diff --git a/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework.api.ras/src/main/java/dev/galasa/framework/api/ras/internal/routes/RunArtifactsDownloadRoute.java b/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework.api.ras/src/main/java/dev/galasa/framework/api/ras/internal/routes/RunArtifactsDownloadRoute.java
index a398f6604..0b837ae26 100644
--- a/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework.api.ras/src/main/java/dev/galasa/framework/api/ras/internal/routes/RunArtifactsDownloadRoute.java
+++ b/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework.api.ras/src/main/java/dev/galasa/framework/api/ras/internal/routes/RunArtifactsDownloadRoute.java
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ private HttpServletResponse downloadArtifact(String runId, String artifactPath,
         // Get run details in order to find artifacts
         try {
             run = getRunByRunId(runId);
+            run.loadArtifacts();
             runName = run.getTestStructure().getRunName();
         } catch (ResultArchiveStoreException e) {
             ServletError error = new ServletError(GAL5002_INVALID_RUN_ID,runId);
diff --git a/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework.api.ras/src/main/java/dev/galasa/framework/api/ras/internal/routes/RunArtifactsListRoute.java b/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework.api.ras/src/main/java/dev/galasa/framework/api/ras/internal/routes/RunArtifactsListRoute.java
index e44212ea4..f4cae7d78 100644
--- a/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework.api.ras/src/main/java/dev/galasa/framework/api/ras/internal/routes/RunArtifactsListRoute.java
+++ b/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework.api.ras/src/main/java/dev/galasa/framework/api/ras/internal/routes/RunArtifactsListRoute.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ private String retrieveResults(String runId) throws InternalServletException {
         JsonArray artifacts = new JsonArray();
         try {
             run = getRunByRunId(runId);
+            run.loadArtifacts();
         } catch (ResultArchiveStoreException e) {
             ServletError error = new ServletError(GAL5002_INVALID_RUN_ID, runId);
             throw new InternalServletException(error, HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, e);
diff --git a/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework.api.ras/src/test/java/dev/galasa/framework/api/ras/internal/mocks/MockRunResult.java b/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework.api.ras/src/test/java/dev/galasa/framework/api/ras/internal/mocks/MockRunResult.java
index 2214bf7dc..2b2383ab2 100644
--- a/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework.api.ras/src/test/java/dev/galasa/framework/api/ras/internal/mocks/MockRunResult.java
+++ b/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework.api.ras/src/test/java/dev/galasa/framework/api/ras/internal/mocks/MockRunResult.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public class MockRunResult implements IRunResult {
     private Path artifactRoot;
     private String log;
     private boolean isDiscarded = false;
+    private boolean isLoadingArtifactsEnabled = false;
 
     public MockRunResult( 
         String runId,
@@ -55,9 +56,17 @@ public String getLog() throws ResultArchiveStoreException {
     public void discard() throws ResultArchiveStoreException {
         isDiscarded = true;
     }
-    
+
+    @Override
+    public void loadArtifacts() throws ResultArchiveStoreException {
+        isLoadingArtifactsEnabled = true;
+    }
 
     public boolean isDiscarded() {
         return this.isDiscarded;
     }
+
+    public boolean isLoadingArtifactsEnabled() {
+        return isLoadingArtifactsEnabled;
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework.api.ras/src/test/java/dev/galasa/framework/api/ras/internal/routes/TestRunDetailsRoute.java b/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework.api.ras/src/test/java/dev/galasa/framework/api/ras/internal/routes/TestRunDetailsRoute.java
index 6b41f8228..337045b84 100644
--- a/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework.api.ras/src/test/java/dev/galasa/framework/api/ras/internal/routes/TestRunDetailsRoute.java
+++ b/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework.api.ras/src/test/java/dev/galasa/framework/api/ras/internal/routes/TestRunDetailsRoute.java
@@ -779,8 +779,10 @@ public void testDeleteRunNoReqPayloadWithGoodRunIdReturnsOK() throws Exception {
 		servlet.doDelete(req,resp);
 
 		// Then...
+        MockRunResult deletedRun = (MockRunResult) mockInputRunResults.get(0);
 		assertThat(resp.getStatus()).isEqualTo(204);
-		assertThat(((MockRunResult) mockInputRunResults.get(0)).isDiscarded()).as("The fake run result has not been discarded.").isTrue();
+		assertThat(deletedRun.isLoadingArtifactsEnabled()).as("The fake run result's artifacts should not have been loaded.").isFalse();
+		assertThat(deletedRun.isDiscarded()).as("The fake run result has not been discarded.").isTrue();
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework/src/main/java/dev/galasa/framework/internal/ras/directory/DirectoryRASRunResult.java b/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework/src/main/java/dev/galasa/framework/internal/ras/directory/DirectoryRASRunResult.java
index 73601ecc8..4c164cd18 100644
--- a/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework/src/main/java/dev/galasa/framework/internal/ras/directory/DirectoryRASRunResult.java
+++ b/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework/src/main/java/dev/galasa/framework/internal/ras/directory/DirectoryRASRunResult.java
@@ -81,4 +81,9 @@ public void discard() throws ResultArchiveStoreException {
     public String getRunId() {
         return this.id;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void loadArtifacts() throws ResultArchiveStoreException {
+        // Artifacts for local runs are already available on the filesystem so there is no need to load anything
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework/src/main/java/dev/galasa/framework/spi/IRunResult.java b/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework/src/main/java/dev/galasa/framework/spi/IRunResult.java
index 39e68bac7..61b7ad027 100644
--- a/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework/src/main/java/dev/galasa/framework/spi/IRunResult.java
+++ b/galasa-parent/dev.galasa.framework/src/main/java/dev/galasa/framework/spi/IRunResult.java
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@ public interface IRunResult {
 
     void discard() throws ResultArchiveStoreException;
 
+    void loadArtifacts() throws ResultArchiveStoreException;
+
 }