diff --git a/attic/repository.py b/attic/repository.py
index 1d2bb0f0f..bd10e3212 100755
--- a/attic/repository.py
+++ b/attic/repository.py
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ class Repository(object):
             report_error('Adding commit tag to segment {}'.format(transaction_id))
             self.io.segment = transaction_id + 1
             self.io.write_commit()
-            self.io.close_segment()
         if current_index and not repair:
             if len(current_index) != len(self.index):
                 report_error('Index object count mismatch. {} != {}'.format(len(current_index), len(self.index)))