diff --git a/fs/accounting/accounting.go b/fs/accounting/accounting.go
index fed338586..d1110c32f 100644
--- a/fs/accounting/accounting.go
+++ b/fs/accounting/accounting.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ type accountValues struct {
 	max     int64      // if >=0 the max number of bytes to transfer
 	start   time.Time  // Start time of first read
 	lpTime  time.Time  // Time of last average measurement
-	lpBytes int        // Number of bytes read since last measurement
+	lpBytes int64      // Number of bytes read since last measurement
 	avg     float64    // Moving average of last few measurements in Byte/s
 }
 
@@ -344,15 +344,20 @@ func (acc *Account) limitPerFileBandwidth(n int) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Account the read and limit bandwidth
-func (acc *Account) accountRead(n int) {
+// Account the read
+func (acc *Account) accountReadN(n int64) {
 	// Update Stats
 	acc.values.mu.Lock()
 	acc.values.lpBytes += n
-	acc.values.bytes += int64(n)
+	acc.values.bytes += n
 	acc.values.mu.Unlock()
 
-	acc.stats.Bytes(int64(n))
+	acc.stats.Bytes(n)
+}
+
+// Account the read and limit bandwidth
+func (acc *Account) accountRead(n int) {
+	acc.accountReadN(int64(n))
 
 	TokenBucket.LimitBandwidth(TokenBucketSlotAccounting, n)
 	acc.limitPerFileBandwidth(n)
@@ -460,6 +465,15 @@ func (acc *Account) AccountRead(n int) (err error) {
 	return err
 }
 
+// AccountReadN account having read n bytes
+//
+// Does not obey any transfer limits, bandwidth limits, etc.
+func (acc *Account) AccountReadN(n int64) {
+	acc.mu.Lock()
+	defer acc.mu.Unlock()
+	acc.accountReadN(n)
+}
+
 // Close the object
 func (acc *Account) Close() error {
 	acc.mu.Lock()
diff --git a/fs/accounting/accounting_test.go b/fs/accounting/accounting_test.go
index 4b3a876df..02dc0f1a4 100644
--- a/fs/accounting/accounting_test.go
+++ b/fs/accounting/accounting_test.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestAccountRead(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.True(t, acc.values.start.IsZero())
 	acc.values.mu.Lock()
-	assert.Equal(t, 0, acc.values.lpBytes)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), acc.values.lpBytes)
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), acc.values.bytes)
 	acc.values.mu.Unlock()
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), stats.bytes)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func TestAccountRead(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.False(t, acc.values.start.IsZero())
 	acc.values.mu.Lock()
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, acc.values.lpBytes)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(2), acc.values.lpBytes)
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(2), acc.values.bytes)
 	acc.values.mu.Unlock()
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(2), stats.bytes)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func testAccountWriteTo(t *testing.T, withBuffer bool) {
 
 	assert.True(t, acc.values.start.IsZero())
 	acc.values.mu.Lock()
-	assert.Equal(t, 0, acc.values.lpBytes)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), acc.values.lpBytes)
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), acc.values.bytes)
 	acc.values.mu.Unlock()
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), stats.bytes)
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func testAccountWriteTo(t *testing.T, withBuffer bool) {
 
 	assert.False(t, acc.values.start.IsZero())
 	acc.values.mu.Lock()
-	assert.Equal(t, len(buf), acc.values.lpBytes)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(len(buf)), acc.values.lpBytes)
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(len(buf)), acc.values.bytes)
 	acc.values.mu.Unlock()
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(len(buf)), stats.bytes)