diff --git a/files/routes/posts.py b/files/routes/posts.py
index 44635359b..b6cd22c53 100644
--- a/files/routes/posts.py
+++ b/files/routes/posts.py
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ def post_id(pid, v, anything=None, sub=None):
 
 	p.views += 1
 	g.db.add(p)
+	try: g.db.flush()
+	except: g.db.rollback()
 
 	if p.new: defaultsortingcomments = 'new'
 	elif v: defaultsortingcomments = v.defaultsortingcomments
diff --git a/files/routes/votes.py b/files/routes/votes.py
index f037efa72..f6e1ea00b 100644
--- a/files/routes/votes.py
+++ b/files/routes/votes.py
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ def vote_post_comment(target_id, new, v, cls, vote_cls):
 			)
 		g.db.add(vote)
 
+	try: g.db.flush()
+	except: g.db.rollback()
+
 	# this is hacky but it works, we should probably do better later
 	def get_vote_count(dir, real_instead_of_dir):
 		votes = g.db.query(vote_cls)