diff --git a/bzz/dbstore.go b/bzz/dbstore.go
index f942440dad..a904362ecf 100644
--- a/bzz/dbstore.go
+++ b/bzz/dbstore.go
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ func (s *dbStore) Put(chunk *Chunk) {
 	batch.Put(ikey, idata)
 
 	s.db.Write(batch)
-
 }
 
 // try to find index; if found, update access cnt and return true
diff --git a/bzz/dpa_test.go b/bzz/dpa_test.go
index 1d12d06428..82dfb40a2c 100644
--- a/bzz/dpa_test.go
+++ b/bzz/dpa_test.go
@@ -44,4 +44,19 @@ func TestDPA(t *testing.T) {
 	if !bytes.Equal(slice, resultSlice) {
 		t.Errorf("Comparison error.")
 	}
+	localStore.memStore = newMemStore(dbStore)
+	resultReader = dpa.Retrieve(key)
+	for i, _ := range resultSlice {
+		resultSlice[i] = 0
+	}
+	n, err = resultReader.ReadAt(resultSlice, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Retrieve error after removing memStore: %v", err)
+	}
+	if n != len(slice) {
+		t.Errorf("Slice size error after removing memStore got %d, expected %d.", n, len(slice))
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(slice, resultSlice) {
+		t.Errorf("Comparison error after removing memStore.")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/bzz/localstore.go b/bzz/localstore.go
index d5689b5245..6170ddf4c2 100644
--- a/bzz/localstore.go
+++ b/bzz/localstore.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ type localStore struct {
 // its integrity is checked ?
 func (self *localStore) Put(chunk *Chunk) {
 	self.memStore.Put(chunk)
-	self.dbStore.Put(chunk)
+	go self.dbStore.Put(chunk)
 }
 
 // Get(chunk *Chunk) looks up a chunk in the local stores