diff --git a/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py b/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py
index ace3832c1d..524c376779 100644
--- a/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py
+++ b/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py
@@ -738,6 +738,7 @@ class ResumingGetter(object):
         self.backend_headers = backend_headers
         self.client_chunk_size = client_chunk_size
         self.skip_bytes = 0
+        self.bytes_used_from_backend = 0
         self.used_nodes = []
         self.used_source_etag = ''
         self.concurrency = concurrency
@@ -933,7 +934,6 @@ class ResumingGetter(object):
             def iter_bytes_from_response_part(part_file):
                 nchunks = 0
                 buf = ''
-                bytes_used_from_backend = 0
                 while True:
                     try:
                         with ChunkReadTimeout(node_timeout):
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ class ResumingGetter(object):
                         if self.newest or self.server_type != 'Object':
                             six.reraise(exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback)
                         try:
-                            self.fast_forward(bytes_used_from_backend)
+                            self.fast_forward(self.bytes_used_from_backend)
                         except (HTTPException, ValueError):
                             six.reraise(exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback)
                         except RangeAlreadyComplete:
@@ -982,18 +982,18 @@ class ResumingGetter(object):
                         if buf and self.skip_bytes:
                             if self.skip_bytes < len(buf):
                                 buf = buf[self.skip_bytes:]
-                                bytes_used_from_backend += self.skip_bytes
+                                self.bytes_used_from_backend += self.skip_bytes
                                 self.skip_bytes = 0
                             else:
                                 self.skip_bytes -= len(buf)
-                                bytes_used_from_backend += len(buf)
+                                self.bytes_used_from_backend += len(buf)
                                 buf = ''
 
                         if not chunk:
                             if buf:
                                 with ChunkWriteTimeout(
                                         self.app.client_timeout):
-                                    bytes_used_from_backend += len(buf)
+                                    self.bytes_used_from_backend += len(buf)
                                     yield buf
                                 buf = ''
                             break
@@ -1004,12 +1004,13 @@ class ResumingGetter(object):
                                 buf = buf[client_chunk_size:]
                                 with ChunkWriteTimeout(
                                         self.app.client_timeout):
+                                    self.bytes_used_from_backend += \
+                                        len(client_chunk)
                                     yield client_chunk
-                                bytes_used_from_backend += len(client_chunk)
                         else:
                             with ChunkWriteTimeout(self.app.client_timeout):
+                                self.bytes_used_from_backend += len(buf)
                                 yield buf
-                            bytes_used_from_backend += len(buf)
                             buf = ''
 
                         # This is for fairness; if the network is outpacing
@@ -1038,6 +1039,7 @@ class ResumingGetter(object):
                         get_next_doc_part()
                     self.learn_size_from_content_range(
                         start_byte, end_byte, length)
+                    self.bytes_used_from_backend = 0
                     part_iter = iter_bytes_from_response_part(part)
                     yield {'start_byte': start_byte, 'end_byte': end_byte,
                            'entity_length': length, 'headers': headers,
@@ -1059,8 +1061,18 @@ class ResumingGetter(object):
                 self.app.client_timeout)
             self.app.logger.increment('client_timeouts')
         except GeneratorExit:
-            if not req.environ.get('swift.non_client_disconnect'):
+            warn = True
+            try:
+                req_range = Range(self.backend_headers['Range'])
+            except ValueError:
+                req_range = None
+            if req_range and len(req_range.ranges) == 1:
+                begin, end = req_range.ranges[0]
+                if end - begin + 1 == self.bytes_used_from_backend:
+                    warn = False
+            if not req.environ.get('swift.non_client_disconnect') and warn:
                 self.app.logger.warning(_('Client disconnected on read'))
+            raise
         except Exception:
             self.app.logger.exception(_('Trying to send to client'))
             raise
diff --git a/test/unit/proxy/controllers/test_base.py b/test/unit/proxy/controllers/test_base.py
index a4a85479c5..a608005d65 100644
--- a/test/unit/proxy/controllers/test_base.py
+++ b/test/unit/proxy/controllers/test_base.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import itertools
 from collections import defaultdict
 import unittest
+import mock
 from mock import patch
 from swift.proxy.controllers.base import headers_to_container_info, \
     headers_to_account_info, headers_to_object_info, get_container_info, \
@@ -830,6 +831,44 @@ class TestFuncs(unittest.TestCase):
             client_chunks = list(app_iter)
         self.assertEqual(client_chunks, ['abcd1234', 'efgh5678'])
 
+    def test_disconnected_warning(self):
+        self.app.logger = mock.Mock()
+        req = Request.blank('/v1/a/c/o')
+
+        class TestSource(object):
+            def __init__(self):
+                self.headers = {'content-type': 'text/plain',
+                                'content-length': len(self.read(-1))}
+                self.status = 200
+
+            def read(self, _read_size):
+                return 'the cake is a lie'
+
+            def getheader(self, header):
+                return self.headers.get(header.lower())
+
+            def getheaders(self):
+                return self.headers
+
+        source = TestSource()
+
+        node = {'ip': '1.2.3.4', 'port': 6200, 'device': 'sda'}
+        handler = GetOrHeadHandler(
+            self.app, req, 'Object', None, None, None, {})
+        app_iter = handler._make_app_iter(req, node, source)
+        app_iter.close()
+        self.app.logger.warning.assert_called_once_with(
+            'Client disconnected on read')
+
+        self.app.logger = mock.Mock()
+        node = {'ip': '1.2.3.4', 'port': 6200, 'device': 'sda'}
+        handler = GetOrHeadHandler(
+            self.app, req, 'Object', None, None, None, {})
+        app_iter = handler._make_app_iter(req, node, source)
+        next(app_iter)
+        app_iter.close()
+        self.app.logger.warning.assert_not_called()
+
     def test_bytes_to_skip(self):
         # if you start at the beginning, skip nothing
         self.assertEqual(bytes_to_skip(1024, 0), 0)