diff --git a/b2/b2.go b/b2/b2.go
index b7a300345..fcdf8abf9 100644
--- a/b2/b2.go
+++ b/b2/b2.go
@@ -799,9 +799,9 @@ func (f *Fs) purge(oldOnly bool) error {
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			for object := range toBeDeleted {
-				fs.Stats.Transferring(object.Name)
+				fs.Stats.Checking(object.Name)
 				checkErr(f.deleteByID(object.ID, object.Name))
-				fs.Stats.DoneTransferring(object.Name)
+				fs.Stats.DoneChecking(object.Name)
 			}
 		}()
 	}
diff --git a/fs/accounting.go b/fs/accounting.go
index 39b863f72..3f1e9b296 100644
--- a/fs/accounting.go
+++ b/fs/accounting.go
@@ -231,11 +231,15 @@ func (s *StatsInfo) Transferring(remote string) {
 }
 
 // DoneTransferring removes a transfer from the stats
-func (s *StatsInfo) DoneTransferring(remote string) {
+//
+// if ok is true then it increments the transfers count
+func (s *StatsInfo) DoneTransferring(remote string, ok bool) {
 	s.lock.Lock()
 	defer s.lock.Unlock()
 	delete(s.transferring, remote)
-	s.transfers++
+	if ok {
+		s.transfers++
+	}
 }
 
 // Account limits and accounts for one transfer
diff --git a/fs/operations.go b/fs/operations.go
index ed49d587a..c6aad3c71 100644
--- a/fs/operations.go
+++ b/fs/operations.go
@@ -1017,8 +1017,11 @@ func CleanUp(f Fs) error {
 func Cat(f Fs, w io.Writer) error {
 	var mu sync.Mutex
 	return ListFn(f, func(o Object) {
+		var err error
 		Stats.Transferring(o.Remote())
-		defer Stats.DoneTransferring(o.Remote())
+		defer func() {
+			Stats.DoneTransferring(o.Remote(), err == nil)
+		}()
 		mu.Lock()
 		defer mu.Unlock()
 		in, err := o.Open()
@@ -1041,5 +1044,4 @@ func Cat(f Fs, w io.Writer) error {
 			ErrorLog(o, "Failed to send to output: %v", err)
 		}
 	})
-
 }
diff --git a/fs/sync.go b/fs/sync.go
index cdb152d17..8521984bc 100644
--- a/fs/sync.go
+++ b/fs/sync.go
@@ -232,12 +232,14 @@ func (s *syncCopyMove) pairCopier(in ObjectPairChan, fdst Fs, wg *sync.WaitGroup
 			}
 			src := pair.src
 			Stats.Transferring(src.Remote())
+			var err error
 			if Config.DryRun {
 				Log(src, "Not copying as --dry-run")
 			} else {
-				s.processError(Copy(fdst, pair.dst, src))
+				err = Copy(fdst, pair.dst, src)
+				s.processError(err)
 			}
-			Stats.DoneTransferring(src.Remote())
+			Stats.DoneTransferring(src.Remote(), err == nil)
 		case <-s.abort:
 			return
 		}
@@ -259,6 +261,7 @@ func (s *syncCopyMove) pairMover(in ObjectPairChan, fdst Fs, wg *sync.WaitGroup)
 			if !ok {
 				return
 			}
+			transferredOK := true
 			src := pair.src
 			dst := pair.dst
 			Stats.Transferring(src.Remote())
@@ -267,6 +270,7 @@ func (s *syncCopyMove) pairMover(in ObjectPairChan, fdst Fs, wg *sync.WaitGroup)
 				err := Copy(fdst, dst, src)
 				s.processError(err)
 				if err != nil {
+					transferredOK = false
 					ErrorLog(src, "Not deleting as copy failed: %v", err)
 				} else {
 					// Delete src if no error on copy
@@ -293,6 +297,7 @@ func (s *syncCopyMove) pairMover(in ObjectPairChan, fdst Fs, wg *sync.WaitGroup)
 						Stats.Error()
 						ErrorLog(dst, "Couldn't move: %v", err)
 						s.processError(err)
+						transferredOK = false
 					}
 				} else {
 					Debug(src, "Moved")
@@ -300,7 +305,7 @@ func (s *syncCopyMove) pairMover(in ObjectPairChan, fdst Fs, wg *sync.WaitGroup)
 			} else {
 				doCopy()
 			}
-			Stats.DoneTransferring(src.Remote())
+			Stats.DoneTransferring(src.Remote(), transferredOK)
 		case <-s.abort:
 			return
 		}