diff --git a/src/client/client_send.c b/src/client/client_send.c
index ce1f44a..a02125c 100644
--- a/src/client/client_send.c
+++ b/src/client/client_send.c
@@ -140,8 +140,14 @@ static int send_single_file(Client* client, File* file, Config* config, bool use
       delta_signature_destroy(sig);
       return -1;
     }
-    // rc == 0 or rc == 2 (delta not possible with sendfile)
+    // rc == 0: unchanged file, skip
+    // rc == 2: server sent delta signature but sendfile doesn't support delta
     delta_signature_destroy(sig);
+    if (rc == 2) {
+      // Server is waiting for STATUS_NEXT after delta handshake
+      if (!send_status(client->file_descriptor, STATUS_NEXT))
+        return -1;
+    }
     // Fall through: send full file via sendfile (pass 0 for compression_level)
     if (!file_send_sendfile(file, client->file_descriptor, config->use_metadata, 0, false))
       return -1;
diff --git a/src/shared/config.c b/src/shared/config.c
index cbfe502..8ae4c5e 100644
--- a/src/shared/config.c
+++ b/src/shared/config.c
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ Config* config_receive(int file_descriptor) {
   Config* config = (Config*)malloc(sizeof(Config));
   if (config == NULL)
     return NULL;
+  memset(config, 0, sizeof(*config));
   config->version = receive_str(file_descriptor);
   if (!config->version) {
     free(config);