diff --git a/graph/graph.go b/graph/graph.go
index 3f4f505e50..442725e221 100644
--- a/graph/graph.go
+++ b/graph/graph.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package graph
 
 import (
 	"compress/gzip"
-	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -340,26 +339,6 @@ func (graph *Graph) newTempFile() (*os.File, error) {
 	return ioutil.TempFile(tmp, "")
 }
 
-func bufferToFile(f *os.File, src io.Reader) (int64, digest.Digest, error) {
-	var (
-		h = sha256.New()
-		w = gzip.NewWriter(io.MultiWriter(f, h))
-	)
-	_, err := io.Copy(w, src)
-	w.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, "", err
-	}
-	n, err := f.Seek(0, os.SEEK_CUR)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, "", err
-	}
-	if _, err := f.Seek(0, 0); err != nil {
-		return 0, "", err
-	}
-	return n, digest.NewDigest("sha256", h), nil
-}
-
 // Delete atomically removes an image from the graph.
 func (graph *Graph) Delete(name string) error {
 	id, err := graph.idIndex.Get(name)
diff --git a/graph/push_v2.go b/graph/push_v2.go
index 2df1d12315..6823ac5928 100644
--- a/graph/push_v2.go
+++ b/graph/push_v2.go
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package graph
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
 
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution"
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func (p *v2Pusher) pushV2Tag(tag string) error {
 func (p *v2Pusher) pushV2Image(bs distribution.BlobService, img *image.Image) (digest.Digest, error) {
 	out := p.config.OutStream
 
-	out.Write(p.sf.FormatProgress(stringid.TruncateID(img.ID), "Buffering to Disk", nil))
+	out.Write(p.sf.FormatProgress(stringid.TruncateID(img.ID), "Preparing", nil))
 
 	image, err := p.graph.Get(img.ID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -209,52 +209,46 @@ func (p *v2Pusher) pushV2Image(bs distribution.BlobService, img *image.Image) (d
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-
-	tf, err := p.graph.newTempFile()
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		tf.Close()
-		os.Remove(tf.Name())
-	}()
-
-	size, dgst, err := bufferToFile(tf, arch)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
+	defer arch.Close()
 
 	// Send the layer
-	logrus.Debugf("rendered layer for %s of [%d] size", img.ID, size)
 	layerUpload, err := bs.Create(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	defer layerUpload.Close()
 
+	digester := digest.Canonical.New()
+	tee := io.TeeReader(arch, digester.Hash())
+
 	reader := progressreader.New(progressreader.Config{
-		In:        ioutil.NopCloser(tf),
+		In:        ioutil.NopCloser(tee), // we'll take care of close here.
 		Out:       out,
 		Formatter: p.sf,
-		Size:      size,
-		NewLines:  false,
-		ID:        stringid.TruncateID(img.ID),
-		Action:    "Pushing",
+
+		// TODO(stevvooe): This may cause a size reporting error. Try to get
+		// this from tar-split or elsewhere. The main issue here is that we
+		// don't want to buffer to disk *just* to calculate the size.
+		Size: img.Size,
+
+		NewLines: false,
+		ID:       stringid.TruncateID(img.ID),
+		Action:   "Pushing",
 	})
-	n, err := layerUpload.ReadFrom(reader)
+
+	out.Write(p.sf.FormatProgress(stringid.TruncateID(img.ID), "Pushing", nil))
+	nn, err := io.Copy(layerUpload, reader)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	if n != size {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("short upload: only wrote %d of %d", n, size)
-	}
 
-	desc := distribution.Descriptor{Digest: dgst}
-	if _, err := layerUpload.Commit(context.Background(), desc); err != nil {
+	dgst := digester.Digest()
+	if _, err := layerUpload.Commit(context.Background(), distribution.Descriptor{Digest: dgst}); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	out.Write(p.sf.FormatProgress(stringid.TruncateID(img.ID), "Image successfully pushed", nil))
+	logrus.Debugf("uploaded layer %s (%s), %d bytes", img.ID, dgst, nn)
+	out.Write(p.sf.FormatProgress(stringid.TruncateID(img.ID), "Pushed", nil))
 
 	return dgst, nil
 }
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_push_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_push_test.go
index 81f58a87bc..246506822e 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_push_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_push_test.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (s *DockerRegistrySuite) TestPushInterrupt(c *check.C) {
 	}
 
 	// Interrupt push (yes, we have no idea at what point it will get killed).
-	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond) // dependent on race condition.
 	if err := pushCmd.Process.Kill(); err != nil {
 		c.Fatalf("Failed to kill push process: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/jsonmessage/jsonmessage.go b/pkg/jsonmessage/jsonmessage.go
index f3bcc8e6ab..f12547c664 100644
--- a/pkg/jsonmessage/jsonmessage.go
+++ b/pkg/jsonmessage/jsonmessage.go
@@ -67,8 +67,14 @@ func (p *JSONProgress) String() string {
 		}
 		pbBox = fmt.Sprintf("[%s>%s] ", strings.Repeat("=", percentage), strings.Repeat(" ", numSpaces))
 	}
+
 	numbersBox = fmt.Sprintf("%8v/%v", current, total)
 
+	if p.Current > p.Total {
+		// remove total display if the reported current is wonky.
+		numbersBox = fmt.Sprintf("%8v", current)
+	}
+
 	if p.Current > 0 && p.Start > 0 && percentage < 50 {
 		fromStart := time.Now().UTC().Sub(time.Unix(p.Start, 0))
 		perEntry := fromStart / time.Duration(p.Current)
diff --git a/pkg/jsonmessage/jsonmessage_test.go b/pkg/jsonmessage/jsonmessage_test.go
index 2e78fa7ebf..889b0ba5e2 100644
--- a/pkg/jsonmessage/jsonmessage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/jsonmessage/jsonmessage_test.go
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ package jsonmessage
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/term"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/timeutils"
-	"strings"
 )
 
 func TestError(t *testing.T) {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestProgress(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// this number can't be negative gh#7136
-	expected = "[==================================================>]     50 B/40 B"
+	expected = "[==================================================>]     50 B"
 	jp5 := JSONProgress{Current: 50, Total: 40}
 	if jp5.String() != expected {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected %q, got %q", expected, jp5.String())