diff --git a/src/internal/m365/onedrive/collection.go b/src/internal/m365/onedrive/collection.go
index e393554ab..d4561b534 100644
--- a/src/internal/m365/onedrive/collection.go
+++ b/src/internal/m365/onedrive/collection.go
@@ -411,6 +411,9 @@ type driveStats struct {
 	itemsFound int64
 }
 
+// global counter
+var ctr int32
+
 // populateItems iterates through items added to the collection
 // and uses the collection `itemReader` to read the item
 func (oc *Collection) populateItems(ctx context.Context, errs *fault.Bus) {
@@ -452,17 +455,26 @@ func (oc *Collection) populateItems(ctx context.Context, errs *fault.Bus) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			defer func() { <-semaphoreCh }()
 
+			itf := []extensions.CreateItemExtensioner{
+				&extensions.MockItemExtensionFactory{
+					ItemNumber: ctr,
+				},
+			}
+
+			atomic.AddInt32(&ctr, 1)
+
 			// Read the item
 			oc.populateDriveItem(
 				ctx,
 				parentPath,
 				item,
 				&stats,
-				oc.ctrl.ItemExtensionFactory,
+				itf,
 				errs)
 
 			folderProgress <- struct{}{}
 		}(item)
+
 	}
 
 	wg.Wait()
diff --git a/src/pkg/extensions/mock_extensions.go b/src/pkg/extensions/mock_extensions.go
index c65a68269..24975b7a8 100644
--- a/src/pkg/extensions/mock_extensions.go
+++ b/src/pkg/extensions/mock_extensions.go
@@ -29,9 +29,15 @@ type MockExtension struct {
 	Ctx         context.Context
 	FailOnRead  bool
 	FailOnClose bool
+	ItemNumber  int32
 }
 
 func (me *MockExtension) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	// randomly fail with 50% prob
+	if me.ItemNumber > 3 {
+		return 0, clues.New("mock read error")
+	}
+
 	if me.FailOnRead {
 		return 0, clues.New("mock read error")
 	}
@@ -55,6 +61,11 @@ func (me *MockExtension) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
 }
 
 func (me *MockExtension) Close() error {
+	// if me.itemCount > 3 {
+	// 	return clues.New("mock close error")
+	// }
+
+	// atomic.AddInt32(&me.itemCount, 1)
 	if me.FailOnClose {
 		return clues.New("mock close error")
 	}
@@ -66,6 +77,8 @@ func (me *MockExtension) Close() error {
 
 	me.ExtData.Data[KNumBytes] = me.NumBytes
 	me.ExtData.Data[KCrc32] = me.Crc32
+	me.ExtData.Data["ItemNumber"] = me.ItemNumber
+
 	logger.Ctx(me.Ctx).Infow(
 		"mock extension closed",
 		KNumBytes, me.NumBytes, KCrc32, me.Crc32)
@@ -77,6 +90,7 @@ type MockItemExtensionFactory struct {
 	FailOnFactoryCreation bool
 	FailOnRead            bool
 	FailOnClose           bool
+	ItemNumber            int32
 }
 
 func (m *MockItemExtensionFactory) CreateItemExtension(
@@ -96,5 +110,6 @@ func (m *MockItemExtensionFactory) CreateItemExtension(
 		ExtData:     extData,
 		FailOnRead:  m.FailOnRead,
 		FailOnClose: m.FailOnClose,
+		ItemNumber:  m.ItemNumber,
 	}, nil
 }