diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/LayeredDirectoryNodeImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/LayeredDirectoryNodeImpl.java
index 107f14d645..60aacf8e63 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/LayeredDirectoryNodeImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/LayeredDirectoryNodeImpl.java
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ class LayeredDirectoryNodeImpl extends DirectoryNodeImpl implements LayeredDirec
         else
         {
             ChildEntry entry = new ChildEntryImpl(name, this, node);
+            AVMContext.fgInstance.fAVMNodeDAO.flush();
             AVMContext.fgInstance.fChildEntryDAO.save(entry);
         }
         DeletedChild dc = getDeleted(name);
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/PlainDirectoryNodeImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/PlainDirectoryNodeImpl.java
index 13b16591f9..1b82300129 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/PlainDirectoryNodeImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/PlainDirectoryNodeImpl.java
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ class PlainDirectoryNodeImpl extends DirectoryNodeImpl implements PlainDirectory
         else
         {
             ChildEntry entry = new ChildEntryImpl(name, this, node);
+            AVMContext.fgInstance.fAVMNodeDAO.flush();
             AVMContext.fgInstance.fChildEntryDAO.save(entry);
         }
     }