diff --git a/fs_local.go b/fs_local.go
index 7668612..6caac26 100644
--- a/fs_local.go
+++ b/fs_local.go
@@ -114,13 +114,25 @@ func (fs LocalFileSystem) ReadDir(ctx context.Context, name string, recursive bo
 	return l, errFromOS(err)
 }
 
-func (fs LocalFileSystem) Create(ctx context.Context, name string) (io.WriteCloser, error) {
+func (fs LocalFileSystem) Create(ctx context.Context, name string, body io.ReadCloser) error {
 	p, err := fs.localPath(name)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return err
 	}
 	wc, err := os.Create(p)
-	return wc, errFromOS(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errFromOS(err)
+	}
+	defer wc.Close()
+
+	if _, err := io.Copy(wc, body); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := wc.Close(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (fs LocalFileSystem) RemoveAll(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 08f3913..16f3310 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type FileSystem interface {
 	Open(ctx context.Context, name string) (io.ReadCloser, error)
 	Stat(ctx context.Context, name string) (*FileInfo, error)
 	ReadDir(ctx context.Context, name string, recursive bool) ([]FileInfo, error)
-	Create(ctx context.Context, name string) (io.WriteCloser, error)
+	Create(ctx context.Context, name string, body io.ReadCloser) error
 	RemoveAll(ctx context.Context, name string) error
 	Mkdir(ctx context.Context, name string) error
 	Copy(ctx context.Context, name, dest string, options *CopyOptions) (created bool, err error)
@@ -194,18 +194,10 @@ func (b *backend) PropPatch(r *http.Request, update *internal.PropertyUpdate) (*
 }
 
 func (b *backend) Put(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	wc, err := b.FileSystem.Create(r.Context(), r.URL.Path)
+	err := b.FileSystem.Create(r.Context(), r.URL.Path, r.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer wc.Close()
-
-	if _, err := io.Copy(wc, r.Body); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if err := wc.Close(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
 	// TODO: Last-Modified, ETag, Content-Type if the request has been copied