diff --git a/pkg/blobserver/blobpacked/blobpacked.go b/pkg/blobserver/blobpacked/blobpacked.go
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 9a18ae386..fb492e0c9
--- a/pkg/blobserver/blobpacked/blobpacked.go
+++ b/pkg/blobserver/blobpacked/blobpacked.go
@@ -614,7 +614,11 @@ func (s enumerator) EnumerateBlobs(ctx context.Context, dest chan<- blob.SizedRe
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		dest <- blob.SizedRef{Ref: br, Size: size}
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return ctx.Err()
+		case dest <- blob.SizedRef{Ref: br, Size: size}:
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/blobserver/mergedenum.go b/pkg/blobserver/mergedenum.go
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c2e04010a..0f735b796
--- a/pkg/blobserver/mergedenum.go
+++ b/pkg/blobserver/mergedenum.go
@@ -44,21 +44,21 @@ func mergedEnumerate(ctx context.Context, dest chan<- blob.SizedRef, nsrc int, g
 	subctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	startEnum := func(source BlobEnumerator) (*blob.ChanPeeker, <-chan error) {
+	errch := make(chan error, nsrc+1) // +1 for nil
+	startEnum := func(source BlobEnumerator) *blob.ChanPeeker {
 		ch := make(chan blob.SizedRef, buffered)
-		errch := make(chan error, 1)
 		go func() {
-			errch <- source.EnumerateBlobs(subctx, ch, after, limit)
+			err := source.EnumerateBlobs(subctx, ch, after, limit)
+			if err != nil {
+				errch <- err
+			}
 		}()
-		return &blob.ChanPeeker{Ch: ch}, errch
+		return &blob.ChanPeeker{Ch: ch}
 	}
 
 	peekers := make([]*blob.ChanPeeker, 0, nsrc)
-	errs := make([]<-chan error, 0, nsrc)
 	for i := 0; i < nsrc; i++ {
-		peeker, errch := startEnum(getSource(i))
-		peekers = append(peekers, peeker)
-		errs = append(errs, errch)
+		peekers = append(peekers, startEnum(getSource(i)))
 	}
 
 	nSent := 0
@@ -85,17 +85,18 @@ func mergedEnumerate(ctx context.Context, dest chan<- blob.SizedRef, nsrc int, g
 			break
 		}
 
-		dest <- lowest
-		nSent++
-		lastSent = lowest.Ref
+		select {
+		case dest <- lowest:
+			nSent++
+			lastSent = lowest.Ref
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return ctx.Err()
+		case err := <-errch:
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	// If any part returns an error, we return an error.
-	var retErr error
-	for _, errch := range errs {
-		if err := <-errch; err != nil {
-			retErr = err
-		}
-	}
-	return retErr
+	errch <- nil
+	return <-errch
 }
diff --git a/pkg/blobserver/mergedenum_test.go b/pkg/blobserver/mergedenum_test.go
index 3b27e5d27..7fe3a26a6 100644
--- a/pkg/blobserver/mergedenum_test.go
+++ b/pkg/blobserver/mergedenum_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package blobserver
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
@@ -75,6 +76,17 @@ var mergedTests = []struct {
 		limit: 3,
 		want:  []string{"foo-a", "foo-b", "foo-c"},
 	},
+	{
+		// Illustrates deadlock bugfix from
+		// https://camlistore-review.googlesource.com/5946
+		name: "limit2",
+		srcs: []BlobEnumerator{
+			enumBlobRange("foo", 0, buffered+10),
+			enumBlobRange("bar", 0, buffered+10),
+		},
+		limit: buffered + 10,
+		want:  strRange("bar", 0, buffered+10),
+	},
 	{
 		name: "no sources",
 		srcs: []BlobEnumerator{},
@@ -122,6 +134,18 @@ func enumBlobs(v ...string) BlobEnumerator {
 	return testEnum{v}
 }
 
+func enumBlobRange(base string, start, count int) BlobEnumerator {
+	return testEnum{strRange(base, start, count)}
+}
+
+func strRange(base string, start, count int) []string {
+	v := make([]string, count)
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
+		v[i] = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%04d", base, start+i)
+	}
+	return v
+}
+
 type testEnum struct {
 	blobs []string
 }