diff --git a/lib/file.js b/lib/file.js
index a8baf0e9..e2f352df 100644
--- a/lib/file.js
+++ b/lib/file.js
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@ Gun.on('opt').event(function(gun, opts) {
 	all.keys = all.keys || {};
 	all.nodes = all.nodes || {};
 
-	// adapted from https://github.com/toolness/jsondown/blob/master/jsondown.js
-  var isWriting = false, queuedWrites = [];
-	function writeFile(cb,info) {
-		if (isWriting) return queuedWrites.push(cb);
+	// queue writes, adapted from https://github.com/toolness/jsondown/blob/master/jsondown.js
+	var isWriting = false, queuedWrites = [];
+	function writeFile(cb) {
+		if(isWriting) return queuedWrites.push(cb);
 		isWriting = true;
 		fs.writeFile(opts.file, Gun.text.ify(all), function(err) {
+			var batch = queuedWrites.splice(0);
 			isWriting = false;
 			cb(err);
-			if (queuedWrites.length)
+			if(batch.length)
 				writeFile( function(err) {
-					queuedWrites.forEach(function(cb) { cb(err); })
+					batch.forEach( function(cb) { cb(err); } )
 		    });
-				queuedWrites=[];
 		});
   }