diff --git a/core/backends/bluetooth/bluetoothdownloadjob.cpp b/core/backends/bluetooth/bluetoothdownloadjob.cpp
--- a/core/backends/bluetooth/bluetoothdownloadjob.cpp
+++ b/core/backends/bluetooth/bluetoothdownloadjob.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 void BluetoothDownloadJob::start()
 {
-    connect(mSocket.data(), SIGNAL(disconnected()), this, SLOT(deleteLater()));
+    connect(mSocket.data(), &QBluetoothSocket::disconnected, mSocket.data(), &QBluetoothSocket::readyRead);
+    connect(mSocket.data(), &QBluetoothSocket::disconnected, mSocket.data(), &QBluetoothSocket::readChannelFinished);
     mSocket->connectToService(mRemoteAddress, mTransferUuid, QIODevice::ReadOnly);
 }
diff --git a/core/filetransferjob.cpp b/core/filetransferjob.cpp
--- a/core/filetransferjob.cpp
+++ b/core/filetransferjob.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
     , m_size(size)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(m_origin);
-    Q_ASSERT(m_origin->isReadable());
+    //Disabled this assert: QBluetoothSocket doesn't report "->isReadable() == true" until it's connected
+    //Q_ASSERT(m_origin->isReadable());
     if (m_destination.scheme().isEmpty()) {
         qCWarning(KDECONNECT_CORE) << "Destination QUrl" << m_destination << "lacks a scheme. Setting its scheme to 'file'.";
         m_destination.setScheme(QStringLiteral("file"));