diff --git a/gcloud-java-storage/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/spi/DefaultStorageRpc.java b/gcloud-java-storage/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/spi/DefaultStorageRpc.java
index eff3b1929d86..f81b7c140fd6 100644
--- a/gcloud-java-storage/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/spi/DefaultStorageRpc.java
+++ b/gcloud-java-storage/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/spi/DefaultStorageRpc.java
@@ -476,6 +476,10 @@ public void write(String uploadId, byte[] toWrite, int toWriteOffset, long destO
           range.append('*');
         }
         httpRequest.getHeaders().setContentRange(range.toString());
+      } else {
+        if (!last) {
+          return;
+        }
       }
       int code;
       String message;