diff --git a/java/google/registry/rde/Ghostryde.java b/java/google/registry/rde/Ghostryde.java
index 3ae13fad1..4ff5cbf46 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/rde/Ghostryde.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/rde/Ghostryde.java
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public final class Ghostryde {
     private final DateTime modified;
 
     Input(@WillCloseWhenClosed InputStream input, String name, DateTime modified) {
-      super(input);
+      super("Input", input);
       this.name = checkNotNull(name, "name");
       this.modified = checkNotNull(modified, "modified");
     }
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ public final class Ghostryde {
   @NotThreadSafe
   public static final class Output extends ImprovedOutputStream {
     Output(@WillCloseWhenClosed OutputStream os) {
-      super(os);
+      super("Output", os);
     }
   }
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ public final class Ghostryde {
   @NotThreadSafe
   public static final class Encryptor extends ImprovedOutputStream {
     Encryptor(@WillCloseWhenClosed OutputStream os) {
-      super(os);
+      super("Encryptor", os);
     }
   }
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ public final class Ghostryde {
     private final PGPPublicKeyEncryptedData crypt;
 
     Decryptor(@WillCloseWhenClosed InputStream input, PGPPublicKeyEncryptedData crypt) {
-      super(input);
+      super("Decryptor", input);
       this.crypt = checkNotNull(crypt, "crypt");
     }
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public final class Ghostryde {
   @NotThreadSafe
   public static final class Compressor extends ImprovedOutputStream {
     Compressor(@WillCloseWhenClosed OutputStream os) {
-      super(os);
+      super("Compressor", os);
     }
   }
 
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ public final class Ghostryde {
   @NotThreadSafe
   public static final class Decompressor extends ImprovedInputStream {
     Decompressor(@WillCloseWhenClosed InputStream input) {
-      super(input);
+      super("Decompressor", input);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/java/google/registry/rde/RydePgpCompressionOutputStream.java b/java/google/registry/rde/RydePgpCompressionOutputStream.java
index 1784744ef..9876bfa99 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/rde/RydePgpCompressionOutputStream.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/rde/RydePgpCompressionOutputStream.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class RydePgpCompressionOutputStream extends ImprovedOutputStream {
   public RydePgpCompressionOutputStream(
       @Provided @Config("rdeRydeBufferSize") Integer bufferSize,
       @WillNotClose OutputStream os) {
-    super(createDelegate(bufferSize, os));
+    super("RydePgpCompressionOutputStream", createDelegate(bufferSize, os));
   }
 
   private static OutputStream createDelegate(int bufferSize, OutputStream os) {
diff --git a/java/google/registry/rde/RydePgpEncryptionOutputStream.java b/java/google/registry/rde/RydePgpEncryptionOutputStream.java
index d1eb8a69a..85b1d3078 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/rde/RydePgpEncryptionOutputStream.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/rde/RydePgpEncryptionOutputStream.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class RydePgpEncryptionOutputStream extends ImprovedOutputStream {
       @Provided @Config("rdeRydeBufferSize") Integer bufferSize,
       @WillNotClose OutputStream os,
       PGPPublicKey receiverKey) {
-    super(createDelegate(bufferSize, os, receiverKey));
+    super("RydePgpEncryptionOutputStream", createDelegate(bufferSize, os, receiverKey));
   }
 
   private static
diff --git a/java/google/registry/rde/RydePgpFileOutputStream.java b/java/google/registry/rde/RydePgpFileOutputStream.java
index f6c165975..6f1887ef4 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/rde/RydePgpFileOutputStream.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/rde/RydePgpFileOutputStream.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class RydePgpFileOutputStream extends ImprovedOutputStream {
       @WillNotClose OutputStream os,
       DateTime modified,
       String filename) {
-    super(createDelegate(bufferSize, os, modified, filename));
+    super("RydePgpFileOutputStream", createDelegate(bufferSize, os, modified, filename));
   }
 
   private static OutputStream
diff --git a/java/google/registry/rde/RydePgpSigningOutputStream.java b/java/google/registry/rde/RydePgpSigningOutputStream.java
index 1c82fd595..0e8b1aaf4 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/rde/RydePgpSigningOutputStream.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/rde/RydePgpSigningOutputStream.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class RydePgpSigningOutputStream extends ImprovedOutputStream {
   public RydePgpSigningOutputStream(
       @WillNotClose OutputStream os,
       PGPKeyPair signingKey) {
-    super(os, false, -1);
+    super("RydePgpSigningOutputStream", os, false);
     try {
       signer = new PGPSignatureGenerator(
           new BcPGPContentSignerBuilder(RSA_GENERAL, SHA256));
diff --git a/java/google/registry/rde/RydeTarOutputStream.java b/java/google/registry/rde/RydeTarOutputStream.java
index 8951a2df2..eb2671946 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/rde/RydeTarOutputStream.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/rde/RydeTarOutputStream.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import org.joda.time.DateTime;
 @AutoFactory(allowSubclasses = true)
 public class RydeTarOutputStream extends ImprovedOutputStream {
 
