diff --git a/attachments/kong/handler.lua b/attachments/kong/handler.lua
index 77edbf2..01bc488 100755
--- a/attachments/kong/handler.lua
+++ b/attachments/kong/handler.lua
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ function NanoHandler.access(conf)
 
     local session_data = nano.init_session(session_id)
     if not session_data then
-        kong.log.err("Failed to initialize session")
-        kong.ctx.plugin.blocked = true
-        return kong.response.exit(500, { message = "Session Initialization Failed" })
+        kong.log.err("Failed to initialize session - failing open")
+        return
     end
 
     kong.ctx.plugin.session_data = session_data
@@ -41,9 +40,14 @@ function NanoHandler.access(conf)
     local has_content_length = tonumber(ngx.var.http_content_length) and tonumber(ngx.var.http_content_length) > 0
     local contains_body = has_content_length and 1 or 0
 
+    if has_content_length then
+        kong.log.debug("Request has content-length: ", ngx.var.http_content_length)
+    end
+
     local verdict, response = nano.send_data(session_id, session_data, meta_data, req_headers, contains_body, nano.HttpChunkType.HTTP_REQUEST_FILTER)
     if verdict == nano.AttachmentVerdict.DROP then
         nano.fini_session(session_data)
+        nano.cleanup_all()
         kong.ctx.plugin.blocked = true
         return nano.handle_custom_response(session_data, response)
     end
@@ -54,9 +58,62 @@ function NanoHandler.access(conf)
             verdict, response = nano.send_body(session_id, session_data, body, nano.HttpChunkType.HTTP_REQUEST_BODY)
             if verdict == nano.AttachmentVerdict.DROP then
                 nano.fini_session(session_data)
+                nano.cleanup_all()
                 kong.ctx.plugin.blocked = true
                 return nano.handle_custom_response(session_data, response)
             end
+        else
+            -- Body might be buffered to file, try to read it using nginx variables
+            kong.log.debug("Request body not in memory, attempting to read from buffer/file")
+
+            -- Try to read the request body using nginx.var
+            local body_data = ngx.var.request_body
+            if body_data and #body_data > 0 then
+                kong.log.debug("Found request body in nginx var, size: ", #body_data)
+                verdict, response = nano.send_body(session_id, session_data, body_data, nano.HttpChunkType.HTTP_REQUEST_BODY)
+                if verdict == nano.AttachmentVerdict.DROP then
+                    nano.fini_session(session_data)
+                    kong.ctx.plugin.blocked = true
+                    return nano.handle_custom_response(session_data, response)
+                end
+            else
+                -- Try to read from the temporary file if available
+                local body_file = ngx.var.request_body_file
+                if body_file then
+                    kong.log.debug("Reading request body from file: ", body_file)
+                    local file = io.open(body_file, "rb")
+                    if file then
+                        local chunk_size = 8192 -- 8KB chunks
+                        local chunks_processed = 0
+                        local total_bytes = 0
+
+                        while true do
+                            local chunk = file:read(chunk_size)
+                            if not chunk then break end
+
+                            chunks_processed = chunks_processed + 1
+                            total_bytes = total_bytes + #chunk
+                            kong.log.debug("Processing body chunk ", chunks_processed, " of size ", #chunk)
+
+                            verdict, response = nano.send_body(session_id, session_data, chunk, nano.HttpChunkType.HTTP_REQUEST_BODY)
+                            if verdict == nano.AttachmentVerdict.DROP then
+                                file:close()
+                                nano.fini_session(session_data)
+                                nano.cleanup_all()
+                                kong.ctx.plugin.blocked = true
+                                return nano.handle_custom_response(session_data, response)
+                            end
+                        end
+
+                        file:close()
+                        kong.log.debug("Processed ", chunks_processed, " chunks, total bytes: ", total_bytes)
+                    else
+                        kong.log.err("Failed to open request body file: ", body_file)
+                    end
+                else
+                    kong.log.warn("Request body expected but no body data or file available")
+                end
+            end
         end
 
         local ok, verdict, response  = pcall(function()
@@ -64,15 +121,15 @@ function NanoHandler.access(conf)
         end)
 
         if not ok then
-            kong.log.err("Error ending request inspection: ", verdict)
+            kong.log.err("Error ending request inspection: ", verdict, " - failing open")
             nano.fini_session(session_data)
-            kong.ctx.plugin.blocked = true
-            return kong.response.exit(500, { message = "Error completing request processing" })
+            nano.cleanup_all()
+            return
         end
 
