diff --git a/src/stasis/logger/logger2.c b/src/stasis/logger/logger2.c
index 4b5f879..38eb847 100644
--- a/src/stasis/logger/logger2.c
+++ b/src/stasis/logger/logger2.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ LogEntry * stasis_log_write_update(stasis_log_t* log, stasis_transaction_table_e
   return e;
 }
 // XXX change nta interface so that arg gets passed into end_nta, not begin_nta.
-LogEntry * stasis_log_begin_nta(stasis_log_t* log, stasis_transaction_table_entry_t * l, unsigned int op,
+void * stasis_log_begin_nta(stasis_log_t* log, stasis_transaction_table_entry_t * l, unsigned int op,
                                 const byte * arg, size_t arg_size) {
   LogEntry * e = mallocScratchUpdateLogEntry(INVALID_LSN, l->prevLSN, l->xid, op, INVALID_PAGE, arg_size);
   memcpy(stasis_log_entry_update_args_ptr(e), arg, arg_size);
diff --git a/src/stasis/transactional2.c b/src/stasis/transactional2.c
index 4b3586d..c33b966 100644
--- a/src/stasis/transactional2.c
+++ b/src/stasis/transactional2.c
@@ -418,10 +418,7 @@ int TnestedTopAction(int xid, int op, const byte * dat, size_t datSize) {
 void * TbeginNestedTopAction(int xid, int op, const byte * dat, int datSize) {
   assert(xid >= 0);
 
-  LogEntry * e = stasis_log_begin_nta(stasis_log_file, stasis_transaction_table_get(stasis_transaction_table, xid), op, dat, datSize);
-  LogEntry * ret = malloc(sizeofLogEntry(stasis_log_file, e));
-  memcpy(ret, e, sizeofLogEntry(stasis_log_file, e));
-  stasis_log_file->write_entry_done(stasis_log_file, e);
+  void * ret = stasis_log_begin_nta(stasis_log_file, stasis_transaction_table_get(stasis_transaction_table, xid), op, dat, datSize);
   DEBUG("Begin Nested Top Action e->LSN: %ld\n", e->LSN);
   return ret;
 }
diff --git a/stasis/logger/logger2.h b/stasis/logger/logger2.h
index 9f1c8cc..49c19c6 100644
--- a/stasis/logger/logger2.h
+++ b/stasis/logger/logger2.h
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ lsn_t stasis_log_write_clr(stasis_log_t* log, const LogEntry * e);
 
 lsn_t stasis_log_write_dummy_clr(stasis_log_t* log, int xid, lsn_t prev_lsn);
 
-LogEntry * stasis_log_begin_nta(stasis_log_t* log, stasis_transaction_table_entry_t * l, unsigned int op,
+void * stasis_log_begin_nta(stasis_log_t* log, stasis_transaction_table_entry_t * l, unsigned int op,
                                 const byte * arg, size_t arg_size);
 lsn_t stasis_log_end_nta(stasis_log_t* log, stasis_transaction_table_entry_t * l, LogEntry * e);
 #endif