issue97_test.go |  2 ++
 torrent.go      | 27 ++++++++++++++-------------

diff --git a/issue97_test.go b/issue97_test.go
index 5ccfa62e6a9d00f4a99d3f6a6d2c693115866e12..2091b758df633dd373665c8088456c715090a810 100644
--- a/issue97_test.go
+++ b/issue97_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/anacrolix/log"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/internal/testutil"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(td)
 	tt := &Torrent{
 		storageOpener: storage.NewClient(storage.NewFile(td)),
+		logger:        log.Default,
 	}
 	mi := testutil.GreetingMetaInfo()
 	info, err := mi.UnmarshalInfo()
diff --git a/torrent.go b/torrent.go
index 2937b94ca3b96e194e344851a33a9a6e05f212d3..9b353b44988c6389944eb6fd546abdd55677bc64 100644
--- a/torrent.go
+++ b/torrent.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/url"
-	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"text/tabwriter"
 	"time"
@@ -744,20 +743,14 @@ 	}
 	return pp.Integer(t.info.PieceLength)
 }
 
-func (t *Torrent) hashPiece(piece pieceIndex) (ret metainfo.Hash) {
+func (t *Torrent) hashPiece(piece pieceIndex) (ret metainfo.Hash, copyErr error) {
 	hash := pieceHash.New()
 	p := t.piece(piece)
 	p.waitNoPendingWrites()
 	ip := t.info.Piece(int(piece))
 	pl := ip.Length()
-	n, err := io.Copy(hash, io.NewSectionReader(t.pieces[piece].Storage(), 0, pl))
-	if n == pl {
-		missinggo.CopyExact(&ret, hash.Sum(nil))
-		return
-	}
-	if err != io.ErrUnexpectedEOF && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		t.logger.Printf("unexpected error hashing piece %d through %T: %s", piece, t.storage.TorrentImpl, err)
-	}
+	_, copyErr = io.CopyN(hash, io.NewSectionReader(t.pieces[piece].Storage(), 0, pl), pl)
+	missinggo.CopyExact(&ret, hash.Sum(nil))
 	return
 }
 
@@ -1073,8 +1066,12 @@ 	p := t.piece(piece)
 	uncached := t.pieceCompleteUncached(piece)
 	cached := p.completion()
 	changed := cached != uncached
+	complete := uncached.Complete
 	p.storageCompletionOk = uncached.Ok
-	t.completedPieces.Set(bitmap.BitIndex(piece), uncached.Complete)
+	t.completedPieces.Set(bitmap.BitIndex(piece), complete)
+	if complete && len(p.dirtiers) != 0 {
+		t.logger.Printf("marked piece %v complete but still has dirtiers", piece)
+	}
 	if changed {
 		log.Fstr("piece %d completion changed: %+v -> %+v", piece, cached, uncached).WithValues(debugLogValue).Log(t.logger)
 		t.pieceCompletionChanged(piece)
@@ -1658,13 +1655,17 @@ }
 
 func (t *Torrent) pieceHasher(index pieceIndex) {
 	p := t.piece(index)
-	sum := t.hashPiece(index)
+	sum, copyErr := t.hashPiece(index)
+	correct := sum == *p.hash
+	if !correct {
+		log.Fmsg("piece %v hash failure copy error: %v", index, copyErr).Log(t.logger)
+	}
 	t.storageLock.RUnlock()
 	t.cl.lock()
 	defer t.cl.unlock()
 	p.hashing = false
 	t.updatePiecePriority(index)
-	t.pieceHashed(index, sum == *p.hash)
+	t.pieceHashed(index, correct)
 	t.publishPieceChange(index)
 	t.activePieceHashes--
 	t.tryCreateMorePieceHashers()