diff --git a/graph/pull_v2.go b/graph/pull_v2.go
index c50507cedfbf9a4175ed47aa8e0d8a1e533e7ebb..1dbb9fe3f4097b30fbc0b66a55bdf777e3106cf9 100644
--- a/graph/pull_v2.go
+++ b/graph/pull_v2.go
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ func (p *v2Puller) pullV2Tag(tag, taggedName string) (verified bool, err error)
 			// set the error. All successive reads/writes will return with this
 			// error.
 			pipeWriter.CloseWithError(errors.New("download canceled"))
+		} else {
+			// If no error then just close the pipe.
+			pipeWriter.Close()
 		}
 	}()