diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 5bc2bd35dc..3fefce5c76 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <NoWarn>CS1591;CS0649;xUnit1026;xUnit1013;msb3277;CS0436;CS1573;NU1901;NU1902;NU1903</NoWarn>
-    <Version>21.1.3</Version>
+    <Version>21.1.4</Version>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
     <SuppressTfmSupportBuildWarnings>true</SuppressTfmSupportBuildWarnings>
diff --git a/src/Verify.Tests/StreamTests.cs b/src/Verify.Tests/StreamTests.cs
index 707a4893c4..167d1fd0e7 100644
--- a/src/Verify.Tests/StreamTests.cs
+++ b/src/Verify.Tests/StreamTests.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public Task VerifyBytes() =>
     public async Task EmptyBinary()
     {
         var exception = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<Exception>(() => Verify(Array.Empty<byte>(), "bin"));
-        Assert.Equal("Empty data is not allowed.", exception.Message);
+        Assert.StartsWith("Empty data is not allowed. Path: ", exception.Message);
     }
 
     [Fact]
diff --git a/src/Verify/IoHelpers.cs b/src/Verify/IoHelpers.cs
index 74944d8515..7bb56f7469 100644
--- a/src/Verify/IoHelpers.cs
+++ b/src/Verify/IoHelpers.cs
@@ -217,8 +217,12 @@ public static async Task WriteStream(string path, Stream stream)
         CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(path)!);
         if (!TryCopyFileStream(path, stream))
         {
-            await using var targetStream = OpenWrite(path);
-            await stream.SafeCopy(targetStream);
+            // keep using scope to stream is flushed
+            await using (var targetStream = OpenWrite(path))
+            {
+                await stream.SafeCopy(targetStream);
+            }
+
             HandleEmptyFile(path);
         }
     }
@@ -236,8 +240,12 @@ public static async Task WriteStream(string path, Stream stream)
         CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(path));
         if (!TryCopyFileStream(path, stream))
         {
-            using var targetStream = OpenWrite(path);
-            await stream.SafeCopy(targetStream);
+            // keep using scope to stream is flushed
+            using (var targetStream = OpenWrite(path))
+            {
+                await stream.SafeCopy(targetStream);
+            }
+
             HandleEmptyFile(path);
         }
     }
@@ -248,7 +256,7 @@ static void HandleEmptyFile(string path)
     {
         if (new FileInfo(path).Length == 0)
         {
-            throw new("Empty data is not allowed.");
+            throw new($"Empty data is not allowed. Path: {path}");
         }
     }
 }
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