diff --git a/apis/filesystem/src/main/java/org/jclouds/filesystem/strategy/internal/FilesystemStorageStrategyImpl.java b/apis/filesystem/src/main/java/org/jclouds/filesystem/strategy/internal/FilesystemStorageStrategyImpl.java
index 71beb86f0e..16a8a8ed13 100644
--- a/apis/filesystem/src/main/java/org/jclouds/filesystem/strategy/internal/FilesystemStorageStrategyImpl.java
+++ b/apis/filesystem/src/main/java/org/jclouds/filesystem/strategy/internal/FilesystemStorageStrategyImpl.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import javax.inject.Named;
 import javax.inject.Provider;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Throwables;
-import com.google.common.io.Closeables;
+import com.google.common.io.ByteStreams;
 import com.google.common.io.Files;
 
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
@@ -201,14 +201,13 @@ public class FilesystemStorageStrategyImpl implements LocalStorageStrategy {
       filesystemContainerNameValidator.validate(containerName);
       filesystemBlobKeyValidator.validate(blobKey);
       File outputFile = getFileForBlobKey(containerName, blobKey);
-      FileOutputStream output = null;
       try {
          Files.createParentDirs(outputFile);
          if (payload.getRawContent() instanceof File)
             Files.copy((File) payload.getRawContent(), outputFile);
          else {
-            output = new FileOutputStream(outputFile);
-            payload.writeTo(output);
+            payload = Payloads.newPayload(ByteStreams.toByteArray(payload));
+            Files.copy(payload, outputFile);
          }
          Payloads.calculateMD5(payload, crypto.md5());
          String eTag = CryptoStreams.hex(payload.getContentMetadata().getContentMD5());
@@ -219,7 +218,6 @@ public class FilesystemStorageStrategyImpl implements LocalStorageStrategy {
          }
          throw ex;
       } finally {
-         Closeables.closeQuietly(output);
          payload.release();
       }
    }
diff --git a/apis/filesystem/src/test/java/org/jclouds/filesystem/strategy/internal/FilesystemStorageStrategyImplTest.java b/apis/filesystem/src/test/java/org/jclouds/filesystem/strategy/internal/FilesystemStorageStrategyImplTest.java
index 583b64481c..8f83d35779 100644
--- a/apis/filesystem/src/test/java/org/jclouds/filesystem/strategy/internal/FilesystemStorageStrategyImplTest.java
+++ b/apis/filesystem/src/test/java/org/jclouds/filesystem/strategy/internal/FilesystemStorageStrategyImplTest.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import org.jclouds.filesystem.predicates.validators.internal.FilesystemBlobKeyVa
 import org.jclouds.filesystem.predicates.validators.internal.FilesystemContainerNameValidatorImpl;
 import org.jclouds.filesystem.utils.TestUtils;
 import org.jclouds.io.payloads.FilePayload;
+import org.jclouds.io.payloads.InputStreamPayload;
 import org.testng.annotations.AfterMethod;
 import org.testng.annotations.BeforeMethod;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
@@ -347,17 +348,36 @@ public class FilesystemStorageStrategyImplTest {
    }
 
    public void testWritePayloadOnFile() throws IOException {
-      String blobKey;
-      File sourceFile;
-      FilePayload filePayload;
-
-      blobKey = TestUtils.createRandomBlobKey("writePayload-", ".img");
-      sourceFile = TestUtils.getImageForBlobPayload();
-      filePayload = new FilePayload(sourceFile);
+      String blobKey = TestUtils.createRandomBlobKey("writePayload-", ".img");
+      File sourceFile = TestUtils.getImageForBlobPayload();
+      FilePayload filePayload = new FilePayload(sourceFile);
       Blob blob = storageStrategy.newBlob(blobKey);
       blob.setPayload(filePayload);
+
       // write files
       storageStrategy.putBlob(CONTAINER_NAME, blob);
+
+      // verify that the files is equal
+      File blobFullPath = new File(TARGET_CONTAINER_NAME, blobKey);
+      InputSupplier<FileInputStream> expectedInput =
+            Files.newInputStreamSupplier(sourceFile);
+      InputSupplier<FileInputStream> actualInput =
+            Files.newInputStreamSupplier(blobFullPath);
+      assertTrue(ByteStreams.equal(expectedInput, actualInput),
+            "Files are not equal");
+   }
+
+   public void testWritePayloadOnFileInputStream() throws IOException {
+      String blobKey = TestUtils.createRandomBlobKey("writePayload-", ".img");
+      File sourceFile = TestUtils.getImageForBlobPayload();
+      InputStreamPayload fileInputStreamPayload = new InputStreamPayload(
+            new FileInputStream(sourceFile));
+      Blob blob = storageStrategy.newBlob(blobKey);
+      blob.setPayload(fileInputStreamPayload);
+
+      // write files
+      storageStrategy.putBlob(CONTAINER_NAME, blob);
+
       // verify that the files is equal
       File blobFullPath = new File(TARGET_CONTAINER_NAME, blobKey);
       InputSupplier<FileInputStream> expectedInput =