diff --git a/src/common/checksumcalculator.cpp b/src/common/checksumcalculator.cpp
index 588ff5e1c833..016c7b09d9b1 100644
--- a/src/common/checksumcalculator.cpp
+++ b/src/common/checksumcalculator.cpp
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ QByteArray ChecksumCalculator::calculate()
         return result;
     }
 
-    bool isAnyChunkAdded = false;
-
     for (;;) {
         QMutexLocker locker(&_deviceMutex);
         if (!_device->isOpen() || _device->atEnd()) {
@@ -114,7 +112,6 @@ QByteArray ChecksumCalculator::calculate()
         if (!addChunk(buf, sizeRead)) {
             break;
         }
-        isAnyChunkAdded = true;
     }
 
     {
@@ -124,14 +121,12 @@ QByteArray ChecksumCalculator::calculate()
         }
     }
 
-    if (isAnyChunkAdded) {
-        if (_algorithmType == AlgorithmType::Adler32) {
-            result = QByteArray::number(_adlerHash, 16);
-        } else {
-            Q_ASSERT(_cryptographicHash);
-            if (_cryptographicHash) {
-                result = _cryptographicHash->result().toHex();
-            }
+    if (_algorithmType == AlgorithmType::Adler32) {
+        result = QByteArray::number(_adlerHash, 16);
+    } else {
+        Q_ASSERT(_cryptographicHash);
+        if (_cryptographicHash) {
+            result = _cryptographicHash->result().toHex();
         }
     }
 
@@ -152,13 +147,6 @@ void ChecksumCalculator::initChecksumAlgorithm()
         return;
     }
 
-    {
-        QMutexLocker locker(&_deviceMutex);
-        if (_device->size() == 0) {
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
     if (_algorithmType == AlgorithmType::Adler32) {
         _adlerHash = adler32(0L, Z_NULL, 0);
     } else {
diff --git a/src/libsync/putmultifilejob.cpp b/src/libsync/putmultifilejob.cpp
index 05edda06a051..46b15f8b58ff 100644
--- a/src/libsync/putmultifilejob.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/putmultifilejob.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ void PutMultiFileJob::start()
 
         auto onePart = QHttpPart{};
 
-        onePart.setBodyDevice(oneDevice._device.get());
+        if (oneDevice._device->size() == 0) {
+            onePart.setBody({});
+        } else {
+            onePart.setBodyDevice(oneDevice._device.get());
+        }
 
         for (auto it = oneDevice._headers.begin(); it != oneDevice._headers.end(); ++it) {
             onePart.setRawHeader(it.key(), it.value());