =  path.join(__dirname, '..',  'uploads')
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+export const PROFILE_PHOTO_UPLOADS =  path.join(__dirname, '..', 'uploads')
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diff --git a/src/modules/profile/profile.service.ts b/src/modules/profile/profile.service.ts
index 56c57afaf..525d243f5 100644
--- a/src/modules/profile/profile.service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/profile/profile.service.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   HttpStatus,
   Injectable,
   InternalServerErrorException,
+  Logger,
   NotFoundException,
 } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { Profile } from './entities/profile.entity';
@@ -11,12 +12,13 @@ import { InjectRepository } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
 import { User } from '../user/entities/user.entity';
 import { UpdateProfileDto } from './dto/update-profile.dto';
 import * as sharp from 'sharp';
-import * as fs from 'fs/promises';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import { CustomHttpException } from '../../helpers/custom-http-filter';
 import * as SYS_MSG from '../../helpers/SystemMessages';
 import { UploadProfilePicDto } from './dto/upload-profile-pic.dto';
 import { PROFILE_PHOTO_UPLOADS } from '../../helpers/app-constants';
+import { pipeline, Readable } from 'stream';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class ProfileService {
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ export class ProfileService {
 
       const userProfile = await this.userRepository.findOne({
         where: { id: userId },
-        relations: ['profile']
+        relations: ['profile'],
       });
 
       const profile = userProfile.profile;
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ export class ProfileService {
       throw new CustomHttpException(SYS_MSG.USER_NOT_FOUND, HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND);
     }
 
-    const profile = user.profile
+    const profile = user.profile;
     if (!profile) {
       throw new CustomHttpException(SYS_MSG.PROFILE_NOT_FOUND, HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND);
     }
@@ -139,8 +141,8 @@ export class ProfileService {
       const previousFilePath = path.join(this.uploadsDir, path.basename(profile.profile_pic_url));
 
       try {
-        await fs.access(previousFilePath);
-        await fs.unlink(previousFilePath);
+        await fs.promises.access(previousFilePath);
+        await fs.promises.unlink(previousFilePath);
       } catch (error) {
         if (error.code === 'ENOENT') {
           console.error(SYS_MSG.PROFILE_PIC_NOT_FOUND, previousFilePath);
@@ -150,38 +152,39 @@ export class ProfileService {
       }
     }
 
-
     const fileExtension = path.extname(uploadProfilePicDto.file.originalname);
     const fileName = `${userId}${fileExtension}`;
     const filePath = path.join(this.uploadsDir, fileName);
 
-  const writeStream = await fs.open(filePath, 'w');
-       try {
-         await writeStream.writeFile(uploadProfilePicDto.file.buffer);
-         await writeStream.close();
-       } catch (error) {
-         await writeStream.close();
-         throw new CustomHttpException(SYS_MSG.FILE_SAVE_ERROR, HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
-       }
-   
+    const fileStream = Readable.from(uploadProfilePicDto.file.buffer);
+    const writeStream = fs.createWriteStream(filePath);
 
-    await sharp(uploadProfilePicDto.file.buffer).resize({ width: 200, height: 200 }).toFile(filePath);
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      pipeline(fileStream, writeStream, async err => {
+        if (err) {
+          Logger.error(SYS_MSG.FILE_SAVE_ERROR, err.stack);
+          reject(new CustomHttpException(SYS_MSG.FILE_SAVE_ERROR, HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR));
+        } else {
+          await sharp(uploadProfilePicDto.file.buffer).resize({ width: 200, height: 200 }).toFile(filePath);
 
-    profile.profile_pic_url = `${baseUrl}/uploads/${fileName}`;
+          profile.profile_pic_url = `${baseUrl}/uploads/${fileName}`;
 
-    await this.profileRepository.update(profile.id, profile);
-    const updatedProfile = await this.profileRepository.findOne({ where: { id: profile.id } });
+          await this.profileRepository.update(profile.id, profile);
+          const updatedProfile = await this.profileRepository.findOne({ where: { id: profile.id } });
+          resolve({
+            status: HttpStatus.OK,
+            message: SYS_MSG.PICTURE_UPDATED,
+            data: { profile_picture_url: updatedProfile.profile_pic_url },
+          });
+        }
+      });
+    });
 
