diff --git a/fs/accounting/transfer.go b/fs/accounting/transfer.go
index dc5e90d0e..a7015b918 100644
--- a/fs/accounting/transfer.go
+++ b/fs/accounting/transfer.go
@@ -115,6 +115,20 @@ func (tr *Transfer) Done(err error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Reset allows to switch the Account to another transfer method.
+func (tr *Transfer) Reset() {
+	tr.mu.RLock()
+	acc := tr.acc
+	tr.acc = nil
+	tr.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if acc != nil {
+		if err := acc.Close(); err != nil {
+			fs.LogLevelPrintf(fs.Config.StatsLogLevel, nil, "can't close account: %+v\n", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // Account returns reader that knows how to keep track of transfer progress.
 func (tr *Transfer) Account(in io.ReadCloser) *Account {
 	tr.mu.Lock()
diff --git a/fs/operations/operations.go b/fs/operations/operations.go
index dbc626dfc..30ba3cd50 100644
--- a/fs/operations/operations.go
+++ b/fs/operations/operations.go
@@ -312,6 +312,9 @@ func Copy(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, dst fs.Object, remote string, src fs.Obj
 			} else {
 				_ = in.Close()
 			}
+			if err == fs.ErrorCantCopy {
+				tr.Reset() // skip incomplete accounting - will be overwritten by the manual copy below
+			}
 		} else {
 			err = fs.ErrorCantCopy
 		}