diff --git a/src/helma/objectmodel/db/Node.java b/src/helma/objectmodel/db/Node.java
index d79c4029..334d46b8 100644
--- a/src/helma/objectmodel/db/Node.java
+++ b/src/helma/objectmodel/db/Node.java
@@ -920,6 +920,7 @@ public class Node implements INode, Serializable {
 	            setNode (sid, node);
 	            subnodes.addElement (node.getID ());
 	        }
+	        nmgr.evictKey (node.getKey ());
 	        return node;
 	    }
 	} catch (Exception noluck) {