diff --git a/reporter/offline.go b/reporter/offline.go
index b7b8717992..7983156864 100644
--- a/reporter/offline.go
+++ b/reporter/offline.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package reporter
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
@@ -87,59 +87,58 @@ func (o *OfflineReporter) Stop() {
 }
 
 func (o *OfflineReporter) saveDataToFile(ctx context.Context) error {
+	fname, ftmp, err := o.saveDataToTempFile(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if fname == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return os.Rename(ftmp, fname)
+}
+
+func (o *OfflineReporter) saveDataToTempFile(ctx context.Context) (string, string, error) {
 	id := uuidv7.New()
 	fname := filepath.Join(o.dir, id.String()+".ipc")
 	ftmp := fname + ".tmp"
 
 	f, err := os.Create(ftmp)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return "", "", err
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
-	n, err := o.writeSamples(ctx, buf)
+	n, err := o.writeSamples(ctx, f)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return "", "", err
 	}
 	if n == 0 {
-		return nil
+		return "", "", nil
 	}
 
-	if _, err := f.Write(buf.Bytes()); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	buf.Reset()
-	if err := o.writeLocations(ctx, buf); err != nil {
-		return err
+	if err := o.writeLocations(ctx, f); err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
 	}
 
 	o.stacktraceIDs = make(map[[16]byte]struct{})
-
-	_, err = f.Write(buf.Bytes())
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if err := os.Rename(ftmp, fname); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return err
+	return fname, ftmp, err
 }
 
-func (o *OfflineReporter) writeSamples(ctx context.Context, buf *bytes.Buffer) (int64, error) {
+func (o *OfflineReporter) writeSamples(ctx context.Context, f io.WriteSeeker) (int64, error) {
 	record := o.pr.buildSampleRecord(ctx)
 	if record.NumRows() == 0 {
 		return 0, nil
 	}
 	defer record.Release()
 
-	w := ipc.NewWriter(buf,
+	w, err := ipc.NewFileWriter(f,
 		ipc.WithSchema(record.Schema()),
 		ipc.WithAllocator(o.pr.mem),
 	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
 
 	if err := w.Write(record); err != nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ func (o *OfflineReporter) writeSamples(ctx context.Context, buf *bytes.Buffer) (
 	return record.NumRows(), nil
 }
 
-func (o *OfflineReporter) writeLocations(ctx context.Context, buf *bytes.Buffer) error {
+func (o *OfflineReporter) writeLocations(ctx context.Context, f io.WriteSeeker) error {
 	lw := NewLocationsWriter(o.pr.mem)
 	stacktraceIDBuilder := array.NewBuilder(o.pr.mem, arrow.BinaryTypes.Binary)
 	for k, _ := range o.stacktraceIDs {
@@ -165,10 +164,13 @@ func (o *OfflineReporter) writeLocations(ctx context.Context, buf *bytes.Buffer)
 
 	rec := lw.NewRecord(stacktraceIDBuilder.NewArray())
 
-	w := ipc.NewWriter(buf,
+	w, err := ipc.NewFileWriter(f,
 		ipc.WithSchema(rec.Schema()),
 		ipc.WithAllocator(o.pr.mem),
 	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	if err := w.Write(rec); err != nil {
 		return err