diff --git a/src/leveled_iclerk.erl b/src/leveled_iclerk.erl
index 0e2b2ae..076d73b 100644
--- a/src/leveled_iclerk.erl
+++ b/src/leveled_iclerk.erl
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ clerk_scorefilelist(Pid, []) ->
 clerk_scorefilelist(Pid, CandidateList) ->
     gen_server:cast(Pid, {score_filelist, CandidateList}).
 
+
 %%%============================================================================
 %%% gen_server callbacks
 %%%============================================================================
@@ -357,14 +358,14 @@ handle_cast(scoring_complete, State) ->
                                             end,
                                         BestRun1),
             leveled_log:log("IC002", [length(FilesToDelete)]),
+            ok = CloseFun(FilterServer),
             ok = leveled_inker:ink_clerkcomplete(State#state.inker,
                                                     ManifestSlice,
                                                     FilesToDelete),
-            ok = CloseFun(FilterServer),
             {noreply, State#state{scoring_state = undefined}};
         false ->
-            ok = leveled_inker:ink_clerkcomplete(State#state.inker, [], []),
             ok = CloseFun(FilterServer),
+            ok = leveled_inker:ink_clerkcomplete(State#state.inker, [], []),
             {noreply, State#state{scoring_state = undefined}}
     end;
 handle_cast({trim, PersistedSQN, ManifestAsList}, State) ->
@@ -794,8 +795,7 @@ write_values(KVCList, CDBopts, Journal0, ManSlice0, PressMethod) ->
                                                             SQN,
                                                             compact_journal),
                                 leveled_log:log("IC009", [FN]),
-                                leveled_cdb:cdb_open_writer(FN,
-                                                            CDBopts);
+                                leveled_cdb:cdb_open_writer(FN, CDBopts);
                             _ ->
                                 {ok, Journal0}
                         end,
@@ -1018,9 +1018,10 @@ compact_single_file_recovr_test() ->
         LedgerFun1,
         CompactFP,
         CDB} = compact_single_file_setup(),
-    [{LowSQN, FN, PidR, _LastKey}] =
+    CDBOpts = #cdb_options{binary_mode=true},
+    [{LowSQN, FN, _PidOldR, LastKey}] =
         compact_files([Candidate],
-                        #cdb_options{file_path=CompactFP, binary_mode=true},
+                        CDBOpts#cdb_options{file_path=CompactFP},
                         LedgerFun1,
                         LedgerSrv1,
                         9,
@@ -1028,6 +1029,7 @@ compact_single_file_recovr_test() ->
                         native),
     io:format("FN of ~s~n", [FN]),
     ?assertMatch(2, LowSQN),
+    {ok, PidR} = leveled_cdb:cdb_reopen_reader(FN, LastKey, CDBOpts),
     ?assertMatch(probably,
                     leveled_cdb:cdb_keycheck(PidR,
                                                 {8,
@@ -1047,6 +1049,7 @@ compact_single_file_recovr_test() ->
                                     test_ledgerkey("Key2")}),
     ?assertMatch({{_, _}, {"Value2", {[], infinity}}}, 
                     leveled_codec:from_inkerkv(RKV1)),
+    ok = leveled_cdb:cdb_close(PidR),
     ok = leveled_cdb:cdb_deletepending(CDB),
     ok = leveled_cdb:cdb_destroy(CDB).
 
@@ -1057,9 +1060,10 @@ compact_single_file_retain_test() ->
         LedgerFun1,
         CompactFP,
         CDB} = compact_single_file_setup(),
-    [{LowSQN, FN, PidR, _LK}] =
+    CDBOpts = #cdb_options{binary_mode=true},
+    [{LowSQN, FN, _PidOldR, LastKey}] =
         compact_files([Candidate],
-                        #cdb_options{file_path=CompactFP, binary_mode=true},
+                        CDBOpts#cdb_options{file_path=CompactFP},
                         LedgerFun1,
                         LedgerSrv1,
                         9,
@@ -1067,6 +1071,7 @@ compact_single_file_retain_test() ->
                         native),
     io:format("FN of ~s~n", [FN]),
     ?assertMatch(1, LowSQN),
+    {ok, PidR} = leveled_cdb:cdb_reopen_reader(FN, LastKey, CDBOpts),
     ?assertMatch(probably,
                     leveled_cdb:cdb_keycheck(PidR,
                                                 {8,
@@ -1081,11 +1086,12 @@ compact_single_file_retain_test() ->
                                                     stnd,
                                                     test_ledgerkey("Key1")})),
     RKV1 = leveled_cdb:cdb_get(PidR,
-                                        {2,
-                                            stnd,
-                                            test_ledgerkey("Key2")}),
+                                {2,
+                                    stnd,
+                                    test_ledgerkey("Key2")}),
     ?assertMatch({{_, _}, {"Value2", {[], infinity}}}, 
                     leveled_codec:from_inkerkv(RKV1)),
+    ok = leveled_cdb:cdb_close(PidR),
     ok = leveled_cdb:cdb_deletepending(CDB),
     ok = leveled_cdb:cdb_destroy(CDB).
 
diff --git a/src/leveled_imanifest.erl b/src/leveled_imanifest.erl
index fb72e84..24da2b8 100644
--- a/src/leveled_imanifest.erl
+++ b/src/leveled_imanifest.erl
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ generate_entry(Journal) ->
     case leveled_cdb:cdb_firstkey(PidR) of
         {StartSQN, _Type, _PK} ->
             LastKey = leveled_cdb:cdb_lastkey(PidR),
+            % close the file here.  This will then be re-opened by the inker
+            % and so will be correctly linked to the inker not to the iclerk
+            ok = leveled_cdb:cdb_close(PidR),
             [{StartSQN, NewFN, PidR, LastKey}];
         empty ->
             leveled_log:log("IC013", [NewFN]),
diff --git a/src/leveled_inker.erl b/src/leveled_inker.erl
index d25f6d9..22266e4 100644
--- a/src/leveled_inker.erl
+++ b/src/leveled_inker.erl
@@ -698,14 +698,20 @@ handle_call(doom, _From, State) ->
 
 
 handle_cast({clerk_complete, ManifestSnippet, FilesToDelete}, State) ->
+    CDBOpts = State#state.cdb_options,
     DropFun =
         fun(E, Acc) ->
             leveled_imanifest:remove_entry(Acc, E)
         end,
     Man0 = lists:foldl(DropFun, State#state.manifest, FilesToDelete),                    
     AddFun =
-        fun(E, Acc) ->
-            leveled_imanifest:add_entry(Acc, E, false)
+        fun(ManEntry, Acc) ->
+            {LowSQN, FN, _, LK_RO} = ManEntry,
+                % At this stage the FN has a .cdb extension, which will be
+                % stripped during add_entry - so need to add the .cdb here
+            {ok, Pid} = leveled_cdb:cdb_reopen_reader(FN, LK_RO, CDBOpts),
+            UpdEntry = {LowSQN, FN, Pid, LK_RO},
+            leveled_imanifest:add_entry(Acc, UpdEntry, false)
         end,
     Man1 = lists:foldl(AddFun, Man0, ManifestSnippet),
     NewManifestSQN = State#state.manifest_sqn + 1,