diff --git a/yama_wormfile_sftp/src/lib.rs b/yama_wormfile_sftp/src/lib.rs
index 95c1401..2bae46f 100644
--- a/yama_wormfile_sftp/src/lib.rs
+++ b/yama_wormfile_sftp/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ use openssh_sftp_client::error::SftpErrorKind;
 use openssh_sftp_client::file::{File, TokioCompatFile};
 use openssh_sftp_client::fs::{DirEntry, Fs};
 use openssh_sftp_client::Error::SftpError;
-use openssh_sftp_client::Sftp;
+use openssh_sftp_client::{Sftp, SftpOptions};
 use ouroboros::self_referencing;
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Formatter};
 use std::io;
 use std::io::{ErrorKind, SeekFrom};
+use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -76,10 +77,16 @@ impl SftpConn {
             },
             sftp_builder: |ssh_child| {
                 Box::pin(async move {
+                    let sftp_opts = SftpOptions::new()
+                        // Don't buffer infinitely when writing files: 32 MiB per file in flight
+                        // will do.
+                        .tokio_compat_file_write_limit(
+                            NonZeroUsize::new(32 * 1024 * 1024).unwrap(),
+                        );
                     Sftp::new(
                         ssh_child.stdin().take().unwrap(),
                         ssh_child.stdout().take().unwrap(),
-                        Default::default(),
+                        sftp_opts,
                     )
                     .await
                     .map_err(|e| eyre::Error::from(e))