diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/Sftp/SftpFileReaderTest_ReadAheadEndInvokeException_DiscardsFurtherReadAheads.cs b/src/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/Sftp/SftpFileReaderTest_ReadAheadEndInvokeException_DiscardsFurtherReadAheads.cs
index 8c709252..22384719 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/Sftp/SftpFileReaderTest_ReadAheadEndInvokeException_DiscardsFurtherReadAheads.cs
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/Sftp/SftpFileReaderTest_ReadAheadEndInvokeException_DiscardsFurtherReadAheads.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace Renci.SshNet.Tests.Classes.Sftp
     {
         private const int ChunkLength = 32 * 1024;
 
+        private MockSequence _seq;
         private byte[] _handle;
         private int _fileSize;
         private byte[] _chunk1;
@@ -40,9 +41,9 @@ namespace Renci.SshNet.Tests.Classes.Sftp
 
         protected override void SetupMocks()
         {
-            var seq = new MockSequence();
+            _seq = new MockSequence();
 
-            SftpSessionMock.InSequence(seq)
+            SftpSessionMock.InSequence(_seq)
                            .Setup(p => p.BeginRead(_handle, 0, ChunkLength, It.IsNotNull<AsyncCallback>(), It.IsAny<BufferedRead>()))
                            .Callback<byte[], ulong, uint, AsyncCallback, object>((handle, offset, length, callback, state) =>
                            {
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Renci.SshNet.Tests.Classes.Sftp
                                asyncResult.SetAsCompleted(_chunk1, false);
                            })
                            .Returns((SftpReadAsyncResult)null);
-            SftpSessionMock.InSequence(seq)
+            SftpSessionMock.InSequence(_seq)
                             .Setup(p => p.BeginRead(_handle, ChunkLength, ChunkLength, It.IsNotNull<AsyncCallback>(), It.IsAny<BufferedRead>()))
                             .Callback<byte[], ulong, uint, AsyncCallback, object>((handle, offset, length, callback, state) =>
                             {
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ namespace Renci.SshNet.Tests.Classes.Sftp
                                 });
                             })
                            .Returns((SftpReadAsyncResult)null);
-            SftpSessionMock.InSequence(seq)
+            SftpSessionMock.InSequence(_seq)
                             .Setup(p => p.BeginRead(_handle, 2 * ChunkLength, ChunkLength, It.IsNotNull<AsyncCallback>(), It.IsAny<BufferedRead>()))
                             .Callback<byte[], ulong, uint, AsyncCallback, object>((handle, offset, length, callback, state) =>
                             {
@@ -129,13 +130,17 @@ namespace Renci.SshNet.Tests.Classes.Sftp
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
-        public void DisposeShouldCompleteImmediately()
+        public void DisposeShouldCloseHandleAndCompleteImmediately()
         {
+            SftpSessionMock.InSequence(_seq).Setup(p => p.RequestClose(_handle));
+
             var stopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
             _reader.Dispose();
             stopwatch.Stop();
 
             Assert.IsTrue(stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds < 200, "Dispose took too long to complete: " + stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds);
+
+            SftpSessionMock.Verify(p => p.RequestClose(_handle), Times.Once);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/Sftp/SftpFileReaderTest_ReadAheadEndInvokeException_PreventsFurtherReadAheads.cs b/src/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/Sftp/SftpFileReaderTest_ReadAheadEndInvokeException_PreventsFurtherReadAheads.cs
index b1134a4b..cdee15ae 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/Sftp/SftpFileReaderTest_ReadAheadEndInvokeException_PreventsFurtherReadAheads.cs
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/Sftp/SftpFileReaderTest_ReadAheadEndInvokeException_PreventsFurtherReadAheads.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace Renci.SshNet.Tests.Classes.Sftp
     {
         private const int ChunkLength = 32 * 1024;
 
+        private MockSequence _seq;
         private byte[] _handle;
         private int _fileSize;
         private byte[] _chunk1;
@@ -42,9 +43,9 @@ namespace Renci.SshNet.Tests.Classes.Sftp
 
         protected override void SetupMocks()
         {
-            var seq = new MockSequence();
+            _seq = new MockSequence();
 
-            SftpSessionMock.InSequence(seq)
+            SftpSessionMock.InSequence(_seq)
                            .Setup(p => p.BeginRead(_handle, 0, ChunkLength, It.IsNotNull<AsyncCallback>(), It.IsAny<BufferedRead>()))
                            .Callback<byte[], ulong, uint, AsyncCallback, object>((handle, offset, length, callback, state) =>
                            {
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ namespace Renci.SshNet.Tests.Classes.Sftp
                                asyncResult.SetAsCompleted(_chunk1, false);
                            })
                            .Returns((SftpReadAsyncResult)null);
-            SftpSessionMock.InSequence(seq)
+            SftpSessionMock.InSequence(_seq)
                             .Setup(p => p.BeginRead(_handle, ChunkLength, ChunkLength, It.IsNotNull<AsyncCallback>(), It.IsAny<BufferedRead>()))
                             .Callback<byte[], ulong, uint, AsyncCallback, object>((handle, offset, length, callback, state) =>
                             {
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ namespace Renci.SshNet.Tests.Classes.Sftp
                                 });
                             })
                            .Returns((SftpReadAsyncResult)null);
-            SftpSessionMock.InSequence(seq)
+            SftpSessionMock.InSequence(_seq)
                             .Setup(p => p.BeginRead(_handle, 2 * ChunkLength, ChunkLength, It.IsNotNull<AsyncCallback>(), It.IsAny<BufferedRead>()))
                             .Callback<byte[], ulong, uint, AsyncCallback, object>((handle, offset, length, callback, state) =>
                             {
@@ -136,13 +137,17 @@ namespace Renci.SshNet.Tests.Classes.Sftp
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
-        public void DisposeShouldCompleteImmediately()
+        public void DisposeShouldCloseHandleAndCompleteImmediately()
         {
+            SftpSessionMock.InSequence(_seq).Setup(p => p.RequestClose(_handle));
+
             var stopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
             _reader.Dispose();
             stopwatch.Stop();
 
             Assert.IsTrue(stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds < 200, "Dispose took too long to complete: " + stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds);
+
+            SftpSessionMock.Verify(p => p.RequestClose(_handle), Times.Once);
         }
 
         [TestMethod]