-
         if verdict == nano.AttachmentVerdict.DROP then
             nano.fini_session(session_data)
+            nano.cleanup_all()
             kong.ctx.plugin.blocked = true
             return nano.handle_custom_response(session_data, response)
         end
@@ -80,6 +137,7 @@ function NanoHandler.access(conf)
         verdict, response = nano.end_inspection(session_id, session_data, nano.HttpChunkType.HTTP_REQUEST_END)
         if verdict == nano.AttachmentVerdict.DROP then
             nano.fini_session(session_data)
+            nano.cleanup_all()
             kong.ctx.plugin.blocked = true
             return nano.handle_custom_response(session_data, response)
         end
@@ -111,6 +169,7 @@ function NanoHandler.header_filter(conf)
     if verdict == nano.AttachmentVerdict.DROP then
         kong.ctx.plugin.blocked = true
         nano.fini_session(session_data)
+        nano.cleanup_all()
         return nano.handle_custom_response(session_data, response)
     end
 
@@ -149,6 +208,8 @@ function NanoHandler.body_filter(conf)
 
         if verdict == nano.AttachmentVerdict.DROP then
             nano.fini_session(session_data)
+            -- Clean up allocated memory
+            nano.cleanup_all()
             ctx.session_finalized = true
             return nano.handle_custom_response(session_data, response)
         end
@@ -159,11 +220,15 @@ function NanoHandler.body_filter(conf)
         local verdict, response = nano.end_inspection(session_id, session_data, nano.HttpChunkType.HTTP_RESPONSE_END)
         if verdict == nano.AttachmentVerdict.DROP then
             nano.fini_session(session_data)
+            -- Clean up allocated memory
+            nano.cleanup_all()
             ctx.session_finalized = true
             return nano.handle_custom_response(session_data, response)
         end
 
         nano.fini_session(session_data)
+        -- Clean up allocated memory
+        nano.cleanup_all()
         ctx.session_finalized = true
     end
 end
diff --git a/attachments/kong/lua_attachment_wrapper.c b/attachments/kong/lua_attachment_wrapper.c
index 4624474..ed87028 100755
--- a/attachments/kong/lua_attachment_wrapper.c
+++ b/attachments/kong/lua_attachment_wrapper.c
@@ -98,6 +98,24 @@ static int lua_get_redirect_page(lua_State *L) {
     return 1;
 }
 
+// Free HttpMetaData memory
+static int lua_free_http_metadata(lua_State *L) {
+    HttpMetaData *metadata = (HttpMetaData *)lua_touserdata(L, 1);
+    if (!metadata) return 0;
+
+    if (metadata->http_protocol.data) free(metadata->http_protocol.data);
+    if (metadata->method_name.data) free(metadata->method_name.data);
+    if (metadata->host.data) free(metadata->host.data);
+    if (metadata->listening_ip.data) free(metadata->listening_ip.data);
+    if (metadata->uri.data) free(metadata->uri.data);
+    if (metadata->client_ip.data) free(metadata->client_ip.data);
+    if (metadata->parsed_host.data) free(metadata->parsed_host.data);
+    if (metadata->parsed_uri.data) free(metadata->parsed_uri.data);
+    free(metadata);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 
 // Allocate memory for nano_str_t (long-lived, must be freed later)
 static int lua_createNanoStrAlloc(lua_State *L) {
@@ -531,6 +549,17 @@ static int lua_send_response_headers(lua_State *L) {
     return 2;
 }
 
