diff --git a/lib/storage.js b/lib/storage.js
index 286b6efd4..3243d0b5d 100644
--- a/lib/storage.js
+++ b/lib/storage.js
@@ -266,6 +266,9 @@ Storage.prototype.get_tarball = function(name, filename) {
 					savestream.abort();
 					stream.emit('error', err);
 				});
+				rstream2.on('end', function() {
+					savestream.done();
+				});
 
 				// XXX: check, what would happen if client disconnects?
 				rstream2.pipe(stream);