diff --git a/ndb/src/ndbapi/NdbDictionaryImpl.cpp b/ndb/src/ndbapi/NdbDictionaryImpl.cpp
index cb5e3b3c821..a4d66a6c6d2 100644
--- a/ndb/src/ndbapi/NdbDictionaryImpl.cpp
+++ b/ndb/src/ndbapi/NdbDictionaryImpl.cpp
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ NdbDictInterface::~NdbDictInterface()
 {
   if (m_transporter != NULL){
     if (m_blockNumber != -1)
-      m_transporter->close(m_blockNumber);
+      m_transporter->close(m_blockNumber, 0);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/ndb/src/ndbapi/Ndbif.cpp b/ndb/src/ndbapi/Ndbif.cpp
index 7ad37401b9a..7ad51efdb62 100644
--- a/ndb/src/ndbapi/Ndbif.cpp
+++ b/ndb/src/ndbapi/Ndbif.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Ndb::init(int aMaxNoOfTransactions)
   }
 
   theFirstTransId = ((Uint64)theNdbBlockNumber << 52)+((Uint64)theNode << 40);
-  theFirstTransId += theFacade->m_open_count;
+  theFirstTransId += theFacade->m_max_trans_id;
   theFacade->unlock_mutex();
 
   
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ error_handler:
     freeOperation();
   
   delete theDictionary;
-  TransporterFacade::instance()->close(theNdbBlockNumber);
+  TransporterFacade::instance()->close(theNdbBlockNumber, 0);
   return -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/ndb/src/ndbapi/Ndbinit.cpp b/ndb/src/ndbapi/Ndbinit.cpp
index be168ddffbe..b09696d5262 100644
--- a/ndb/src/ndbapi/Ndbinit.cpp
+++ b/ndb/src/ndbapi/Ndbinit.cpp
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ Ndb::~Ndb()
   NdbGlobalEventBuffer_drop(theGlobalEventBufferHandle);
 
   if (TransporterFacade::instance() != NULL && theNdbBlockNumber > 0){
-    TransporterFacade::instance()->close(theNdbBlockNumber);
+    TransporterFacade::instance()->close(theNdbBlockNumber, theFirstTransId);
   }
-
+  
   NdbMutex_Lock(&createNdbMutex);
 
   theNoOfNdbObjects -= 1;
diff --git a/ndb/src/ndbapi/TransporterFacade.cpp b/ndb/src/ndbapi/TransporterFacade.cpp
index 7ec9a6a55a3..71b0ff02cd9 100644
--- a/ndb/src/ndbapi/TransporterFacade.cpp
+++ b/ndb/src/ndbapi/TransporterFacade.cpp
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ TransporterFacade::TransporterFacade() :
   theClusterMgr = NULL;
   theArbitMgr = NULL;
   theStartNodeId = 1;
-  m_open_count = 0;
+  m_max_trans_id = 0;
 }
 
 bool
@@ -684,9 +684,11 @@ TransporterFacade::ReportNodeAlive(NodeId tNodeId)
 }
 
 int 
-TransporterFacade::close(BlockNumber blockNumber)
+TransporterFacade::close(BlockNumber blockNumber, Uint64 trans_id)
 {
   NdbMutex_Lock(theMutexPtr);
+  Uint32 low_bits = (Uint32)trans_id;
+  m_max_trans_id = m_max_trans_id > low_bits ? m_max_trans_id : low_bits;
   close_local(blockNumber);
   NdbMutex_Unlock(theMutexPtr);
   return 0;
@@ -703,7 +705,6 @@ TransporterFacade::open(void* objRef,
                         ExecuteFunction fun, 
                         NodeStatusFunction statusFun)
 {
-  m_open_count++;
   return m_threads.open(objRef, fun, statusFun);
 }
 
diff --git a/ndb/src/ndbapi/TransporterFacade.hpp b/ndb/src/ndbapi/TransporterFacade.hpp
index 14da4b11aa1..4dee45a1d1c 100644
--- a/ndb/src/ndbapi/TransporterFacade.hpp
+++ b/ndb/src/ndbapi/TransporterFacade.hpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
   int open(void* objRef, ExecuteFunction, NodeStatusFunction);
   
   // Close this block number
-  int close(BlockNumber blockNumber);
+  int close(BlockNumber blockNumber, Uint64 trans_id);
 
   // Only sends to nodes which are alive
   int sendSignal(NdbApiSignal * signal, NodeId nodeId);
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ private:
       return (m_statusNext[index] & (1 << 16)) != 0;
     }
   } m_threads;
-
-  Uint32 m_open_count;
-
+  
+  Uint32 m_max_trans_id;
+  
   /**
    * execute function
    */