diff --git a/components/utilities/ymodem/ry_sy.c b/components/utilities/ymodem/ry_sy.c
index a66a0579e7..c6117a53ef 100644
--- a/components/utilities/ymodem/ry_sy.c
+++ b/components/utilities/ymodem/ry_sy.c
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ struct custom_ctx
     char fpath[DFS_PATH_MAX];
 };
 
+static const char *_get_path_lastname(const char *path)
+{
+    char *ptr;
+    if ((ptr = (char *)strrchr(path, '/')) == NULL)
+        return path;
+
+    /* skip the '/' then return */
+    return ++ptr;
+}
+
 static enum rym_code _rym_recv_begin(
     struct rym_ctx *ctx,
     rt_uint8_t *buf,
@@ -125,7 +135,18 @@ static enum rym_code _rym_send_begin(
         rt_kprintf("error open file.\n");
         return RYM_ERR_FILE;
     }
-    rt_sprintf((char *)buf, "%s%c%d", (char *) & (cctx->fpath[1]), insert_0, file_buf.st_size);
+
+    const char *fdst = _get_path_lastname(cctx->fpath);
+    if(fdst != cctx->fpath)
+    {
+        fdst = dfs_normalize_path(RT_NULL, fdst);
+        if (fdst == RT_NULL)
+        {
+            return RYM_ERR_FILE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    rt_sprintf((char *)buf, "%s%c%d", fdst, insert_0, file_buf.st_size);
 
     return RYM_CODE_SOH;
 }
diff --git a/components/utilities/ymodem/ymodem.c b/components/utilities/ymodem/ymodem.c
index 52f5e52692..efbb70defd 100644
--- a/components/utilities/ymodem/ymodem.c
+++ b/components/utilities/ymodem/ymodem.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * COPYRIGHT (C) 2011-2022, Real-Thread Information Technology Ltd
+ * COPYRIGHT (C) 2011-2023, Real-Thread Information Technology Ltd
  * All rights reserved
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static rt_err_t _rym_do_trans(struct rym_ctx *ctx)
     _rym_putchar(ctx, RYM_CODE_ACK);
     _rym_putchar(ctx, RYM_CODE_C);
     ctx->stage = RYM_STAGE_ESTABLISHED;
-    rt_size_t errors;
+    rt_size_t errors = 0;
 
     while (1)
     {
@@ -374,16 +374,25 @@ static rt_err_t _rym_do_trans(struct rym_ctx *ctx)
                               RYM_WAIT_PKG_TICK);
         switch (code)
         {
-        case RYM_CODE_SOH:
-            data_sz = 128;
-            break;
-        case RYM_CODE_STX:
-            data_sz = 1024;
-            break;
-        case RYM_CODE_EOT:
-            return RT_EOK;
-        default:
-            return -RYM_ERR_CODE;
+            case RYM_CODE_SOH:
+                data_sz = 128;
+                break;
+            case RYM_CODE_STX:
+                data_sz = 1024;
+                break;
+            case RYM_CODE_EOT:
+                return RT_EOK;
+            default:
+                errors++;
+                if(errors > RYM_MAX_ERRORS)
+                {
+                    return -RYM_ERR_CODE;/* Abort communication */
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _rym_putchar(ctx, RYM_CODE_NAK);/* Ask for a packet */
+                    continue;
+                }
         };
 
         err = _rym_trans_data(ctx, data_sz, &code);
@@ -404,21 +413,22 @@ static rt_err_t _rym_do_trans(struct rym_ctx *ctx)
         {
             errors = 0;
         }
+
         switch (code)
         {
-        case RYM_CODE_CAN:
-            /* the spec require multiple CAN */
-            for (i = 0; i < RYM_END_SESSION_SEND_CAN_NUM; i++)
-            {
-                _rym_putchar(ctx, RYM_CODE_CAN);
-            }
-            return -RYM_ERR_CAN;
-        case RYM_CODE_ACK:
-            _rym_putchar(ctx, RYM_CODE_ACK);
-            break;
-        default:
-            // wrong code
-            break;
+            case RYM_CODE_CAN:
+                /* the spec require multiple CAN */
+                for (i = 0; i < RYM_END_SESSION_SEND_CAN_NUM; i++)
+                {
+                    _rym_putchar(ctx, RYM_CODE_CAN);
+                }
+                return -RYM_ERR_CAN;
+            case RYM_CODE_ACK:
+                _rym_putchar(ctx, RYM_CODE_ACK);
+                break;
+            default:
+                // wrong code
+                break;
         };
     }
 }
@@ -586,11 +596,6 @@ static rt_err_t _rym_do_recv(
     while (1)
     {
         err = _rym_do_trans(ctx);
-        if (err != RT_EOK)
-        {
-            rt_free(ctx->buf);
-            return err;
-        }
 
         err = _rym_do_fin(ctx);
         if (err != RT_EOK)