diff --git a/compute_tools/src/compute.rs b/compute_tools/src/compute.rs
index c98b267beb..2831e69676 100644
--- a/compute_tools/src/compute.rs
+++ b/compute_tools/src/compute.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use std::fs;
-use std::io::Read;
 use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ use utils::lsn::Lsn;
 
 use compute_api::responses::{ComputeMetrics, ComputeStatus};
 use compute_api::spec::{ComputeMode, ComputeSpec};
+use utils::measured_stream::MeasuredReader;
 
 use crate::config;
 use crate::pg_helpers::*;
@@ -134,50 +134,6 @@ impl TryFrom<ComputeSpec> for ParsedSpec {
     }
 }
 
-/// Wrapper for a reader that counts bytes and reports metrics.
-///
-/// HACK The interface of this struct is a little funny, mostly because we want
-///      to use it as input for tar::Archive::new(reader), which for some reason
-///      takes ownership of the reader instead of just &mut. So we can't access
-///      the reader to read the byte count because we lose ownership. Instead we
-///      pass the ComputeNode inside the struct and update metrics on Drop.
-struct ByteCounter<'a, R: Read> {
-    inner: R,
-    byte_count: usize,
-    compute_node: &'a ComputeNode,
-}
-
-impl<'a, R: Read> ByteCounter<'a, R> {
-    fn new(reader: R, compute_node: &'a ComputeNode) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            inner: reader,
-            byte_count: 0,
-            compute_node,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<R: Read> Read for ByteCounter<'_, R> {
-    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
-        let result = self.inner.read(buf);
-        if let Ok(n_bytes) = result {
-            self.byte_count += n_bytes
-        }
-        result
-    }
-}
-
-impl<R: Read> Drop for ByteCounter<'_, R> {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        self.compute_node
-            .state
-            .lock()
-            .unwrap()
-            .metrics
-            .basebackup_bytes = self.byte_count as u64;
-    }
-}
-
 impl ComputeNode {
     pub fn set_status(&self, status: ComputeStatus) {
         let mut state = self.state.lock().unwrap();
@@ -224,17 +180,20 @@ impl ComputeNode {
             _ => format!("basebackup {} {} {}", spec.tenant_id, spec.timeline_id, lsn),
         };
         let copyreader = client.copy_out(basebackup_cmd.as_str())?;
-        let read_counter = ByteCounter::new(copyreader, self);
+        let mut measured_reader = MeasuredReader::new(copyreader);
 
         // Read the archive directly from the `CopyOutReader`
         //
         // Set `ignore_zeros` so that unpack() reads all the Copy data and
         // doesn't stop at the end-of-archive marker. Otherwise, if the server
         // sends an Error after finishing the tarball, we will not notice it.
-        let mut ar = tar::Archive::new(read_counter);
+        let mut ar = tar::Archive::new(&mut measured_reader);
         ar.set_ignore_zeros(true);
         ar.unpack(&self.pgdata)?;
 
+        // Report metrics
+        self.state.lock().unwrap().metrics.basebackup_bytes =
+            measured_reader.get_byte_count() as u64;
         self.state.lock().unwrap().metrics.basebackup_ms = Utc::now()
             .signed_duration_since(start_time)
             .to_std()
diff --git a/libs/utils/src/measured_stream.rs b/libs/utils/src/measured_stream.rs
index c37d686a1d..c82fc13109 100644
--- a/libs/utils/src/measured_stream.rs
+++ b/libs/utils/src/measured_stream.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
+use std::io::Read;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::{io, task};
 use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite, ReadBuf};
@@ -75,3 +76,34 @@ impl<S: AsyncWrite + Unpin, R, W: FnMut(usize)> AsyncWrite for MeasuredStream<S,
         self.project().stream.poll_shutdown(context)
     }
 }
+
+/// Wrapper for a reader that counts bytes read.
+///
+/// Similar to MeasuredStream but it's one way and it's sync
+pub struct MeasuredReader<R: Read> {
+    inner: R,
+    byte_count: usize,
+}
+
+impl<R: Read> MeasuredReader<R> {
+    pub fn new(reader: R) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: reader,
+            byte_count: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_byte_count(&self) -> usize {
+        self.byte_count
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R: Read> Read for MeasuredReader<R> {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
+        let result = self.inner.read(buf);
+        if let Ok(n_bytes) = result {
+            self.byte_count += n_bytes
+        }
+        result
+    }
+}