diff --git a/object.go b/object.go
index 11376fa0a..45841e0fa 100644
--- a/object.go
+++ b/object.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"hash"
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"os"
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ var (
 	ErrObjectNotFound       = errors.New("nats: object not found")
 	ErrInvalidStoreName     = errors.New("nats: invalid object-store name")
 	ErrDigestMismatch       = errors.New("nats: received a corrupt object, digests do not match")
+	ErrInvalidDigestFormat  = errors.New("nats: object digest hash has invalid format")
 	ErrNoObjectsFound       = errors.New("nats: no objects found")
 	ErrObjectAlreadyExists  = errors.New("nats: an object already exists with that name")
 	ErrNameRequired         = errors.New("nats: name is required")
@@ -476,10 +478,11 @@ func (obs *obs) Put(meta *ObjectMeta, r io.Reader, opts ...ObjectOpt) (*ObjectIn
 // ObjectResult impl.
 type objResult struct {
 	sync.Mutex
-	info *ObjectInfo
-	r    io.ReadCloser
-	err  error
-	ctx  context.Context
+	info   *ObjectInfo
+	r      io.ReadCloser
+	err    error
+	ctx    context.Context
+	digest hash.Hash
 }
 
 func (info *ObjectInfo) isLink() bool {
@@ -542,7 +545,7 @@ func (obs *obs) Get(name string, opts ...ObjectOpt) (ObjectResult, error) {
 	}
 
 	// For calculating sum256
-	h := sha256.New()
+	result.digest = sha256.New()
 
 	processChunk := func(m *Msg) {
 		if ctx != nil {
@@ -577,24 +580,12 @@ func (obs *obs) Get(name string, opts ...ObjectOpt) (ObjectResult, error) {
 			b = b[n:]
 		}
 		// Update sha256
-		h.Write(m.Data)
+		result.digest.Write(m.Data)
 
 		// Check if we are done.
 		if tokens[ackNumPendingTokenPos] == objNoPending {
 			pw.Close()
 			m.Sub.Unsubscribe()
-
-			// Make sure the digest matches.
-			sha := h.Sum(nil)
-			rsha, err := base64.URLEncoding.DecodeString(info.Digest)
-			if err != nil {
-				gotErr(m, err)
-				return
-			}
-			if !bytes.Equal(sha[:], rsha) {
-				gotErr(m, ErrDigestMismatch)
-				return
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1070,6 +1061,24 @@ func (o *objResult) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if err == io.EOF {
+		// Make sure the digest matches.
+		sha := o.digest.Sum(nil)
+		digest := strings.SplitN(o.info.Digest, "=", 2)
+		if len(digest) != 2 {
+			o.err = ErrInvalidDigestFormat
+			return 0, o.err
+		}
+		rsha, decodeErr := base64.URLEncoding.DecodeString(o.info.Digest)
+		if decodeErr != nil {
+			o.err = decodeErr
+			return 0, o.err
+		}
+		if !bytes.Equal(sha[:], rsha) {
+			o.err = ErrDigestMismatch
+			return 0, o.err
+		}
+	}
 	return n, err
 }
 
diff --git a/test/object_test.go b/test/object_test.go
index 6d8f09cdb..afde046d8 100644
--- a/test/object_test.go
+++ b/test/object_test.go
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@ func TestObjectBasics(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = obs.Get("")
 	expectErr(t, err)
 
-	_, err = obs.Get("")
-	expectErr(t, err)
-
 	_, err = obs.PutBytes("", blob)
 	expectErr(t, err)
 }
@@ -592,25 +589,16 @@ func TestObjectLinks(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func expectLinkIsCorrect(t *testing.T, originalObject *nats.ObjectInfo, linkObject *nats.ObjectInfo) {
-	if linkObject.Opts.Link != nil {
-		if expectLinkPartsAreCorrect(t, linkObject, originalObject.Bucket, originalObject.Name) {
-			return
-		}
+	if linkObject.Opts.Link == nil || !expectLinkPartsAreCorrect(t, linkObject, originalObject.Bucket, originalObject.Name) {
+		t.Fatalf("Link info not what was expected:\nActual: %+v\nTarget: %+v", linkObject, originalObject)
 	}
-	t.Fatalf("Link info not what was expected:\nActual: %+v\nTarget: %+v", linkObject, originalObject)
 }
 
 func expectLinkPartsAreCorrect(t *testing.T, linkObject *nats.ObjectInfo, bucket, name string) bool {
-	if linkObject.Opts.Link.Bucket == bucket {
-		if linkObject.Opts.Link.Name == name {
-			if !linkObject.ModTime.IsZero() {
-				if linkObject.NUID != "" {
-					return true
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return false
+	return linkObject.Opts.Link.Bucket == bucket &&
+		linkObject.Opts.Link.Name == name &&
+		!linkObject.ModTime.IsZero() &&
+		linkObject.NUID != ""
 }
 
 // Right now no history, just make sure we are cleaning up after ourselves.