diff --git a/lib/make-middleware.js b/lib/make-middleware.js
index b033cbd9..84480c9b 100644
--- a/lib/make-middleware.js
+++ b/lib/make-middleware.js
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ function makeMiddleware (setup) {
           appender.replacePlaceholder(placeholder, fileInfo)
           uploadedFiles.push(fileInfo)
           pendingWrites.decrement()
+
+          if (file.stream.destroyed) readFinished = true
+
           indicateDone()
         })
       })