+  private final long expectedSize;
+
   /**
    * Creates a new instance that outputs a tar archive.
    *
@@ -42,8 +44,9 @@ public class RydeTarOutputStream extends ImprovedOutputStream {
    */
   public RydeTarOutputStream(
       @WillNotClose OutputStream os, long size, DateTime modified, String filename) {
-    super(os, false, size);
+    super("RydeTarOutputStream", os, false);
     checkArgument(size >= 0);
+    this.expectedSize = size;
     checkArgument(filename.endsWith(".xml"),
         "Ryde expects tar archive to contain a filename with an '.xml' extension.");
     try {
@@ -61,7 +64,13 @@ public class RydeTarOutputStream extends ImprovedOutputStream {
   /** Writes the end of archive marker. */
   @Override
   public void onClose() throws IOException {
+    if (getBytesWritten() != expectedSize) {
+      throw new IOException(
+          String.format(
+              "RydeTarOutputStream expected %,d bytes, but got %,d bytes",
+              expectedSize, getBytesWritten()));
+    }
     // Round up to a 512-byte boundary and another 1024-bytes to indicate end of archive.
-    write(new byte[1024 + 512 - (int) (getBytesWritten() % 512L)]);
+    out.write(new byte[1024 + 512 - (int) (getBytesWritten() % 512L)]);
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/google/registry/util/ImprovedInputStream.java b/java/google/registry/util/ImprovedInputStream.java
index e9540ba8d..f5a35d777 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/util/ImprovedInputStream.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/util/ImprovedInputStream.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 package google.registry.util;
 
-import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 
 import com.google.common.flogger.FluentLogger;
@@ -47,18 +46,17 @@ public class ImprovedInputStream extends FilterInputStream {
 
   private long count;
   private long mark = -1;
-  private final long expected;
   private final boolean shouldClose;
+  private final String name;
 
-  public ImprovedInputStream(@WillCloseWhenClosed InputStream out) {
-    this(out, true, -1);
+  public ImprovedInputStream(String name, @WillCloseWhenClosed InputStream out) {
+    this(name, out, true);
   }
 
-  public ImprovedInputStream(InputStream in, boolean shouldClose, long expected) {
+  public ImprovedInputStream(String name, InputStream in, boolean shouldClose) {
     super(checkNotNull(in, "in"));
-    checkArgument(expected >= -1, "expected >= 0 or -1");
     this.shouldClose = shouldClose;
-    this.expected = expected;
+    this.name = name;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -126,16 +124,12 @@ public class ImprovedInputStream extends FilterInputStream {
     if (in == null) {
       return;
     }
-    logger.atInfo().log("%s closed with %,d bytes read", getClass().getSimpleName(), count);
-    if (expected != -1 && count != expected) {
-      throw new IOException(String.format("%s expected %,d bytes but read %,d bytes",
-          getClass().getCanonicalName(), expected, count));
-    }
     onClose();
     if (shouldClose) {
       in.close();
     }
     in = null;
+    logger.atInfo().log("%s closed with %,d bytes read", name, count);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/java/google/registry/util/ImprovedOutputStream.java b/java/google/registry/util/ImprovedOutputStream.java
index b75e6eef1..09060b060 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/util/ImprovedOutputStream.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/util/ImprovedOutputStream.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 package google.registry.util;
 
-import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 
 import com.google.common.flogger.FluentLogger;
@@ -46,18 +45,17 @@ public class ImprovedOutputStream extends FilterOutputStream {
   private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
 
   private long count;
-  private final long expected;
   private final boolean shouldClose;
+  private final String name;
 
-  public ImprovedOutputStream(@WillCloseWhenClosed OutputStream out) {
-    this(out, true, -1);
+  public ImprovedOutputStream(String name, @WillCloseWhenClosed OutputStream out) {
+    this(name, out, true);
   }
 
-  public ImprovedOutputStream(OutputStream out, boolean shouldClose, long expected) {
+  public ImprovedOutputStream(String name, OutputStream out, boolean shouldClose) {
     super(checkNotNull(out, "out"));
-    checkArgument(expected >= -1, "expected >= 0 or -1");
     this.shouldClose = shouldClose;
-    this.expected = expected;
+    this.name = name;
   }
 
   /** Returns the number of bytes that have been written to this stream thus far. */
@@ -103,18 +101,14 @@ public class ImprovedOutputStream extends FilterOutputStream {
     try {
       flush();
     } catch (IOException e) {
-      logger.atWarning().withCause(e).log("%s.flush() failed", getClass().getSimpleName());
-    }
-    logger.atInfo().log("%s closed with %,d bytes written", getClass().getSimpleName(), count);
-    if (expected != -1 && count != expected) {
-      throw new IOException(String.format(
-          "%s expected %,d bytes but got %,d bytes", getClass().getSimpleName(), expected, count));
+      logger.atWarning().withCause(e).log("flush() failed for %s", name);
     }
     onClose();
     if (shouldClose) {
       out.close();
     }
     out = null;
+    logger.atInfo().log("%s closed with %,d bytes written", name, count);
   }
 
   /**