diff --git a/flytekit/types/file/file.py b/flytekit/types/file/file.py
index a5eff0b68f..780188f9e5 100644
--- a/flytekit/types/file/file.py
+++ b/flytekit/types/file/file.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import typing
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from functools import partial
 from typing import Dict, cast
 from urllib.parse import unquote
 
@@ -40,6 +39,22 @@
 def noop(): ...
 
 
+class _FlyteFileDownloader:
+    """Downloader for FlyteFile that uses current context when called."""
+
+    def __init__(self, remote_path: str, local_path: str, is_multipart: bool = False):
+        self.remote_path = remote_path
+        self.local_path = local_path
+        self.is_multipart = is_multipart
+
+    def __call__(self):
+        """Download the file using current context's synced get_data method."""
+        current_ctx = FlyteContextManager.current_context()
+        return current_ctx.file_access.get_data(
+            remote_path=self.remote_path, local_path=self.local_path, is_multipart=self.is_multipart
+        )
+
+
 T = typing.TypeVar("T")
 
 
@@ -318,11 +333,9 @@ def __init__(
         if ctx.file_access.is_remote(self.path):
             self._remote_source = self.path
             self._local_path = ctx.file_access.get_random_local_path(self._remote_source)
-            self._downloader = partial(
-                ctx.file_access.get_data,
-                ctx=ctx,
-                remote_path=self._remote_source,  # type: ignore
-                local_path=self._local_path,
+            self._downloader = _FlyteFileDownloader(
+                remote_path=str(self._remote_source),  # type: ignore
+                local_path=str(self._local_path),
             )
 
     def __fspath__(self):
@@ -755,7 +768,7 @@ async def async_to_python_value(
         # For the remote case, return an FlyteFile object that can download
         local_path = ctx.file_access.get_random_local_path(uri)
 
-        _downloader = partial(ctx.file_access.get_data, remote_path=uri, local_path=local_path, is_multipart=False)
+        _downloader = _FlyteFileDownloader(remote_path=uri, local_path=local_path, is_multipart=False)
 
         expected_format = FlyteFilePathTransformer.get_format(expected_python_type)
         ff = FlyteFile.__class_getitem__(expected_format)(path=local_path, downloader=_downloader, metadata=metadata)