diff --git a/internal/fusefs/fuse.go b/internal/fusefs/fuse.go
index a9adaba..2686695 100644
--- a/internal/fusefs/fuse.go
+++ b/internal/fusefs/fuse.go
@@ -298,9 +298,6 @@ func (fh *bytesFileWriteHandle) Write(ctx context.Context, data []byte, off int6
 
 var _ fs.FileFlusher = (*bytesFileWriteHandle)(nil)
 func (fh *bytesFileWriteHandle) Flush(ctx context.Context) (errno syscall.Errno) {
-	if len(fh.content) == 0 {
-		return 0
-	}
 
 	log.Debug("FUSE Attempting flush").Str("path", fh.path).Send()
 	fp, err := myfs.Create(fh.path, uint32(len(fh.content)))
@@ -309,6 +306,16 @@ func (fh *bytesFileWriteHandle) Flush(ctx context.Context) (errno syscall.Errno)
 		return syscallErr(err)
 	}
 
+	if len(fh.content) == 0 {
+		log.Debug("FUSE Flush no data to write").Str("path", fh.path).Send()
+		err = fp.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("FUSE Flush failed during close").Str("path", fh.path).Err(err).Send()
+			return syscallErr(err)
+		}
+		return 0
+	}
+
 	go func() {
 		// For every progress event
 		for sent := range fp.Progress() {