diff --git a/swarm/storage/chunker.go b/swarm/storage/chunker.go
index 85b9e606eeb8..d13953022212 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/chunker.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/chunker.go
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func (self *TreeChunker) hashChunk(hasher SwarmHash, job *hashJob, chunkC chan *
 		storeWg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer storeWg.Done()
-			<-newChunk.dbStored
+			<-newChunk.dbStoredC
 		}()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/swarm/storage/chunker_test.go b/swarm/storage/chunker_test.go
index 664460494005..c1cd48502908 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/chunker_test.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/chunker_test.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (self *chunkerTester) Split(chunker Splitter, data io.Reader, size int64, c
 				case chunk := <-chunkC:
 					// self.chunks = append(self.chunks, chunk)
 					self.chunks[chunk.Key.Hex()] = chunk
-					close(chunk.dbStored)
+					chunk.markAsStored()
 				}
 
 			}
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ func (self *chunkerTester) Append(chunker Splitter, rootKey Key, data io.Reader,
 						if !success {
 							// Requesting data
 							self.chunks[chunk.Key.Hex()] = chunk
-							close(chunk.dbStored)
+							chunk.markAsStored()
 						} else {
 							// getting data
 							chunk.SData = stored.SData
 							chunk.Size = int64(binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(chunk.SData[0:8]))
-							close(chunk.dbStored)
+							chunk.markAsStored()
 							if chunk.C != nil {
 								close(chunk.C)
 							}
diff --git a/swarm/storage/common_test.go b/swarm/storage/common_test.go
index 52a964114e49..0ad114409562 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/common_test.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/common_test.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func mput(store ChunkStore, processors int, n int, f func(i int) *Chunk) (hs []K
 
 					store.Put(chunk)
 
-					<-chunk.dbStored
+					<-chunk.dbStoredC
 				}()
 			}
 		}()
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func mput(store ChunkStore, processors int, n int, f func(i int) *Chunk) (hs []K
 	if _, ok := store.(*MemStore); ok {
 		fa = func(i int) *Chunk {
 			chunk := f(i)
-			close(chunk.dbStored)
+			chunk.markAsStored()
 			return chunk
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/swarm/storage/ldbstore.go b/swarm/storage/ldbstore.go
index 47a4d312b525..5ff555dd7d54 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/ldbstore.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/ldbstore.go
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ func NewMockDbStore(path string, hash SwarmHasher, capacity uint64, po func(Key)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	// replace put and get with mock store functionality
 	if mockStore != nil {
 		s.encodeDataFunc = newMockEncodeDataFunc(mockStore)
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ func (s *LDBStore) Import(in io.Reader) (int64, error) {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			<-chunk.dbStored
+			<-chunk.dbStoredC
 		}()
 		count++
 	}
@@ -565,12 +566,12 @@ func (s *LDBStore) Put(chunk *Chunk) {
 		batchC := s.batchC
 		go func() {
 			<-batchC
-			close(chunk.dbStored)
+			chunk.markAsStored()
 		}()
 	} else {
 		log.Trace("ldbstore.put: chunk already exists, only update access", "key", chunk.Key)
 		decodeIndex(idata, &index)
-		close(chunk.dbStored)
+		chunk.markAsStored()
 	}
 	index.Access = s.accessCnt
 	s.accessCnt++
@@ -711,7 +712,7 @@ func (s *LDBStore) get(key Key) (chunk *Chunk, err error) {
 		}
 
 		chunk = NewChunk(key, nil)
-		close(chunk.dbStored)
+		chunk.markAsStored()
 		decodeData(data, chunk)
 	} else {
 		err = ErrChunkNotFound
diff --git a/swarm/storage/ldbstore_test.go b/swarm/storage/ldbstore_test.go
index 6caf556c2d15..d7a6d78f8d83 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/ldbstore_test.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/ldbstore_test.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func testIterator(t *testing.T, mock bool) {
 		j := i
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			<-chunks[j].dbStored
+			<-chunks[j].dbStoredC
 		}()
 	}
 
diff --git a/swarm/storage/localstore.go b/swarm/storage/localstore.go
index d0fe0627950a..3e19b5046e0a 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/localstore.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/localstore.go
@@ -91,10 +91,12 @@ func (self *LocalStore) Put(chunk *Chunk) {
 