+// Free verdict response memory
+static int lua_free_verdict_response(lua_State *L) {
+    AttachmentVerdictResponse *response = (AttachmentVerdictResponse *)lua_touserdata(L, 1);
+    if (!response) return 0;
+
+    // Free the AttachmentVerdictResponse structure
+    free(response);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 // Register functions in Lua
 static const struct luaL_Reg nano_attachment_lib[] = {
     {"init_nano_attachment", lua_init_nano_attachment},
@@ -550,6 +579,8 @@ static const struct luaL_Reg nano_attachment_lib[] = {
     {"freeHttpHeaders", lua_freeHttpHeaders},
     {"setHeaderCount", lua_setHeaderCount},
     {"create_http_metadata", lua_create_http_metadata},
+    {"free_http_metadata", lua_free_http_metadata},
+    {"free_verdict_response", lua_free_verdict_response},
     {"send_body", lua_send_body},
     {"end_inspection", lua_end_inspection},
     {NULL, NULL}
diff --git a/attachments/kong/nano_ffi.lua b/attachments/kong/nano_ffi.lua
index b4fe4cb..c0cb22d 100755
--- a/attachments/kong/nano_ffi.lua
+++ b/attachments/kong/nano_ffi.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ nano.attachments = {} -- Store attachments per worker
 nano.num_workers = ngx.worker.count() or 1 -- Detect number of workers
 nano.allocated_strings = {}
 nano.allocate_headers = {}
+nano.allocated_metadata = {} -- Track metadata allocations
+nano.allocated_responses = {} -- Track response allocations
 nano.AttachmentVerdict = {
     INSPECT = 0,
     ACCEPT = 1,
@@ -83,7 +85,12 @@ end
 
 function nano.handle_custom_response(session_data, response)
     local worker_id = ngx.worker.id()
-    local attachment = nano.attachments[worker_id]
+    local attachment = nano.ensure_attachment()
+
+    if not attachment then
+        kong.log.err("Cannot handle custom response: Attachment not available for worker ", worker_id, " - failing open")
+        return kong.response.exit(200, "Request allowed due to attachment unavailability")
+    end
 
     local response_type = nano_attachment.get_web_response_type(attachment, session_data, response)
 
@@ -136,46 +143,82 @@ end
 
 function nano.free_http_headers(header_data)
     for _, nano_header in ipairs(nano.allocate_headers) do
-        nano_attachment.freeNanoStr(nano_header) -- Free memory in C
+        nano_attachment.freeHttpHeaders(nano_header) -- Free memory in C
     end
 
     nano.allocate_headers = {} -- Reset the list
 end
 
+-- Free all allocated metadata
+function nano.free_all_metadata()
+    for _, metadata in ipairs(nano.allocated_metadata) do
+        nano_attachment.free_http_metadata(metadata)
+    end
+    nano.allocated_metadata = {}
+end
+
+-- Free all allocated responses
+function nano.free_all_responses()
+    for _, response in ipairs(nano.allocated_responses) do
+        nano_attachment.free_verdict_response(response)
+    end
+    nano.allocated_responses = {}
+end
+
+-- Free all allocations (call this on cleanup)
+function nano.cleanup_all()
+    nano.free_all_nano_str()
+    nano.free_all_metadata()
+    nano.free_all_responses()
+    nano.free_http_headers()
+end
+
 -- Initialize worker attachment
 function nano.init_attachment()
     local worker_id = ngx.worker.id()
     local attachment, err
-    local retries = 3
+    local retries = 5  -- Increased retries
+    local base_delay = 1  -- Start with 1 second delay
 
     for attempt = 1, retries do
         attachment, err = nano_attachment.init_nano_attachment(worker_id, nano.num_workers)
-        if attachment then break end
-        kong.log.err("Worker ", worker_id, " failed to initialize attachment (attempt ", attempt, "): ", err)
-        ngx.sleep(2)
+        if attachment then
+            break
+        end
+
+        kong.log.err("Worker ", worker_id, " failed to initialize attachment (attempt ", attempt, "/", retries, "): ", err)
+
+        if attempt < retries then
+            local delay = base_delay * (2 ^ (attempt - 1)) + math.random(0, 1000) / 1000
+            kong.log.info("Worker ", worker_id, " retrying attachment initialization in ", delay, " seconds...")
+            ngx.sleep(delay)
+        end
     end
 
