diff --git a/cmdline/check.c b/cmdline/check.c
index b65849e5..99c7fc96 100644
--- a/cmdline/check.c
+++ b/cmdline/check.c
@@ -2042,14 +2042,26 @@ int state_check(struct snapraid_state* state, int fix, block_off_t blockstart, b
 	/* try to close only if opened */
 	for (l = 0; l < state->level; ++l) {
 		if (parity_ptr[l]) {
+			/* if fixing and not excluded, truncate parity not valid */
+			if (fix && !state->parity[l].is_excluded_by_filter) {
+				ret = parity_truncate(parity_ptr[l]);
+				if (ret == -1) {
+					/* LCOV_EXCL_START */
+					log_fatal("DANGER! Unexpected truncate error in %s disk.\n", lev_name(l));
+					++error;
+					/* continue, as we are already exiting */
+					/* LCOV_EXCL_STOP */
+				}
+			}
+
 			ret = parity_close(parity_ptr[l]);
-			/* LCOV_EXCL_START */
 			if (ret == -1) {
+				/* LCOV_EXCL_START */
 				log_fatal("DANGER! Unexpected close error in %s disk.\n", lev_name(l));
 				++error;
 				/* continue, as we are already exiting */
+				/* LCOV_EXCL_STOP */
 			}
-			/* LCOV_EXCL_STOP */
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmdline/parity.c b/cmdline/parity.c
index f585ba9b..2eb10665 100644
--- a/cmdline/parity.c
+++ b/cmdline/parity.c
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ int parity_create(struct snapraid_parity_handle* handle, const struct snapraid_p
 
 	handle->level = level;
 	handle->split_mac = 0;
-	handle->has_write_access = 0;
 
 	for (s = 0; s < parity->split_mac; ++s) {
 		struct snapraid_split_handle* split = &handle->split_map[s];
@@ -667,7 +666,6 @@ int parity_open(struct snapraid_parity_handle* handle, const struct snapraid_par
 
 	handle->level = level;
 	handle->split_mac = 0;
-	handle->has_write_access = 0;
 
 	/* mask of bits used by the block size */
 	block_mask = ((data_off_t)block_size) - 1;
@@ -773,7 +771,7 @@ int parity_sync(struct snapraid_parity_handle* handle)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int parity_close(struct snapraid_parity_handle* handle)
+int parity_truncate(struct snapraid_parity_handle* handle)
 {
 	unsigned s;
 	int f_ret = 0;
@@ -782,18 +780,29 @@ int parity_close(struct snapraid_parity_handle* handle)
 		struct snapraid_split_handle* split = &handle->split_map[s];
 		int ret;
 
-		if (handle->has_write_access) {
-			/* truncate any data that we know it's not valid */
-			ret = ftruncate(split->f, split->valid_size);
-			if (ret != 0) {
-				/* LCOV_EXCL_START */
-				log_fatal("Error truncating the parity file '%s' to size %" PRIu64 ". %s.\n", split->path, split->valid_size, strerror(errno));
-				f_ret = -1;
-				/* LCOV_EXCL_STOP */
+		/* truncate any data that we know it's not valid */
+		ret = ftruncate(split->f, split->valid_size);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			/* LCOV_EXCL_START */
+			log_fatal("Error truncating the parity file '%s' to size %" PRIu64 ". %s.\n", split->path, split->valid_size, strerror(errno));
+			f_ret = -1;
+			/* LCOV_EXCL_STOP */
 
-				/* continue to close the others */
-			}
+			/* continue to truncate the others */
 		}
+	}
+
+	return f_ret;
+}
+
+int parity_close(struct snapraid_parity_handle* handle)
+{
+	unsigned s;
+	int f_ret = 0;
+
+	for (s = 0; s < handle->split_mac; ++s) {
+		struct snapraid_split_handle* split = &handle->split_map[s];
+		int ret;
 
 		ret = close(split->f);
 		if (ret != 0) {
diff --git a/cmdline/parity.h b/cmdline/parity.h
index 3e52d3c1..3380eb7d 100644
--- a/cmdline/parity.h
+++ b/cmdline/parity.h
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@ struct snapraid_split_handle {
 
 	/**
 	 * Valid size of the parity split.
-	 * This is the size effectively written, and not the reult of a chsize operation.
+	 * This is the size effectively written, and not the result of a chsize operation.
 	 * It's used to make read operations failing if read over that size.
+	 *
+	 * Parity is also truncated to that size when fixing it, in case of a Break (Ctrl+C)
+	 * of the program.
 	 */
 	data_off_t valid_size;
 
@@ -54,7 +57,6 @@ struct snapraid_parity_handle {
 	struct snapraid_split_handle split_map[SPLIT_MAX];
 	unsigned split_mac; /**< Number of parity splits. */
 	unsigned level; /**< Level of the parity. */
-	int has_write_access; /**< If the parity is open for writing. */
 };
 
 /**
@@ -121,6 +123,11 @@ int parity_open(struct snapraid_parity_handle* handle, const struct snapraid_par
  */
 int parity_sync(struct snapraid_parity_handle* handle);
 
+/**
+ * Truncate the parity file to the valid size.
+ */
+int parity_truncate(struct snapraid_parity_handle* handle);
+
 /**
  * Close the parity file.
  */