diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/eosgrpc.md b/changelog/unreleased/eosgrpc.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e598a5717c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/eosgrpc.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Bugfix: Minor fixes to the grpc/http plugin: checksum, url escaping
+
+https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/1868
diff --git a/pkg/eosclient/eosgrpc/eos_http/eoshttp.go b/pkg/eosclient/eosgrpc/eos_http/eoshttp.go
index 0ffa07a91c..6b1340e572 100644
--- a/pkg/eosclient/eosgrpc/eos_http/eoshttp.go
+++ b/pkg/eosclient/eosgrpc/eos_http/eoshttp.go
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func (c *Client) buildFullURL(urlpath, uid, gid string) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	u, err = u.Parse(urlpath)
+	u, err = u.Parse(url.PathEscape(urlpath))
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -426,6 +426,15 @@ func (c *Client) PUTFile(ctx context.Context, httptransport *http.Transport, rem
 				log.Debug().Str("func", "PUTFile").Int64("Content-Length", length).Msg("setting header")
 				req.Header.Set("Content-Length", strconv.FormatInt(length, 10))
 
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error().Str("func", "PUTFile").Str("url", loc.String()).Str("err", err.Error()).Msg("can't create redirected request")
+				return err
+			}
+			if length >= 0 {
+				log.Debug().Str("func", "PUTFile").Int64("Content-Length", length).Msg("setting header")
+				req.Header.Set("Content-Length", strconv.FormatInt(length, 10))
+
 			}
 
 			log.Debug().Str("func", "PUTFile").Str("location", loc.String()).Msg("redirection")
diff --git a/pkg/eosclient/eosgrpc/eosgrpc.go b/pkg/eosclient/eosgrpc/eosgrpc.go
index e23a300026..ea4db75db3 100644
--- a/pkg/eosclient/eosgrpc/eosgrpc.go
+++ b/pkg/eosclient/eosgrpc/eosgrpc.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package eosgrpc
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -1490,6 +1491,14 @@ func (c *Client) grpcMDResponseToFileInfo(st *erpc.MDResponse, namepfx string) (
 
 		fi.Size = st.Fmd.Size
 
+		xs := &eosclient.Checksum{
+			XSSum:  hex.EncodeToString(st.Fmd.Checksum.Value),
+			XSType: st.Fmd.Checksum.Type,
+		}
+		fi.XS = xs
+
+		log.Debug().Str("stat info - path", fi.File).Uint64("inode", fi.Inode).Uint64("uid", fi.UID).Uint64("gid", fi.GID).Str("etag", fi.ETag).Str("checksum", fi.XS.XSType+":"+fi.XS.XSSum).Msg("grpc response")
+
 	} else {
 		fi.Inode = st.Cmd.Id
 		fi.UID = st.Cmd.Uid
@@ -1513,9 +1522,9 @@ func (c *Client) grpcMDResponseToFileInfo(st *erpc.MDResponse, namepfx string) (
 		}
 
 		fi.Size = 0
-	}
 
-	log.Debug().Str("stat info - path", fi.File).Uint64("inode:", fi.Inode).Uint64("uid:", fi.UID).Uint64("gid:", fi.GID).Str("etag:", fi.ETag).Msg("grpc response")
+		log.Debug().Str("stat info - path", fi.File).Uint64("inode", fi.Inode).Uint64("uid", fi.UID).Uint64("gid", fi.GID).Str("etag", fi.ETag).Msg("grpc response")
+	}
 
 	return fi, nil
 }