 	chunk.Size = int64(binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(chunk.SData[0:8]))
 	c := &Chunk{
-		Key:      Key(append([]byte{}, chunk.Key...)),
-		SData:    append([]byte{}, chunk.SData...),
-		Size:     chunk.Size,
-		dbStored: chunk.dbStored,
+		Key:        Key(append([]byte{}, chunk.Key...)),
+		SData:      append([]byte{}, chunk.SData...),
+		Size:       chunk.Size,
+		dbStored:   chunk.dbStored,
+		dbStoredC:  chunk.dbStoredC,
+		dbStoredMu: chunk.dbStoredMu,
 	}
 
 	dbStorePutCounter.Inc(1)
diff --git a/swarm/storage/memstore.go b/swarm/storage/memstore.go
index 5a1ff04c57a2..3e5c025daaf6 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/memstore.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/memstore.go
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func (s *MemStore) removeOldest() {
 
 	if node.entry.ReqC == nil {
 		log.Trace(fmt.Sprintf("Memstore Clean: Waiting for chunk %v to be saved", node.entry.Key.Log()))
-		<-node.entry.dbStored
+		<-node.entry.dbStoredC
 		log.Trace(fmt.Sprintf("Memstore Clean: Chunk %v saved to DBStore. Ready to clear from mem.", node.entry.Key.Log()))
 
 		memstoreRemoveCounter.Inc(1)
diff --git a/swarm/storage/pyramid.go b/swarm/storage/pyramid.go
index 4fa46a69c671..edb784df34b0 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/pyramid.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/pyramid.go
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func (self *PyramidChunker) processChunk(id int64, hasher SwarmHash, job *chunkJ
 		storageWG.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer storageWG.Done()
-			<-newChunk.dbStored
+			<-newChunk.dbStoredC
 		}()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/swarm/storage/resource.go b/swarm/storage/resource.go
index 2d3c2de9bd9b..6d0070268883 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/resource.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/resource.go
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ func (self *ResourceHandler) update(ctx context.Context, name string, data []byt
 	self.Put(chunk)
 	timeout := time.NewTimer(self.storeTimeout)
 	select {
-	case <-chunk.dbStored:
+	case <-chunk.dbStoredC:
 	case <-timeout.C:
 		return nil, NewResourceError(ErrIO, "chunk store timeout")
 	}
diff --git a/swarm/storage/types.go b/swarm/storage/types.go
index 7ea04322e168..f0bc49a0500c 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/types.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/types.go
@@ -174,11 +174,13 @@ type Chunk struct {
 	SData []byte // nil if request, to be supplied by dpa
 	Size  int64  // size of the data covered by the subtree encoded in this chunk
 	//Source   Peer           // peer
-	C         chan bool // to signal data delivery by the dpa
-	ReqC      chan bool // to signal the request done
-	dbStored  chan bool // never remove a chunk from memStore before it is written to dbStore
-	errored   bool      // flag which is set when the chunk request has errored or timeouted
-	erroredMu sync.Mutex
+	C          chan bool // to signal data delivery by the dpa
+	ReqC       chan bool // to signal the request done
+	dbStoredC  chan bool // never remove a chunk from memStore before it is written to dbStore
+	dbStored   bool
+	dbStoredMu *sync.Mutex
+	errored    bool // flag which is set when the chunk request has errored or timeouted
+	erroredMu  sync.Mutex
 }
 
 func (c *Chunk) SetErrored(val bool) {
@@ -196,11 +198,26 @@ func (c *Chunk) GetErrored() bool {
 }
 
 func NewChunk(key Key, reqC chan bool) *Chunk {
-	return &Chunk{Key: key, ReqC: reqC, dbStored: make(chan bool)}
+	return &Chunk{
+		Key:        key,
+		ReqC:       reqC,
+		dbStoredC:  make(chan bool),
+		dbStoredMu: &sync.Mutex{},
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Chunk) markAsStored() {
+	c.dbStoredMu.Lock()
+	defer c.dbStoredMu.Unlock()
+
+	if !c.dbStored {
+		close(c.dbStoredC)
+		c.dbStored = true
+	}
 }
 
 func (c *Chunk) WaitToStore() {
-	<-c.dbStored
+	<-c.dbStoredC
 }
 
 func FakeChunk(size int64, count int, chunks []*Chunk) int {