diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/FileStore/FileStoreHandler.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/FileStore/FileStoreHandler.coffee
index a4b6453b66..5e092af75f 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/FileStore/FileStoreHandler.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/FileStore/FileStoreHandler.coffee
@@ -99,10 +99,17 @@ module.exports = FileStoreHandler =
 					file_id:oldFile_id
 			uri: @_buildUrl(newProject_id, newFile_id)
 			timeout:fiveMinsInMs
-		request opts, (err)->
+		request opts, (err, response)->
 			if err?
 				logger.err err:err, oldProject_id:oldProject_id, oldFile_id:oldFile_id, newProject_id:newProject_id, newFile_id:newFile_id, "something went wrong telling filestore api to copy file"
-			callback(err, opts.uri)
+				callback(err)
+			else if 200 <= response.statusCode < 300
+				# successful response
+				callback(null, opts.uri)
+			else
+				err = new Error("non-ok response from filestore for copyFile: #{response.statusCode}")
+				logger.err {uri: opts.uri, statusCode: response.statusCode}, "error uploading to filestore"
+				callback(err)
 
 	_buildUrl: (project_id, file_id)->
 		return "#{settings.apis.filestore.url}/project/#{project_id}/file/#{file_id}"
diff --git a/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/helpers/MockFileStoreApi.coffee b/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/helpers/MockFileStoreApi.coffee
index c096e58b40..5a7d70efa9 100644
--- a/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/helpers/MockFileStoreApi.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/helpers/MockFileStoreApi.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 express = require("express")
+bodyParser = require "body-parser"
 app = express()
 
 module.exports = MockFileStoreApi =
@@ -22,6 +23,18 @@ module.exports = MockFileStoreApi =
 			{ content } = @files[project_id][file_id]
 			res.send content
 
+		# handle file copying
+		app.put "/project/:project_id/file/:file_id", bodyParser.json(), (req, res, next) =>
+			{project_id, file_id} = req.params
+			source = req.body.source
+			{content} = @files[source.project_id]?[source.file_id]
+			if !content?
+				res.sendStatus 500
+			else
+				@files[project_id] ?= {}
+				@files[project_id][file_id] = { content }
+				res.sendStatus 200
+
 		app.listen 3009, (error) ->
 			throw error if error?
 		.on "error", (error) ->
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/coffee/FileStore/FileStoreHandlerTests.coffee b/services/web/test/unit/coffee/FileStore/FileStoreHandlerTests.coffee
index b45b464a47..5cde818a27 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/coffee/FileStore/FileStoreHandlerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/coffee/FileStore/FileStoreHandlerTests.coffee
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ describe "FileStoreHandler", ->
 			@newFile_id = "new file id"
 
 		it "should post json", (done)->
-			@request.callsArgWith(1, null)
+			@request.callsArgWith(1, null, {statusCode: 200})
 
 			@handler.copyFile @project_id, @file_id, @newProject_id, @newFile_id, =>
 				@request.args[0][0].method.should.equal "put"
@@ -220,13 +220,13 @@ describe "FileStoreHandler", ->
 				done()
 
 		it "builds the correct url", (done)->
-			@request.callsArgWith(1, null)
+			@request.callsArgWith(1, null, {statusCode: 200})
 			@handler.copyFile @project_id, @file_id, @newProject_id, @newFile_id, =>
 				@handler._buildUrl.calledWith(@newProject_id, @newFile_id).should.equal true
 				done()
 
 		it "returns the url", (done)->
-			@request.callsArgWith(1, null)
+			@request.callsArgWith(1, null, {statusCode: 200})
 			@handler.copyFile @project_id, @file_id, @newProject_id, @newFile_id, (err, url) =>
 				url.should.equal "http://filestore.stubbedBuilder.com"
 				done()
@@ -237,3 +237,10 @@ describe "FileStoreHandler", ->
 			@handler.copyFile @project_id, @file_id, @newProject_id, @newFile_id, (err)=>
 				err.should.equal error
 				done()
+
+		it "should return an error for a non-success statusCode", (done)->
+			@request.callsArgWith(1, null, {statusCode: 500})
+			@handler.copyFile @project_id, @file_id, @newProject_id, @newFile_id, (err)=>
+				err.should.be.an('error')
+				err.message.should.equal 'non-ok response from filestore for copyFile: 500'
+				done()
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