diff --git a/Assistant/Threads/Transferrer.hs b/Assistant/Threads/Transferrer.hs
index 575307d240..d8212768a3 100644
--- a/Assistant/Threads/Transferrer.hs
+++ b/Assistant/Threads/Transferrer.hs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import Annex.Content
 import qualified Remote
 import Types.Key
 import Locations.UserConfig
+import Assistant.Threads.TransferWatcher
 
 import System.Process (create_group)
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ startTransfer program t info = case (transferRemote info, associatedFile info) o
 		, do
 			debug [ "Skipping unnecessary transfer:" , describeTransfer t info ]
 			void $ removeTransfer t
+			finishedTransfer t (Just info)
 			return Nothing
 		)
 	_ -> return Nothing
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1d87d65b6b..a437c6ebcb 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ git-annex (4.20130228) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * assistant: Logs are rotated to avoid them using too much disk space.
   * assistant: Avoid noise in logs from git commit about typechanged
     files in direct mode repositories.
+  * assistant: Fix dropping content when a file is moved to an archive
+    directory.
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:20:40 -0400