diff --git a/src/db.cpp b/src/db.cpp
index 9ac93b35..9b29e799 100644
--- a/src/db.cpp
+++ b/src/db.cpp
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ int CWalletDB::LoadWallet(CWallet* pwallet)
                 ssKey >> hash;
                 CWalletTx& wtx = pwallet->mapWallet[hash];
                 ssValue >> wtx;
-                wtx.pwallet = pwallet;
+                wtx.BindWallet(pwallet);
 
                 if (wtx.GetHash() != hash)
                     printf("Error in wallet.dat, hash mismatch\n");
diff --git a/src/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet.cpp
index 28babdb3..c451186d 100644
--- a/src/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ bool CWallet::AddToWallet(const CWalletTx& wtxIn)
         // Inserts only if not already there, returns tx inserted or tx found
         pair<map<uint256, CWalletTx>::iterator, bool> ret = mapWallet.insert(make_pair(hash, wtxIn));
         CWalletTx& wtx = (*ret.first).second;
-        wtx.pwallet = this;
+        wtx.BindWallet(this);
         bool fInsertedNew = ret.second;
         if (fInsertedNew)
             wtx.nTimeReceived = GetAdjustedTime();
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ bool CWallet::CreateTransaction(const vector<pair<CScript, int64> >& vecSend, CW
     if (vecSend.empty() || nValue < 0)
         return false;
 
-    wtxNew.pwallet = this;
+    wtxNew.BindWallet(this);
 
     CRITICAL_BLOCK(cs_main)
     CRITICAL_BLOCK(cs_wallet)
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ bool CWallet::CommitTransaction(CWalletTx& wtxNew, CReserveKey& reservekey)
             BOOST_FOREACH(const CTxIn& txin, wtxNew.vin)
             {
                 CWalletTx &coin = mapWallet[txin.prevout.hash];
-                coin.pwallet = this;
+                coin.BindWallet(this);
                 coin.MarkSpent(txin.prevout.n);
                 coin.WriteToDisk();
                 vWalletUpdated.push_back(coin.GetHash());
diff --git a/src/wallet.h b/src/wallet.h
index ca7cf673..e1c39a6f 100644
--- a/src/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet.h
@@ -243,9 +243,10 @@ public:
 //
 class CWalletTx : public CMerkleTx
 {
-public:
+private:
     const CWallet* pwallet;
 
+public:
     std::vector<CMerkleTx> vtxPrev;
     std::map<std::string, std::string> mapValue;
     std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string> > vOrderForm;
@@ -389,6 +390,12 @@ public:
         fChangeCached = false;
     }
 
+    void BindWallet(CWallet *pwalletIn)
+    {
+        pwallet = pwalletIn;
+        MarkDirty();
+    }
+
     void MarkSpent(unsigned int nOut)
     {
         if (nOut >= vout.size())