diff --git a/fs/operations/operations.go b/fs/operations/operations.go
index d0a2a2f77..a6d61de28 100644
--- a/fs/operations/operations.go
+++ b/fs/operations/operations.go
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ var _ fs.MimeTyper = (*overrideRemoteObject)(nil)
 // It returns the destination object if possible.  Note that this may
 // be nil.
 func Copy(f fs.Fs, dst fs.Object, remote string, src fs.Object) (newDst fs.Object, err error) {
+	accounting.Stats.Transferring(src.Remote())
+	defer func() {
+		accounting.Stats.DoneTransferring(src.Remote(), err == nil)
+	}()
 	newDst = dst
 	if fs.Config.DryRun {
 		fs.Logf(src, "Not copying as --dry-run")
@@ -391,6 +395,10 @@ func Copy(f fs.Fs, dst fs.Object, remote string, src fs.Object) (newDst fs.Objec
 // It returns the destination object if possible.  Note that this may
 // be nil.
 func Move(fdst fs.Fs, dst fs.Object, remote string, src fs.Object) (newDst fs.Object, err error) {
+	accounting.Stats.Checking(src.Remote())
+	defer func() {
+		accounting.Stats.DoneChecking(src.Remote())
+	}()
 	newDst = dst
 	if fs.Config.DryRun {
 		fs.Logf(src, "Not moving as --dry-run")
@@ -1451,9 +1459,7 @@ func moveOrCopyFile(fdst fs.Fs, fsrc fs.Fs, dstFileName string, srcFileName stri
 	}
 
 	if NeedTransfer(dstObj, srcObj) {
-		accounting.Stats.Transferring(srcFileName)
 		_, err = Op(fdst, dstObj, dstFileName, srcObj)
-		accounting.Stats.DoneTransferring(srcFileName, err == nil)
 	} else {
 		accounting.Stats.Checking(srcFileName)
 		if !cp {
diff --git a/fs/sync/sync.go b/fs/sync/sync.go
index cd8fc910e..122a03335 100644
--- a/fs/sync/sync.go
+++ b/fs/sync/sync.go
@@ -288,14 +288,12 @@ func (s *syncCopyMove) pairCopyOrMove(in *pipe, fdst fs.Fs, wg *sync.WaitGroup)
 			return
 		}
 		src := pair.Src
-		accounting.Stats.Transferring(src.Remote())
 		if s.DoMove {
 			_, err = operations.Move(fdst, pair.Dst, src.Remote(), src)
 		} else {
 			_, err = operations.Copy(fdst, pair.Dst, src.Remote(), src)
 		}
 		s.processError(err)
-		accounting.Stats.DoneTransferring(src.Remote(), err == nil)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -604,9 +602,6 @@ func (s *syncCopyMove) makeRenameMap() {
 // tryRename renames a src object when doing track renames if
 // possible, it returns true if the object was renamed.
 func (s *syncCopyMove) tryRename(src fs.Object) bool {
-	accounting.Stats.Checking(src.Remote())
-	defer accounting.Stats.DoneChecking(src.Remote())
-
 	// Calculate the hash of the src object
 	hash := s.renameHash(src)
 	if hash == "" {
diff --git a/fs/sync/sync_test.go b/fs/sync/sync_test.go
index ed4c8ee7b..e77719dff 100644
--- a/fs/sync/sync_test.go
+++ b/fs/sync/sync_test.go
@@ -995,9 +995,9 @@ func TestSyncWithTrackRenames(t *testing.T) {
 	fstest.CheckItems(t, r.Fremote, f1, f2)
 
 	if canTrackRenames {
-		assert.Equal(t, accounting.Stats.GetTransfers(), int64(0))
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(0), accounting.Stats.GetTransfers())
 	} else {
-		assert.Equal(t, accounting.Stats.GetTransfers(), int64(1))
+		assert.Equal(t, int64(1), accounting.Stats.GetTransfers())
 	}
 }