     if not attachment then
-        kong.log.err("Worker ", worker_id, " failed to initialize attachment after ", retries, " attempts.")
+        kong.log.crit("Worker ", worker_id, " CRITICAL: Failed to initialize attachment after ", retries, " attempts. Worker will operate in fail-open mode.")
+        -- Don't store nil attachment - let other functions handle the missing attachment gracefully
+        return false
     else
         nano.attachments[worker_id] = attachment
         kong.log.info("Worker ", worker_id, " successfully initialized nano_attachment.")
+        return true
     end
 end
 
 -- Initialize a session for a given request
 function nano.init_session(session_id)
     local worker_id = ngx.worker.id()
-    local attachment = nano.attachments[worker_id]
+    local attachment = nano.ensure_attachment()
 
     if not attachment then
-        kong.log.err("Cannot initialize session: Attachment not found for worker ", worker_id)
+        kong.log.warn("Cannot initialize session: Attachment not available for worker ", worker_id, " - failing open")
         return nil
     end
 
     local session_data, err = nano_attachment.init_session(attachment, session_id)
     if not session_data then
-        kong.log.err("Failed to initialize session for session_id ", session_id, ": ", err)
+        kong.log.err("Failed to initialize session for session_id ", session_id, ": ", err, " - failing open")
         return nil
     end
 
@@ -208,8 +251,18 @@ function nano.handle_start_transaction()
     local client_ip = kong.client.get_ip()
     local client_port = kong.client.get_port()
 
-    local listening_address = kong.request.get_host()
-    local listening_ip, listening_port = listening_address:match("([^:]+):?(%d*)")
+    local listening_ip = ngx.var.server_addr or "127.0.0.1"
+    local listening_port = ngx.var.server_port or 80
+
+    kong.log.err("The host is: ", host)
+    kong.log.err("The scheme is: ", scheme)
+    kong.log.err("The method is: ", method)
+    kong.log.err("The uri is: ", uri)
+    kong.log.err("The client IP is: ", client_ip)
+    kong.log.err("The client port is: ", client_port)
+    kong.log.err("The listening IP is: ", listening_ip)
+    kong.log.err("The listening port is: ", listening_port)
+
 
     -- Call the C function with extracted metadata
     local metadata = nano_attachment.create_http_metadata(
@@ -217,6 +270,9 @@ function nano.handle_start_transaction()
         uri, client_ip, tonumber(client_port) or 0, "", ""
     )
 
+    -- Track metadata for cleanup
+    table.insert(nano.allocated_metadata, metadata)
+
     collectgarbage("stop")
 
     return metadata
@@ -260,10 +316,10 @@ end
 -- Send data to NanoAttachment
 function nano.send_data(session_id, session_data, meta_data, header_data, contains_body, chunk_type)
     local worker_id = ngx.worker.id()
-    local attachment = nano.attachments[worker_id]
+    local attachment = nano.ensure_attachment()
 
     if not attachment then
-        kong.log.err("Attachment not initialized for worker ", worker_id, ". Dropping request.")
+        kong.log.warn("Attachment not available for worker ", worker_id, " - failing open")
         return nano.AttachmentVerdict.INSPECT
     end
 
@@ -271,20 +327,32 @@ function nano.send_data(session_id, session_data, meta_data, header_data, contai
     contains_body = (contains_body > 0) and 1 or 0  -- Force strict 0 or 1
 
     local verdict, response = nano_attachment.send_data(attachment, session_id, session_data, chunk_type, meta_data, header_data, contains_body)
+
+    -- Track response for cleanup
+    if response then
+        table.insert(nano.allocated_responses, response)
+    end
+
     return verdict, response
 end
 
 function nano.send_body(session_id, session_data, body_chunk, chunk_type)
     local worker_id = ngx.worker.id()
-    local attachment = nano.attachments[worker_id]
+    local attachment = nano.ensure_attachment()
 
     if not attachment then
-        kong.log.err("Attachment not initialized for worker ", worker_id, ". Dropping request.")
+        kong.log.warn("Attachment not available for worker ", worker_id, " - failing open")
         return nano.AttachmentVerdict.INSPECT
     end
 
