diff --git a/swarm/storage/ldbstore.go b/swarm/storage/ldbstore.go
index 6fdbf469d4..d0a76b440a 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/ldbstore.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/ldbstore.go
@@ -618,11 +618,11 @@ func (s *LDBStore) writeBatches() {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("DbStore: spawn batch write (%d chunks): %v", b.Len(), err))
 		}
+		close(c)
 		if e >= s.capacity {
 			log.Trace(fmt.Sprintf("DbStore: collecting garbage...(%d chunks)", e))
 			s.collectGarbage(gcArrayFreeRatio)
 		}
-		close(c)
 	}
 	log.Trace(fmt.Sprintf("DbStore: quit batch write loop"))
 }
diff --git a/swarm/storage/memstore_lrucache_test.go b/swarm/storage/memstore_lrucache_test.go
index 0771b51e6c..b32638696e 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/memstore_lrucache_test.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/memstore_lrucache_test.go
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@ func TestMemStoreAndLDBStore(t *testing.T) {
 			chunkSize: 4096,
 			request:   false,
 		},
-		{
-			n:         15001,
-			chunkSize: 4096,
-			request:   false,
-		},
 		//{
 		//n:         60001,
 		//chunkSize: 4096,