diff --git a/Dorkbox-Util/src/dorkbox/util/storage/Storage.java b/Dorkbox-Util/src/dorkbox/util/storage/Storage.java
index de7be61..bac6bf9 100644
--- a/Dorkbox-Util/src/dorkbox/util/storage/Storage.java
+++ b/Dorkbox-Util/src/dorkbox/util/storage/Storage.java
@@ -104,6 +104,33 @@ public class Storage {
         }
     }
 
+    public static void shutdown() {
+        synchronized(storages) {
+            Collection<Storage> values = storages.values();
+            for (Storage storage : values) {
+                while (!storage.decrementReference()) {
+                }
+                storage.close();
+            }
+            storages.clear();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void delete(File file) {
+        synchronized(storages) {
+            Storage remove = storages.remove(file);
+            if (remove != null) {
+                remove.close();
+            }
+            file.delete();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void delete(Storage storage) {
+        File file = storage.getFile();
+        delete(file);
+    }
+
 
     private static void copyFields(Object source, Object dest) {
         Class<? extends Object> sourceClass = source.getClass();
@@ -215,33 +242,6 @@ public class Storage {
         return true;
     }
 
-    public static void shutdown() {
-        synchronized(storages) {
-            Collection<Storage> values = storages.values();
-            for (Storage storage : values) {
-                while (!storage.decrementReference()) {
-                }
-                storage.close();
-            }
-            storages.clear();
-        }
-    }
-
-    public static void delete(File file) {
-        synchronized(storages) {
-            Storage remove = storages.remove(file);
-            if (remove != null) {
-                remove.close();
-            }
-            file.delete();
-        }
-    }
-
-    public static void delete(Storage storage) {
-        File file = storage.getFile();
-        delete(file);
-    }
-
 
 
 
@@ -503,11 +503,12 @@ public class Storage {
      * Closes the database and file.
      */
     private final void close() {
-        this.isOpen.set(false);
-
         // timer action runs on THIS thread, not timer thread
         this.timer.delay(0L);
 
+        // have to "close" it after we run the timer!
+        this.isOpen.set(false);
+
         this.storage.close();
     }