     -- Send the body chunk directly as a string
     local verdict, response, modifications = nano_attachment.send_body(attachment, session_id, session_data, body_chunk, chunk_type)
+
+    -- Track response for cleanup
+    if response then
+        table.insert(nano.allocated_responses, response)
+    end
+
     return verdict, response, modifications
 end
 
@@ -327,26 +395,13 @@ function nano.send_response_body(session_id, session_data, body_chunk)
     return verdict, response, modifications
 end
 
-function nano.end_inspection(session_id, session_data, chunk_type)
-    local worker_id = ngx.worker.id()
-    local attachment = nano.attachments[worker_id]
-
-    if not attachment then
-        kong.log.err("Attachment not initialized for worker ", worker_id, ". Dropping request.")
-        return nano.AttachmentVerdict.INSPECT
-    end
-
-    local verdict, response = nano_attachment.end_inspection(attachment, session_id, session_data, chunk_type)
-    return verdict, response
-end
-
 -- Finalize session cleanup
 function nano.fini_session(session_data)
     local worker_id = ngx.worker.id()
-    local attachment = nano.attachments[worker_id]
+    local attachment = nano.ensure_attachment()
 
     if not attachment or not session_data then
-        kong.log.err("Cannot finalize session: Invalid attachment or session_data")
+        kong.log.warn("Cannot finalize session: Invalid attachment or session_data for worker ", worker_id)
         return false
     end
 
@@ -358,10 +413,10 @@ end
 -- Send response headers for inspection
 function nano.send_response_headers(session_id, session_data, headers, status_code, content_length)
     local worker_id = ngx.worker.id()
-    local attachment = nano.attachments[worker_id]
+    local attachment = nano.ensure_attachment()
 
     if not attachment then
-        kong.log.err("Attachment not initialized for worker ", worker_id, ". Dropping request.")
+        kong.log.warn("Attachment not available for worker ", worker_id, " - failing open")
         return nano.AttachmentVerdict.INSPECT
     end
 
@@ -373,6 +428,12 @@ function nano.send_response_headers(session_id, session_data, headers, status_co
         status_code,
         content_length
     )
+
+    -- Track response for cleanup
+    if response then
+        table.insert(nano.allocated_responses, response)
+    end
+
     return verdict, response
 end
 
@@ -423,4 +484,48 @@ function nano.handle_header_modifications(headers, modifications)
     return modified_headers
 end
 
+-- End inspection for a session
+function nano.end_inspection(session_id, session_data, chunk_type)
+    local worker_id = ngx.worker.id()
+    local attachment = nano.ensure_attachment()
+
+    if not attachment then
+        kong.log.warn("Attachment not available for worker ", worker_id, " - failing open during end_inspection")
+        return nano.AttachmentVerdict.INSPECT, nil
+    end
+
+    if not session_data then
+        kong.log.err("Cannot end inspection: Invalid session_data for session ", session_id)
+        return nano.AttachmentVerdict.INSPECT, nil
+    end
+
+    local verdict, response = nano_attachment.end_inspection(attachment, session_id, session_data, chunk_type)
+
+    -- Track response for cleanup if allocated
+    if response then
+        table.insert(nano.allocated_responses, response)
+    end
+
+    return verdict, response
+end
+
+-- Helper function to ensure attachment is available
+function nano.ensure_attachment()
+    local worker_id = ngx.worker.id()
+    local attachment = nano.attachments[worker_id]
+
+    if not attachment then
+        kong.log.warn("Attachment not found for worker ", worker_id, ", attempting to reinitialize...")
+        if nano.init_attachment() then
+            attachment = nano.attachments[worker_id]
+            kong.log.info("Successfully reinitialized attachment for worker ", worker_id)
+        else
+            kong.log.err("Failed to reinitialize attachment for worker ", worker_id)
+            return nil
+        end
+    end
+
+    return attachment
+end
+
 return nano