diff --git a/src/stasis/bufferManager.c b/src/stasis/bufferManager.c
index cc34d70..5a4dffd 100644
--- a/src/stasis/bufferManager.c
+++ b/src/stasis/bufferManager.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static void bufManSimulateBufferManagerCrash();
 
 static int bufManBufInit() {
 
-    releasePage = bufManReleasePage;
+    releasePageImpl = bufManReleasePage;
     loadPageImpl = bufManLoadPage;
     writeBackPage = pageWrite;
     forcePages = forcePageFile;
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ static compensated_function Page *bufManLoadPage(int xid, int pageid) {
 }
 
 Page * (*loadPageImpl)(int xid, int pageid) = 0;
-void   (*releasePage)(Page * p) = 0;
+void   (*releasePageImpl)(Page * p) = 0;
 void (*writeBackPage)(Page * p) = 0;
 void (*forcePages)() = 0;
 void   (*bufDeinit)()  = 0;
@@ -519,6 +519,10 @@ Page * loadPage(int xid, int pageid) {
 
 }
 
+void releasePage(Page * p) {
+  releasePageImpl(p);
+}
+
 int bufInit(int type) { 
   bufferManagerType = type;
   static int lastType = 0;
diff --git a/src/stasis/bufferManager/bufferHash.c b/src/stasis/bufferManager/bufferHash.c
index bb79c85..1076a2f 100644
--- a/src/stasis/bufferManager/bufferHash.c
+++ b/src/stasis/bufferManager/bufferHash.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ void bhBufInit() {
 #endif
 
   loadPageImpl = bhLoadPageImpl;
-  releasePage = bhReleasePage;
+  releasePageImpl = bhReleasePage;
   writeBackPage = bhWriteBackPage;
   forcePages = bhForcePages;
   bufDeinit = bhBufDeinit;
diff --git a/src/stasis/bufferManager/pageArray.c b/src/stasis/bufferManager/pageArray.c
index 5f8a962..82ac03a 100644
--- a/src/stasis/bufferManager/pageArray.c
+++ b/src/stasis/bufferManager/pageArray.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static void paBufDeinit() {
 
 void paBufInit () { 
 
-  releasePage = paReleasePage;
+  releasePageImpl = paReleasePage;
   loadPageImpl = paLoadPage;
   writeBackPage = paWriteBackPage;
   forcePages = paForcePages;
diff --git a/stasis/bufferManager.h b/stasis/bufferManager.h
index 279e009..6b0b6ed 100644
--- a/stasis/bufferManager.h
+++ b/stasis/bufferManager.h
@@ -126,7 +126,13 @@ extern Page * (*loadPageImpl)(int xid, int pageid);
    loadPage aquires a lock when it is called, effectively pinning it
    in memory.  releasePage releases this lock.
 */
-extern void   (*releasePage)(Page * p);
+void releasePage(Page *p);
+
+/** 
+    This is the function pointer that bufInit sets in order to
+    override releasePage.
+*/
+extern void   (*releasePageImpl)(Page * p);
 /**
  * initialize buffer manager
  * @return 0 on success