diff --git a/src/context/ssh.rs b/src/context/ssh.rs
index 8c3f6c6..2ea4b9a 100644
--- a/src/context/ssh.rs
+++ b/src/context/ssh.rs
@@ -288,6 +288,13 @@ impl ContextDriver for SshDriver {
         }
         let mut remote_file = sftp.create(path).map_err(io::Error::other)?;
         remote_file.write_all(content.as_bytes())?;
+        // Close explicitly: the `Drop` impl of `ssh2::File` discards a
+        // close-time error ("too late to recover"), silently truncating the
+        // remote file. Writes are unbuffered (`Write::flush` is a no-op), so
+        // no flush is needed before closing.
+        remote_file.close().map_err(|e| {
+            io::Error::other(format!("Failed to close remote file {:?}: {}", path, e))
+        })?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -327,6 +334,18 @@ impl SshDriver {
                 io::Error::other(format!("Failed to create remote file {:?}: {}", dest, e))
             })?;
             io::copy(&mut file, &mut remote_file)?;
+            // Close explicitly: quota-exceeded and similar failures only
+            // surface in the final ACKs and the close handshake, and the
+            // `Drop` impl of `ssh2::File` discards that error ("too late to
+            // recover"), leaving a truncated remote file behind. Writes are
+            // unbuffered (`ssh2::File`'s `Write::flush` is a no-op), so no
+            // flush is needed before closing.
+            remote_file.close().map_err(|e| {
+                io::Error::other(format!(
+                    "Failed to close remote file {:?} after upload: {}",
+                    dest, e
+                ))
+            })?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/src/put/ssh.rs b/src/put/ssh.rs
index 7f97b66..3bac629 100644
--- a/src/put/ssh.rs
+++ b/src/put/ssh.rs
@@ -433,6 +433,16 @@ pub fn upload_file(
         bar.inc(n as u64);
     }
 
+    // Close explicitly: quota-exceeded and similar failures only surface in
+    // the final ACKs and the close handshake, and the `Drop` impl of
+    // `ssh2::File` discards that error ("too late to recover"), recording a
+    // truncated remote file as a successful upload. `ssh2::File::write` is
+    // unbuffered (`Write::flush` is a documented no-op) and `close`
+    // finalizes the pending writes server-side, so no flush is needed.
+    remote_file
+        .close()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("failed to close remote file '{remote}' after upload: {e}"))?;
+
     Ok(())
 }