diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/CloudIOManager.java b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/CloudIOManager.java
index 97d8d80..f87adba 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/CloudIOManager.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/CloudIOManager.java
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public long getSize(IFileHandle fileHandle) {
+    public long getSize(IFileHandle fileHandle) throws HyracksDataException {
         if (!fileHandle.getFileReference().getFile().exists()) {
             return cloudClient.getObjectSize(bucket, fileHandle.getFileReference().getRelativePath());
         }
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public long getSize(FileReference fileReference) {
+    public long getSize(FileReference fileReference) throws HyracksDataException {
         if (!fileReference.getFile().exists()) {
             return cloudClient.getObjectSize(bucket, fileReference.getRelativePath());
         }
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean exists(FileReference fileRef) {
+    public boolean exists(FileReference fileRef) throws HyracksDataException {
         // Check if the file exists locally first as newly created files (i.e., they are empty) are not stored in cloud storage
         return fileRef.getFile().exists() || cloudClient.exists(bucket, fileRef.getRelativePath());
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/ICloudClient.java b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/ICloudClient.java
index fe2a2d6..4f02df2 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/ICloudClient.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/ICloudClient.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
      * @param path path
      * @return size
      */
-    long getObjectSize(String bucket, String path);
+    long getObjectSize(String bucket, String path) throws HyracksDataException;
 
     /**
      * Checks if an object exists at the specified path
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
      * @param path path
      * @return {@code true} if the object exists, {@code false} otherwise
      */
-    boolean exists(String bucket, String path);
+    boolean exists(String bucket, String path) throws HyracksDataException;
 
     /**
      * Syncs files by downloading them from cloud storage to local storage
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/aws/s3/S3CloudClient.java b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/aws/s3/S3CloudClient.java
index b800b96..6db784d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/aws/s3/S3CloudClient.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/aws/s3/S3CloudClient.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.DeleteObjectsRequest;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.GetObjectRequest;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.GetObjectResponse;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.HeadObjectRequest;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.NoSuchKeyException;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.ObjectIdentifier;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.PutObjectRequest;
@@ -201,23 +202,27 @@
         s3Client.deleteObjects(deleteReq);
     }
 
-    // TODO(htowaileb): Use the following cheaper request to check if an object exists
-    // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3910071/check-file-size-on-s3-without-downloading
     @Override
-    public long getObjectSize(String bucket, String path) {
-        List<S3Object> objects = listS3Objects(s3Client, bucket, path);
-        if (objects.isEmpty()) {
+    public long getObjectSize(String bucket, String path) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            return s3Client.headObject(HeadObjectRequest.builder().bucket(bucket).key(path).build()).contentLength();
+        } catch (NoSuchKeyException ex) {
             return 0;
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(ex);
         }
-        return objects.get(0).size();
     }
 
-    // TODO(htowaileb): Use the following cheaper request to check if an object exists
-    // https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/example_s3_HeadObject_section.html
     @Override
-    public boolean exists(String bucket, String path) {
-        List<S3Object> objects = listS3Objects(s3Client, bucket, path);
-        return !objects.isEmpty();
+    public boolean exists(String bucket, String path) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            s3Client.headObject(HeadObjectRequest.builder().bucket(bucket).key(path).build());
+            return true;
+        } catch (NoSuchKeyException ex) {
+            return false;
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(ex);
+        }
     }
 
     private Set<String> filterAndGet(List<S3Object> contents, FilenameFilter filter) {
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/io/IIOManager.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/io/IIOManager.java
index 07e1c78..63226ac 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/io/IIOManager.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/io/IIOManager.java
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@
 
     void truncate(IFileHandle fileHandle, long size) throws HyracksDataException;
 
-    long getSize(IFileHandle fileHandle);
+    long getSize(IFileHandle fileHandle) throws HyracksDataException;
 
-    long getSize(FileReference fileReference);
+    long getSize(FileReference fileReference) throws HyracksDataException;
 
     WritableByteChannel newWritableChannel(IFileHandle fileHandle);
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
     // TODO: Remove and use list
     Collection<FileReference> getMatchingFiles(FileReference root, FilenameFilter filter) throws HyracksDataException;
 
-    boolean exists(FileReference fileRef);
+    boolean exists(FileReference fileRef) throws HyracksDataException;
 
     void create(FileReference fileRef) throws HyracksDataException;
 
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/io/IOManager.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/io/IOManager.java
index 24d1061..19fbff3 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/io/IOManager.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/io/IOManager.java
@@ -399,12 +399,12 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public long getSize(IFileHandle fileHandle) {
+    public long getSize(IFileHandle fileHandle) throws HyracksDataException {
         return getSize(fileHandle.getFileReference());
     }
 
     @Override
-    public long getSize(FileReference fileReference) {
+    public long getSize(FileReference fileReference) throws HyracksDataException {
         return fileReference.getFile().length();
     }
 
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean exists(FileReference fileRef) {
+    public boolean exists(FileReference fileRef) throws HyracksDataException {
         return fileRef.getFile().exists();
     }
 
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/AbstractBufferedFileIOManager.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/AbstractBufferedFileIOManager.java
index 44a2031..6a4f10d 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/AbstractBufferedFileIOManager.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/AbstractBufferedFileIOManager.java
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
         return ioManager.doSyncWrite(fileHandle, offset, buf);
     }
 
-    protected final long getFileSize() {
+    protected final long getFileSize() throws HyracksDataException {
         return ioManager.getSize(fileHandle);
     }
 
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/file/BufferedFileHandle.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/file/BufferedFileHandle.java
index 11862dc..3d4d80b 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/file/BufferedFileHandle.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/file/BufferedFileHandle.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public int getNumberOfPages() {
+    public int getNumberOfPages() throws HyracksDataException {
         if (DEBUG) {
             assert getFileSize() % bufferCache.getPageSizeWithHeader() == 0;
         }