diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 714d8625b..d8dc2ddf1 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2486,8 +2486,12 @@ bool DisconnectBlock(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex
     // Delete from notarisations cache
     NotarisationsInBlock nibs;
     if (GetBlockNotarisations(block.GetHash(), nibs)) {
-        pnotarisations->Erase(block.GetHash());
-        EraseBackNotarisations(nibs);
+        CLevelDBBatch batch;
+        batch.Erase(block.GetHash());
+        EraseBackNotarisations(nibs, batch);
+        pnotarisations->WriteBatch(batch, true);
+        LogPrintf("ConnectBlock: Deleted %i block notarisations in block: %s\n",
+            nibs.size(), block.GetHash().GetHex().data());
     }
 
     // set the old best anchor back
@@ -2844,14 +2848,7 @@ bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pin
         vPos.push_back(std::make_pair(tx.GetHash(), pos));
         pos.nTxOffset += ::GetSerializeSize(tx, SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
     }
-
-    // Record Notarisations
-    NotarisationsInBlock notarisations = GetNotarisationsInBlock(block, pindex->nHeight);
-    if (notarisations.size() > 0) {
-        pnotarisations->Write(block.GetHash(), notarisations);
-        WriteBackNotarisations(notarisations);
-    }
-    
+   
     view.PushAnchor(tree);
     if (!fJustCheck) {
         pindex->hashAnchorEnd = tree.root();
@@ -2920,6 +2917,17 @@ bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pin
         pindex->RaiseValidity(BLOCK_VALID_SCRIPTS);
         setDirtyBlockIndex.insert(pindex);
     }
+
+    // Record Notarisations
+    NotarisationsInBlock notarisations = GetNotarisationsInBlock(block, pindex->nHeight);
+    if (notarisations.size() > 0) {
+        CLevelDBBatch batch;
+        batch.Write(block.GetHash(), notarisations);
+        WriteBackNotarisations(notarisations, batch);
+        pnotarisations->WriteBatch(batch, true);
+        LogPrintf("ConnectBlock: wrote %i block notarisations in block: %s\n",
+                notarisations.size(), block.GetHash().GetHex().data());
+    }
     
     if (fTxIndex)
         if (!pblocktree->WriteTxIndex(vPos))
diff --git a/src/notarisationdb.cpp b/src/notarisationdb.cpp
index 023588874..4b2ade793 100644
--- a/src/notarisationdb.cpp
+++ b/src/notarisationdb.cpp
@@ -61,25 +61,24 @@ bool GetBackNotarisation(uint256 notarisationHash, Notarisation &n)
 /*
  * Write an index of KMD notarisation id -> backnotarisation
  */
-void WriteBackNotarisations(const NotarisationsInBlock notarisations)
+void WriteBackNotarisations(const NotarisationsInBlock notarisations, CLevelDBBatch &batch)
 {
-    CLevelDBBatch batch;
+    int wrote = 0;
     BOOST_FOREACH(const Notarisation &n, notarisations)
     {
-        if (!n.second.txHash.IsNull())
+        if (!n.second.txHash.IsNull()) {
             batch.Write(n.second.txHash, n);
+            wrote++;
+        }
     }
-    pnotarisations->WriteBatch(batch, true);
 }
 
 
-void EraseBackNotarisations(const NotarisationsInBlock notarisations)
+void EraseBackNotarisations(const NotarisationsInBlock notarisations, CLevelDBBatch &batch)
 {
-    CLevelDBBatch batch;
     BOOST_FOREACH(const Notarisation &n, notarisations)
     {
         if (!n.second.txHash.IsNull())
             batch.Erase(n.second.txHash);
     }
-    pnotarisations->WriteBatch(batch, true);
 }
diff --git a/src/notarisationdb.h b/src/notarisationdb.h
index 27f979784..59c500fc4 100644
--- a/src/notarisationdb.h
+++ b/src/notarisationdb.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ typedef std::vector<Notarisation> NotarisationsInBlock;
 NotarisationsInBlock GetNotarisationsInBlock(const CBlock &block, int nHeight);
 bool GetBlockNotarisations(uint256 blockHash, NotarisationsInBlock &nibs);
 bool GetBackNotarisation(uint256 notarisationHash, Notarisation &n);
-void WriteBackNotarisations(const NotarisationsInBlock notarisations);
-void EraseBackNotarisations(const NotarisationsInBlock notarisations);
+void WriteBackNotarisations(const NotarisationsInBlock notarisations, CLevelDBBatch &batch);
+void EraseBackNotarisations(const NotarisationsInBlock notarisations, CLevelDBBatch &batch);
 
 #endif  /* NOTARISATIONDB_H */