diff --git a/newbrt/cachetable.c b/newbrt/cachetable.c
index 48f51756d3d..b03a4818c48 100644
--- a/newbrt/cachetable.c
+++ b/newbrt/cachetable.c
@@ -119,13 +119,11 @@ static FILENUM next_filenum_to_use={0};
 
 static void cachefile_init_filenum(CACHEFILE newcf, int fd, const char *fname, struct fileid fileid) \
 {
-    newcf->filenum.fileid = next_filenum_to_use.fileid++;
     newcf->fd = fd;
     newcf->fileid = fileid;
     newcf->fname  = fname ? toku_strdup(fname) : 0;
 }
 
-
 // If something goes wrong, close the fd.  After this, the caller shouldn't close the fd, but instead should close the cachefile.
 int toku_cachetable_openfd (CACHEFILE *cf, CACHETABLE t, int fd, const char *fname) {
     int r;
@@ -156,6 +154,7 @@ int toku_cachetable_openfd (CACHEFILE *cf, CACHETABLE t, int fd, const char *fna
     {
 	CACHEFILE MALLOC(newcf);
         newcf->cachetable = t;
+        newcf->filenum.fileid = next_filenum_to_use.fileid++;
         cachefile_init_filenum(newcf, fd, fname, fileid);
 	newcf->refcount = 1;
 	newcf->header_fullhash = toku_cachetable_hash(newcf, 0);
diff --git a/src/tests/test_truncate_txn_commit2.c b/src/tests/test_truncate_txn_commit2.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8683890490a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/test_truncate_txn_commit2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+// truncate a database within a transaction
+// begin txn; insert (n,n); truncate; commit
+// verify that the database is empty
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <db.h>
+#include "test.h"
+
+int test_truncate_txn_commit2(int n) {
+    int r;
+    
+    DB_ENV *env;
+    DB *db;
+    DBC *cursor;
+
+    r = db_env_create(&env, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    r = env->open(env, ENVDIR, DB_INIT_MPOOL + DB_INIT_LOCK + DB_INIT_TXN + DB_PRIVATE + DB_CREATE, 0777); assert(r == 0);
+
+    int i;
+
+    // populate the tree
+    r = db_create(&db, env, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    r = db->open(db, 0, "test.db", 0, DB_BTREE, DB_CREATE, 0777); assert(r == 0);
+
+    for (i=0; i<n; i++) {
+        int k = htonl(i); int v = i;
+        DBT key, val;
+        r = db->put(db, 0, dbt_init(&key, &k, sizeof k), dbt_init(&val, &v, sizeof v), 0); assert(r == 0);
+    }
+
+    r = db->close(db, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    r = db_create(&db, env, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    r = db->open(db, 0, "test.db", 0, DB_UNKNOWN, DB_AUTO_COMMIT, 0777); assert(r == 0);
+
+    DB_TXN *txn;
+
+    // walk - expect n rows
+    r = env->txn_begin(env, NULL, &txn, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    i = 0;
+    r = db->cursor(db, txn, &cursor, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    while (1) {
+        DBT key, val;
+        r = cursor->c_get(cursor, dbt_init(&key, 0, 0), dbt_init(&val, 0, 0), DB_NEXT);
+        if (r == DB_NOTFOUND) break;
+        i++;
+    }
+    r = cursor->c_close(cursor); assert(r == 0);
+    assert(i == n);
+
+    r = txn->commit(txn, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    // truncate the db
+    r = env->txn_begin(env, NULL, &txn, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    // insert key n val n
+    {
+        int k = htonl(n); int v = n;
+        DBT key, val;
+        r = db->put(db, txn, dbt_init(&key, &k, sizeof k), dbt_init(&val, &v, sizeof v), 0); assert(r == 0);
+    }
+
+    u_int32_t row_count = 0;
+    r = db->truncate(db, txn, &row_count, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    
+    r = txn->commit(txn, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    // walk - expect 0 rows
+    r = env->txn_begin(env, 0, &txn, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    i = 0;
+    r = db->cursor(db, txn, &cursor, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    while (1) {
+        DBT key, val;
+        r = cursor->c_get(cursor, dbt_init(&key, 0, 0), dbt_init(&val, 0, 0), DB_NEXT);
+        if (r == DB_NOTFOUND) break;
+        i++;
+    }
+    r = cursor->c_close(cursor); assert(r == 0);
+    assert(i == 0);
+
+    r = txn->commit(txn, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    r = db->close(db, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    // walk the tree - expect 0 rows
+    r = db_create(&db, env, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    r = db->open(db, 0, "test.db", 0, DB_UNKNOWN, DB_AUTO_COMMIT, 0777); assert(r == 0);
+
+    r = env->txn_begin(env, 0, &txn, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    i = 0;
+    r = db->cursor(db, txn, &cursor, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    while (1) {
+        DBT key, val;
+        r = cursor->c_get(cursor, dbt_init(&key, 0, 0), dbt_init(&val, 0, 0), DB_NEXT);
+        if (r == DB_NOTFOUND) break;
+        i++;
+    }