-    return {
-      status: HttpStatus.OK,
-      message: SYS_MSG.PICTURE_UPDATED,
-      data: { profile_picture_url: updatedProfile.profile_pic_url },
-    };
   }
 
   private async createUploadsDirectory() {
     try {
-      await fs.mkdir(this.uploadsDir, { recursive: true });
+      await fs.promises.mkdir(this.uploadsDir, { recursive: true });
     } catch (error) {
       console.error(SYS_MSG.ERROR_DIRECTORY, error);
     }
diff --git a/src/modules/profile/tests/profile.service.spec.ts b/src/modules/profile/tests/profile.service.spec.ts
index 9443e500e..d1c74ee22 100644
--- a/src/modules/profile/tests/profile.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/modules/profile/tests/profile.service.spec.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,12 @@ import { Profile } from '../entities/profile.entity';
 import { NotFoundException, InternalServerErrorException, HttpStatus } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { User } from '../../user/entities/user.entity';
 import { UpdateProfileDto } from '../dto/update-profile.dto';
-import * as path from 'path';
-import * as fs from 'fs/promises';
-import { FileHandle } from 'fs/promises';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as sharp from 'sharp';
 import { CustomHttpException } from '../../../helpers/custom-http-filter';
 import { PICTURE_UPDATED } from '../../../helpers/SystemMessages';
 import { mockUser } from '../../../modules/invite/mocks/mockUser';
 import { mockUserWithProfile } from '../mocks/mockUser';
-jest.mock('fs/promises');
 jest.mock('sharp');
 describe('ProfileService', () => {
   let service: ProfileService;
@@ -193,10 +190,7 @@ describe('ProfileService', () => {
       originalname: 'test.jpg',
     };
     const mockUploadProfilePicDto = { file: mockFile as any };
-    const mockFileHandle = {
-      writeFile: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
-      close: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
-    } as unknown as FileHandle;
+
 
     it('should throw an exception if no file is provided', async () => {
       await expect(service.uploadProfilePicture(userId, { file: null }, baseUrl)).rejects.toThrow(CustomHttpException);
@@ -222,7 +216,6 @@ describe('ProfileService', () => {
     });
 
     it('should delete previous profile picture if it exists', async () => {
-      jest.spyOn(fs, 'open').mockResolvedValue(mockFileHandle);
 
       jest.spyOn(userRepository, 'findOne').mockResolvedValue(mockUser);
 
@@ -235,8 +228,8 @@ describe('ProfileService', () => {
         toFile: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
       } as any);
 
-      const mockUnlink = jest.spyOn(fs, 'unlink').mockResolvedValue(undefined);
-      const mockAccess = jest.spyOn(fs, 'access').mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+      const mockUnlink = jest.spyOn(fs.promises, 'unlink').mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+      const mockAccess = jest.spyOn(fs.promises, 'access').mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 
       await service.uploadProfilePicture(userId, mockUploadProfilePicDto, baseUrl);
 
@@ -245,7 +238,6 @@ describe('ProfileService', () => {
     });
 
     it('should handle non-existent previous profile picture', async () => {
-      jest.spyOn(fs, 'open').mockResolvedValue(mockFileHandle);
 
       const mockResult: UpdateResult = {
         generatedMaps: [],
@@ -256,7 +248,7 @@ describe('ProfileService', () => {
       jest.spyOn(profileRepository, 'update').mockResolvedValue(mockResult);
       jest.spyOn(profileRepository, 'findOne').mockResolvedValue(mockUser.profile);
 
-      (fs.access as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue({ code: 'ENOENT' });
+      (fs.promises.access as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue({ code: 'ENOENT' });
 
       (sharp as jest.MockedFunction<typeof sharp>).mockReturnValue({
         resize: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
@@ -268,8 +260,6 @@ describe('ProfileService', () => {
 
     it('should save new profile picture and update profile', async () => {
 
-      jest.spyOn(fs, 'open').mockResolvedValue(mockFileHandle);
-
       jest.spyOn(userRepository, 'findOne').mockResolvedValue(mockUser);
 
       (sharp as jest.MockedFunction<typeof sharp>).mockReturnValue({
diff --git a/src/uploads/testUserId.jpg b/src/uploads/testUserId.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30d74d258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uploads/testUserId.jpg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test
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diff --git a/uploads/testUserId.jpg b/uploads/testUserId.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30d74d258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uploads/testUserId.jpg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test
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