diff --git a/dropship/dropship.py b/dropship/dropship.py
index 736b840..9740b8f 100644
--- a/dropship/dropship.py
+++ b/dropship/dropship.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class DropShip:
 
     async def send(self, fpath):
         self._send_spinner_on()
-        code, scope = await self.nursery.start(wormhole_send, fpath)
+        code, scope = await self.nursery.start(wormhole_send, fpath, self)
         self._create_pending_transfer(fpath, code, scope)
         self.clipboard.set_text(code, -1)
         self._send_spinner_off(code)
diff --git a/dropship/wormhole.py b/dropship/wormhole.py
index f0018ea..732d866 100644
--- a/dropship/wormhole.py
+++ b/dropship/wormhole.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from trio import TASK_STATUS_IGNORED, CancelScope, open_process, run_process
 from dropship import log
 
 
-async def wormhole_send(fpath, task_status=TASK_STATUS_IGNORED):
+async def wormhole_send(fpath, parent, task_status=TASK_STATUS_IGNORED):
     """Run `wormhole send` on a local file path."""
     with CancelScope() as scope:
         command = ["wormhole", "send", fpath]
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ async def wormhole_send(fpath, task_status=TASK_STATUS_IGNORED):
         process.terminate()
         log.info(f"wormhole_send: succesfully terminated process ({code})")
 
+    parent._remove_pending_transfer(code)
+
 
 async def wormhole_recv(code, parent, task_status=TASK_STATUS_IGNORED):
     """Run `wormhole receive` on a pending transfer code."""