diff --git a/rai/config.hpp b/rai/config.hpp
index 9f0e17bb..f9a08de5 100644
--- a/rai/config.hpp
+++ b/rai/config.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,5 @@ enum class rai_networks
 };
 rai::rai_networks const rai_network = rai_networks::ACTIVE_NETWORK;
 int const database_check_interval = rai_network == rai::rai_networks::rai_test_network ? 4 : 1024;
-size_t const database_free_space = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
 size_t const database_size_increment = rai_network == rai::rai_networks::rai_test_network ? 2 * 1024 * 1024 : 256 * 1024 * 1024;
 }
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diff --git a/rai/slow_test/node.cpp b/rai/slow_test/node.cpp
index a6c8c4fb..cf666815 100644
--- a/rai/slow_test/node.cpp
+++ b/rai/slow_test/node.cpp
@@ -121,14 +121,25 @@ TEST (wallet, multithreaded_send)
 TEST (store, load)
 {
 	rai::system system (24000, 1);
-	for (auto i (0); i != 10000; ++i)
+	std::vector <std::thread> threads;
+	for (auto i (0); i < 100; ++i)
 	{
-		rai::transaction transaction (system.nodes [0]->store.environment, nullptr, true);
-		for (auto j (0); j != 1000; ++j)
+		threads.push_back (std::thread ([&system] ()
 		{
-			rai::block_hash hash;
-			rai::random_pool.GenerateBlock (hash.bytes.data (), hash.bytes.size ());
-			system.nodes [0]->store.account_put (transaction, hash, rai::account_info ());
-		}
+			for (auto i (0); i != 1000; ++i)
+			{
+				rai::transaction transaction (system.nodes [0]->store.environment, nullptr, true);
+				for (auto j (0); j != 10; ++j)
+				{
+					rai::block_hash hash;
+					rai::random_pool.GenerateBlock (hash.bytes.data (), hash.bytes.size ());
+					system.nodes [0]->store.account_put (transaction, hash, rai::account_info ());
+				}
+			}
+		}));
+	}
+	for (auto &i: threads)
+	{
+		i.join ();
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/rai/utility.cpp b/rai/utility.cpp
index b1814e6a..bd866e2c 100644
--- a/rai/utility.cpp
+++ b/rai/utility.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ bool rai::from_string_hex (std::string const & value_a, uint64_t & target_a)
 }
 
 rai::mdb_env::mdb_env (bool & error_a, boost::filesystem::path const & path_a) :
-counter (0),
+open_transactions (0),
+transaction_iteration (0),
 resizing (false)
 {
 	boost::system::error_code error;
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ resizing (false)
 			assert (status1 == 0);
 			auto status2 (mdb_env_set_maxdbs (environment, 128));
 			assert (status2 == 0);
+			auto status3 (mdb_env_set_mapsize (environment, database_size_increment));
+			assert (status3 == 0);
 			auto status4 (mdb_env_open (environment, path_a.string ().c_str (), MDB_NOSUBDIR, 00600));
 			error_a = status4 != 0;
 		}
@@ -92,9 +95,9 @@ void rai::mdb_env::add_transaction ()
 	std::unique_lock <std::mutex> lock_l (lock);
 	while (resizing)
 	{
-		condition.wait (lock_l);
+		resize_notify.wait (lock_l);
 	}
-	if ((counter % rai::database_check_interval) == 0)
+	if ((transaction_iteration % rai::database_check_interval) == 0)
 	{
 		MDB_stat stats;
 		mdb_env_stat (environment, &stats);
@@ -102,26 +105,28 @@ void rai::mdb_env::add_transaction ()
 		mdb_env_info (environment, &info);
 		size_t load (info.me_last_pgno * stats.ms_psize);
 		auto slack (info.me_mapsize - load);
-		if (slack < rai::database_free_space)
+		if (slack < (rai::database_size_increment / 4))
 		{
 			resizing = true;
-			while (counter > 0)
+			while (open_transactions > 0)
 			{
-				condition.wait (lock_l);
+				open_notify.wait (lock_l);
 			}
 			auto next_size (((info.me_mapsize / database_size_increment) + 1) * database_size_increment);
 			mdb_env_set_mapsize (environment, next_size);
 			resizing = false;
+			resize_notify.notify_all ();
 		}
 	}
-	++counter;
+	++transaction_iteration;
+	++open_transactions;
 }
 
 void rai::mdb_env::remove_transaction ()
 {
 	std::lock_guard <std::mutex> lock_l (lock);
-	--counter;
-	condition.notify_all ();
+	--open_transactions;
+	open_notify.notify_all ();
 }
 
 rai::mdb_val::mdb_val (size_t size_a, void * data_a) :
@@ -150,8 +155,8 @@ environment (environment_a)
 
 rai::transaction::~transaction ()
 {
-	environment.remove_transaction ();
 	auto status (mdb_txn_commit (handle));
+	environment.remove_transaction ();
 	assert (status == 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/rai/utility.hpp b/rai/utility.hpp
index f3ad3a91..58c76533 100644
--- a/rai/utility.hpp
+++ b/rai/utility.hpp
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ public:
 	void remove_transaction ();
 	MDB_env * environment;
 	std::mutex lock;
-	std::condition_variable condition;
-	int counter;
+	std::condition_variable open_notify;
+	unsigned open_transactions;
+	unsigned transaction_iteration;
+	std::condition_variable resize_notify;
 	bool resizing;
 };
 class mdb_val