+    r = cursor->c_close(cursor); assert(r == 0);
+    assert(i == 0);
+
+    r = txn->commit(txn, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    r = db->close(db, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    r = env->close(env, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, const char *argv[]) {
+    parse_args(argc, argv);
+    int nodesize = 1024*1024;
+    int leafentry = 25;
+    int n = (nodesize/leafentry) * 2;
+    system("rm -rf " ENVDIR);
+    mkdir(ENVDIR, 0777);
+    int r = test_truncate_txn_commit2(n);
+    return r;
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/test_truncate_txn_commit3.c b/src/tests/test_truncate_txn_commit3.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..abd2ad34aad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/test_truncate_txn_commit3.c
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+// truncate a database within a transaction
+// begin txn; delete 0; truncate; commit
+// verify that the database is empty
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <db.h>
+#include "test.h"
+
+int test_truncate_txn_commit2(int n) {
+    int r;
+    
+    DB_ENV *env;
+    DB *db;
+    DBC *cursor;
+
+    r = db_env_create(&env, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    r = env->open(env, ENVDIR, DB_INIT_MPOOL + DB_INIT_LOCK + DB_INIT_TXN + DB_PRIVATE + DB_CREATE, 0777); assert(r == 0);
+
+    int i;
+
+    // populate the tree
+    r = db_create(&db, env, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    r = db->open(db, 0, "test.db", 0, DB_BTREE, DB_CREATE, 0777); assert(r == 0);
+
+    for (i=0; i<n; i++) {
+        int k = htonl(i); int v = i;
+        DBT key, val;
+        r = db->put(db, 0, dbt_init(&key, &k, sizeof k), dbt_init(&val, &v, sizeof v), 0); assert(r == 0);
+    }
+
+    r = db->close(db, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    r = db_create(&db, env, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    r = db->open(db, 0, "test.db", 0, DB_UNKNOWN, DB_AUTO_COMMIT, 0777); assert(r == 0);
+
+    DB_TXN *txn;
+
+    // walk - expect n rows
+    r = env->txn_begin(env, NULL, &txn, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    i = 0;
+    r = db->cursor(db, txn, &cursor, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    while (1) {
+        DBT key, val;
+        r = cursor->c_get(cursor, dbt_init(&key, 0, 0), dbt_init(&val, 0, 0), DB_NEXT);
+        if (r == DB_NOTFOUND) break;
+        i++;
+    }
+    r = cursor->c_close(cursor); assert(r == 0);
+    assert(i == n);
+
+    r = txn->commit(txn, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    // truncate the db
+    r = env->txn_begin(env, NULL, &txn, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    // delete 0
+    {
+        int k = htonl(0);
+        DBT key;
+        r = db->del(db, txn, dbt_init(&key, &k, sizeof k), 0); assert(r == 0);
+    }
+
+    u_int32_t row_count = 0;
+    r = db->truncate(db, txn, &row_count, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    
+    r = txn->commit(txn, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    // walk - expect 0 rows
+    r = env->txn_begin(env, 0, &txn, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    i = 0;
+    r = db->cursor(db, txn, &cursor, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    while (1) {
+        DBT key, val;
+        r = cursor->c_get(cursor, dbt_init(&key, 0, 0), dbt_init(&val, 0, 0), DB_NEXT);
+        if (r == DB_NOTFOUND) break;
+        i++;
+    }
+    r = cursor->c_close(cursor); assert(r == 0);
+    assert(i == 0);
+
+    r = txn->commit(txn, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    r = db->close(db, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    // walk the tree - expect 0 rows
+    r = db_create(&db, env, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    r = db->open(db, 0, "test.db", 0, DB_UNKNOWN, DB_AUTO_COMMIT, 0777); assert(r == 0);
+
+    r = env->txn_begin(env, 0, &txn, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    i = 0;
+    r = db->cursor(db, txn, &cursor, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    while (1) {
+        DBT key, val;
+        r = cursor->c_get(cursor, dbt_init(&key, 0, 0), dbt_init(&val, 0, 0), DB_NEXT);
+        if (r == DB_NOTFOUND) break;
+        i++;
+    }
+    r = cursor->c_close(cursor); assert(r == 0);
+    assert(i == 0);
+
+    r = txn->commit(txn, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    r = db->close(db, 0); assert(r == 0);
+
+    r = env->close(env, 0); assert(r == 0);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, const char *argv[]) {
+    parse_args(argc, argv);
+    int nodesize = 1024*1024;
+    int leafentry = 25;
+    int n = (nodesize/leafentry) * 2;
+    system("rm -rf " ENVDIR);
+    mkdir(ENVDIR, 0777);
+    int r = test_truncate_txn_commit2(n);
+    return r;
+}