diff --git a/backend/dropbox/dropbox.go b/backend/dropbox/dropbox.go
index 0bf5c4567..58df03367 100755
--- a/backend/dropbox/dropbox.go
+++ b/backend/dropbox/dropbox.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-go-unofficial/dropbox"
+	"github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-go-unofficial/dropbox/async"
 	"github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-go-unofficial/dropbox/auth"
 	"github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-go-unofficial/dropbox/common"
 	"github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-go-unofficial/dropbox/files"
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ type Object struct {
 type batcher struct {
 	f        *Fs                             // Fs this batch is part of
 	mu       sync.Mutex                      // lock for vars below
+	commitMu sync.Mutex                      // lock for waiting for batch
 	maxBatch int                             // maximum size for batch
 	active   int                             // number of batches being sent
 	items    []*files.UploadSessionFinishArg // current uncommitted files
@@ -265,23 +267,51 @@ func (b *batcher) End(started bool) error {
 	return b._commit(false)
 }
 
+// Waits for the batch to complete - call with batchMu held
+func (b *batcher) _waitForBatchResult(res *files.UploadSessionFinishBatchLaunch) (batchResult *files.UploadSessionFinishBatchResult, err error) {
+	if res.AsyncJobId == "" {
+		return res.Complete, nil
+	}
+	var batchStatus *files.UploadSessionFinishBatchJobStatus
+	sleepTime := time.Second
+	const maxTries = 120
+	for try := 1; try <= maxTries; try++ {
+		err = b.f.pacer.Call(func() (bool, error) {
+			batchStatus, err = b.f.srv.UploadSessionFinishBatchCheck(&async.PollArg{
+				AsyncJobId: res.AsyncJobId,
+			})
+			return shouldRetry(err)
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			fs.Errorf(b.f, "failed to wait for batch: %v", err)
+			break
+		}
+		if batchStatus.Tag == "complete" {
+			break
+		}
+		fs.Debugf(b.f, "sleeping for %v to wait for batch to complete, try %d/%d", sleepTime, try, maxTries)
+		time.Sleep(sleepTime)
+	}
+	return batchStatus.Complete, nil
+}
+
 // commit a batch - call with batchMu held
 //
 // if finalizing is true then it doesn't unregister Finalize as this
 // causes a deadlock during finalization.
 func (b *batcher) _commit(finalizing bool) (err error) {
+	b.commitMu.Lock()
 	batch := "batch"
 	if finalizing {
 		batch = "last batch"
 	}
 	fs.Debugf(b.f, "comitting %s length %d", batch, len(b.items))
-	// FIXME this ignores the objects returned
 	var arg = &files.UploadSessionFinishBatchArg{
 		Entries: b.items,
 	}
-	//var res *file.UploadSessionFinishBatchLaunch
+	var res *files.UploadSessionFinishBatchLaunch
 	err = b.f.pacer.Call(func() (bool, error) {
-		_, err = b.f.srv.UploadSessionFinishBatch(arg)
+		res, err = b.f.srv.UploadSessionFinishBatch(arg)
 		// If error is insufficient space then don't retry
 		if e, ok := err.(files.UploadSessionFinishAPIError); ok {
 			if e.EndpointError != nil && e.EndpointError.Path != nil && e.EndpointError.Path.Tag == files.WriteErrorInsufficientSpace {
@@ -293,14 +323,32 @@ func (b *batcher) _commit(finalizing bool) (err error) {
 		return err != nil, err
 	})
 	if err != nil {
+		b.commitMu.Unlock()
 		return err
 	}
-	// Show batches are empty
+
+	// Clear batch
 	b.items = nil
-	if !finalizing {
-		atexit.Unregister(b.atexit)
-		b.atexit = nil
+
+	// If finalizing, don't unregister or get result
+	if finalizing {
+		b.commitMu.Unlock()
+		return nil
 	}
+
+	// Unregister the atexit since queue is empty
+	atexit.Unregister(b.atexit)
+	b.atexit = nil
+
+	// Wait for the batch to finish before we proceed in the background
+	go func() {
+		defer b.commitMu.Unlock()
+		_, err = b._waitForBatchResult(res)
+		if err != nil {
+			fs.Errorf(b.f, "Error waiting for batch to finish: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -1203,7 +1251,7 @@ func (o *Object) uploadChunked(in0 io.Reader, commitInfo *files.CommitInfo, size
 			fs.Debugf(o, "Streaming chunk %d/%d", cur, cur)
 		} else if chunks == 0 {
 			fs.Debugf(o, "Streaming chunk %d/unknown", cur)
-		} else {
+		} else if chunks != 1 {
 			fs.Debugf(o, "Uploading chunk %d/%d", cur, chunks)
 		}
 	}