diff --git a/logstore.cpp b/logstore.cpp
index 53b4ccf..e06093c 100644
--- a/logstore.cpp
+++ b/logstore.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ logtable::logtable()
     epoch = 0;
     
 }
-
 void logtable::tearDownTree(rbtree_ptr_t tree) {
     datatuple * t = 0;
     rbtree_t::iterator old;
@@ -92,14 +91,18 @@ recordid logtable::allocTable(int xid)
     table_rec = Talloc(xid, sizeof(tbl_header));
     
     //create the big tree
-    tbl_header.c2_dp_state = Talloc(xid, DataPage<datatuple>::RegionAllocator::header_size);
     tree_c2 = new diskTreeComponent(xid);
 
     //create the small tree
-    tbl_header.c1_dp_state = Talloc(xid, DataPage<datatuple>::RegionAllocator::header_size);
     tree_c1 = new diskTreeComponent(xid);
-    
-    tbl_header.c2_root = tree_c2->get_root_rec();
+
+    update_persistent_header(xid);
+
+    return table_rec;
+}
+void logtable::update_persistent_header(int xid) {
+
+	tbl_header.c2_root = tree_c2->get_root_rec();
     tbl_header.c2_dp_state = tree_c2->get_alloc()->header_rid();
     tbl_header.c2_state = tree_c2->get_tree_state();
     tbl_header.c1_root = tree_c1->get_root_rec();
@@ -107,8 +110,6 @@ recordid logtable::allocTable(int xid)
     tbl_header.c1_state = tree_c1->get_tree_state();
     
     Tset(xid, table_rec, &tbl_header);    
-    
-    return table_rec;
 }
 
 void logtable::flushTable()
@@ -540,6 +541,4 @@ void logtable::bump_epoch() {
   }
 }
 
-
-
 template class logtableIterator<datatuple>;
diff --git a/logstore.h b/logstore.h
index 6d67455..8caa0ae 100644
--- a/logstore.h
+++ b/logstore.h
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ public:
     void set_tree_c0(rbtree_ptr_t newtree){tree_c0 = newtree;                     bump_epoch(); }
     void set_tree_c0_mergeable(rbtree_ptr_t newtree){tree_c0_mergeable = newtree; bump_epoch(); }
 
+    void update_persistent_header(int xid);
+
     int get_fixed_page_count(){return fixed_page_count;}
     void set_fixed_page_count(int count){fixed_page_count = count;}
 
diff --git a/merger.cpp b/merger.cpp
index 3a94362..e3360c7 100644
--- a/merger.cpp
+++ b/merger.cpp
@@ -344,10 +344,9 @@ void* memMergeThread(void*arg)
         	ltable->set_tree_c1(c1_prime);
         }
 
-        // XXX want to set this stuff somewhere.
-        logtable::table_header h;
         printf("mmt:\tUpdated C1's position on disk to %lld\n",ltable->get_tree_c1()->get_root_rec().page);
         // 13
+        ltable->update_persistent_header(xid);
         Tcommit(xid);
 
         unlock(ltable->header_lock);
@@ -465,10 +464,9 @@ void *diskMergeThread(void*arg)
         // 10: C2 is never to big
         ltable->set_tree_c2(c2_prime);
 
-        logtable::table_header h; // XXX Need to set header.
-
         printf("dmt:\tUpdated C2's position on disk to %lld\n",(long long)-1);
         // 13
+        ltable->update_persistent_header(xid);
         Tcommit(xid);
         
         unlock(ltable->header_lock);