diff --git a/crates/ecrou/src/download.rs b/crates/ecrou/src/download.rs
index 52ba5fd..abecf07 100644
--- a/crates/ecrou/src/download.rs
+++ b/crates/ecrou/src/download.rs
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ fn download_file(
             progress.advance(n as u64);
         }
 
-        progress.finish();
         hasher.verify(expected)?;
         if expected.is_some() {
             log::debug!("Verified content digest: {}", dest.display());
@@ -270,6 +269,11 @@ fn download_file(
         Ok(())
     })();
 
+    // The operation ended — success or not. A sink is told finish()
+    // exactly once per begin(), so a failed transfer leaves no bar
+    // hanging and no implicit open operation behind it.
+    progress.finish();
+
     if result.is_err() {
         // Best-effort cleanup; ignore errors (file may not exist if creation failed).
         let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&temp_dest);
diff --git a/crates/ecrou/src/registry.rs b/crates/ecrou/src/registry.rs
index 6079edd..0c27d24 100644
--- a/crates/ecrou/src/registry.rs
+++ b/crates/ecrou/src/registry.rs
@@ -487,18 +487,22 @@ fn download_blob_with_auth(
     }
 
     file.flush().context("Failed to flush the layer file")?;
-    progress.finish();
 
     // The blob was addressed by this digest in the manifest; a mismatch means
     // truncated or tampered content.  The blob lives in a temp directory that
     // is discarded on error, so a bad layer never reaches the cache.
-    hasher.verify(Some(expected_digest)).with_context(|| {
+    let verified = hasher.verify(Some(expected_digest)).with_context(|| {
         format!(
             "layer blob {} failed verification against manifest digest",
             url
         )
-    })?;
+    });
 
+    // The operation ended — success or not. A sink is told finish()
+    // exactly once per begin(), so a failed layer leaves no bar
+    // hanging and no implicit open operation behind it.
+    progress.finish();
+    verified?;
     Ok(())
 }