diff --git a/darc/store.py b/darc/store.py
index 0ca6a58c0..5f04b7c3b 100644
--- a/darc/store.py
+++ b/darc/store.py
@@ -69,16 +69,6 @@ def open(self, path):
         self.lock_fd = open(os.path.join(path, 'README'), 'r+')
         fcntl.flock(self.lock_fd, fcntl.LOCK_EX)
         self.rollback()
-        self.config = RawConfigParser()
-        self.config.read(os.path.join(path, 'config'))
-        if self.config.getint('store', 'version') != 1:
-            raise Exception('%s Does not look like a darc store')
-        next_band = self.config.getint('store', 'next_band')
-        max_band_size = self.config.getint('store', 'max_band_size')
-        bands_per_dir = self.config.getint('store', 'bands_per_dir')
-        self.meta = dict(self.config.items('meta'))
-        self.io = BandIO(self.path, next_band, max_band_size, bands_per_dir)
-        self.io.cleanup()
 
     def read_dict(self, filename):
         with open(filename, 'rb') as fd:
@@ -142,16 +132,16 @@ def compact_bands(self):
             return
         self.io.close_band()
         def lookup(key):
-            return key in self.index
+            return self.index.get(key, (-1, -1))[0] == band
         bands = self.bands
         for band in self.compact:
             if bands[band] > 0:
                 for key, data in self.io.iter_objects(band, lookup):
                     new_band, offset = self.io.write(key, data)
                     self.index[key] = new_band, offset
-                    bands[band] -= 1
                     bands.setdefault(new_band, 0)
                     bands[new_band] += 1
+                    bands[band] -= 1
         self.write_dict(os.path.join(self.path, 'delete'), tuple(self.compact))
 
     def rollback(self):
@@ -178,6 +168,16 @@ def rollback(self):
             shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(self.path, 'txn.tmp'))
         self.index = NSIndex(os.path.join(self.path, 'index'))
         self.bands = self.read_dict(os.path.join(self.path, 'band'))
+        self.config = RawConfigParser()
+        self.config.read(os.path.join(self.path, 'config'))
+        if self.config.getint('store', 'version') != 1:
+            raise Exception('%s Does not look like a darc store')
+        next_band = self.config.getint('store', 'next_band')
+        max_band_size = self.config.getint('store', 'max_band_size')
+        bands_per_dir = self.config.getint('store', 'bands_per_dir')
+        self.meta = dict(self.config.items('meta'))
+        self.io = BandIO(self.path, next_band, max_band_size, bands_per_dir)
+        self.io.cleanup()
         self.txn_active = False
 
     @deferrable
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@ def get(self, id):
     def put(self, id, data):
         if not self.txn_active:
             self.begin_txn()
+        try:
+            band, _ = self.index[id]
+            self.bands[band] -= 1
+            self.compact.add(band)
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
         band, offset = self.io.write(id, data)
         self.bands.setdefault(band, 0)
         self.bands[band] += 1
@@ -228,6 +234,7 @@ def __init__(self, path, nextband, limit, bands_per_dir, capacity=100):
     def close(self):
         for band in self.fds.keys():
             self.fds.pop(band).close()
+	self.fds = None # Just to make sure we're disabled
 
     def cleanup(self):
         """Delete band files left by aborted transactions
@@ -336,6 +343,17 @@ def test1(self):
         self.store.close()
         store2 = Store(os.path.join(self.tmppath, 'store'))
 
+    def test2(self):
+        """Test multiple sequential transactions
+        """
+        self.store.put('00000000000000000000000000000000', 'foo')
+        self.store.put('00000000000000000000000000000001', 'foo')
+        self.store.commit()
+        self.store.delete('00000000000000000000000000000000')
+        self.store.put('00000000000000000000000000000001', 'bar')
+        self.store.commit()
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get('00000000000000000000000000000001'), 'bar')
+
 
 def suite():
     return unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(StoreTestCase)