diff --git a/src/common/rclconfig.cpp b/src/common/rclconfig.cpp
index d4339edd..ff414b43 100644
--- a/src/common/rclconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/common/rclconfig.cpp
@@ -1197,7 +1197,6 @@ void RclConfig::initFrom(const RclConfig& r)
     m_datadir = r.m_datadir;
     m_keydir = r.m_keydir;
     m_cdirs = r.m_cdirs;
-    // We should use reference-counted objects instead!
     if (r.m_conf)
 	m_conf = new ConfStack<ConfTree>(*(r.m_conf));
     if (r.mimemap)
diff --git a/src/index/indexer.cpp b/src/index/indexer.cpp
index 48327739..4cd9f013 100644
--- a/src/index/indexer.cpp
+++ b/src/index/indexer.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ bool ConfIndexer::index(bool resetbefore, ixType typestorun)
         deleteZ(m_fsindexer);
         m_fsindexer = new FsIndexer(m_config, &m_db, m_updater);
         if (!m_fsindexer || !m_fsindexer->index()) {
+	    m_db.close();
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ bool ConfIndexer::index(bool resetbefore, ixType typestorun)
         deleteZ(m_beagler);
         m_beagler = new BeagleQueueIndexer(m_config, &m_db, m_updater);
         if (!m_beagler || !m_beagler->index()) {
+	    m_db.close();
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -79,8 +81,10 @@ bool ConfIndexer::index(bool resetbefore, ixType typestorun)
     if (typestorun == IxTAll) {
         // Get rid of all database entries that don't exist in the
         // filesystem anymore. Only if all *configured* indexers ran.
-        if (m_updater && !m_updater->update(DbIxStatus::DBIXS_PURGE, string()))
+        if (m_updater && !m_updater->update(DbIxStatus::DBIXS_PURGE, string())) {
+	    m_db.close();
 	    return false;
+	}
         m_db.purge();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/index/recollindex.cpp b/src/index/recollindex.cpp
index bcdf4e59..f7f42ace 100644
--- a/src/index/recollindex.cpp
+++ b/src/index/recollindex.cpp
@@ -471,8 +471,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	    }
 	    deleteZ(confindexer);
 	    o_reexec->insertArgs(vector<string>(1, "-n"));
-	    LOGDEB(("recollindex: calling reexec after init path with "
-		    "option -n\n"));
+	    LOGINFO(("recollindex: reexecuting with -n after initial full pass\n"));
 	    // Note that -n will be inside the reexec when we come
 	    // back, but the monitor will explicitely strip it before
 	    // starting a config change exec to ensure that we do a
diff --git a/src/rcldb/rcldb.cpp b/src/rcldb/rcldb.cpp
index 4f86dbf2..38f4a646 100644
--- a/src/rcldb/rcldb.cpp
+++ b/src/rcldb/rcldb.cpp
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ Db::Native::Native(Db *db)
     : m_rcldb(db), m_isopen(false), m_iswritable(false),
       m_noversionwrite(false)
 #ifdef IDX_THREADS
-    , m_wqueue("DbUpd", 
-	       m_rcldb->m_config->getThrConf(RclConfig::ThrDbWrite).first),
+    , m_wqueue("DbUpd", m_rcldb->m_config->getThrConf(RclConfig::ThrDbWrite).first),
       m_totalworkns(0LL)
 #endif // IDX_THREADS
 { 
@@ -477,7 +476,7 @@ bool Db::open(OpenMode mode, OpenError *error)
 // Note: xapian has no close call, we delete and recreate the db
 bool Db::close()
 {
-    LOGDEB2(("Db::close()\n"));
+    LOGDEB1(("Db::close()\n"));
     return i_close(false);
 }
 bool Db::i_close(bool final)
diff --git a/src/utils/ptmutex.h b/src/utils/ptmutex.h
index 9aacfc4f..4cd9324f 100644
--- a/src/utils/ptmutex.h
+++ b/src/utils/ptmutex.h
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@
 class PTMutexInit {
 public:
     pthread_mutex_t m_mutex;
+    int m_status;
     PTMutexInit() 
     {
-	pthread_mutex_init(&m_mutex, 0);
+	m_status = pthread_mutex_init(&m_mutex, 0);
     }
 };
 
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ public:
 	    pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_lock.m_mutex);
     }
     int ok() {return m_status == 0;}
+    // For pthread_cond_wait etc.
+    pthread_mutex_t *getMutex() 
+    {
+	return &m_lock.m_mutex;
+    }
 private:
     PTMutexInit& m_lock;
     int m_status;
diff --git a/src/utils/workqueue.h b/src/utils/workqueue.h
index 7c4bbb09..61c32154 100644
--- a/src/utils/workqueue.h
+++ b/src/utils/workqueue.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ using std::queue;
 using std::string;
 
 #include "debuglog.h"
+#include "ptmutex.h"
 
 /// Just an initialized timespec. Not really used any more.
 class WQTData {
@@ -67,8 +68,7 @@ public:
 	  m_workersleeps(0)
     {
         m_ok = (m_high >= 0) && (pthread_cond_init(&m_ccond, 0) == 0) &&
-	    (pthread_cond_init(&m_wcond, 0) == 0) && 
-            (pthread_mutex_init(&m_mutex, 0) == 0);
+	    (pthread_cond_init(&m_wcond, 0) == 0);
     }
 
     ~WorkQueue() 
@@ -88,19 +88,17 @@ public:
      */
     bool start(int nworkers, void *(*start_routine)(void *), void *arg)
     {
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&m_mutex);
+	PTMutexLocker lock(m_mutex);
         for  (int i = 0; i < nworkers; i++) {
             int err;
             pthread_t thr;
             if ((err = pthread_create(&thr, 0, start_routine, arg))) {
                 LOGERR(("WorkQueue:%s: pthread_create failed, err %d\n",
                         m_name.c_str(), err));
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
                 return false;
             }
             m_worker_threads.insert(pair<pthread_t, WQTData>(thr, WQTData()));
         }
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -110,7 +108,8 @@ public:
      */
     bool put(T t)
     {
-        if (pthread_mutex_lock(&m_mutex) != 0 || !ok()) {
+	PTMutexLocker lock(m_mutex);
+        if (!lock.ok() || !ok()) {
 	    LOGERR(("WorkQueue::put:%s: !ok or mutex_lock failed\n", 
 		    m_name.c_str()));
             return false;
@@ -119,9 +118,8 @@ public:
         while (ok() && m_high > 0 && m_queue.size() >= m_high) {
             // Keep the order: we test ok() AFTER the sleep...
 	    m_clients_waiting++;
-            if (pthread_cond_wait(&m_ccond, &m_mutex) || !ok()) {
+            if (pthread_cond_wait(&m_ccond, lock.getMutex()) || !ok()) {
 		m_clients_waiting--;
-                pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
                 return false;
             }
 	    m_clients_waiting--;
@@ -135,7 +133,6 @@ public:
 	    m_nowake++;
 	}
 
-        pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -152,7 +149,8 @@ public:
      */
     bool waitIdle()
     {
-        if (pthread_mutex_lock(&m_mutex) != 0 || !ok()) {
+	PTMutexLocker lock(m_mutex);
+        if (!lock.ok() || !ok()) {
             LOGERR(("WorkQueue::waitIdle:%s: not ok or can't lock\n",
                     m_name.c_str()));
             return false;
@@ -163,18 +161,16 @@ public:
         while (ok() && (m_queue.size() > 0 || 
                         m_workers_waiting != m_worker_threads.size())) {
 	    m_clients_waiting++;
-            if (pthread_cond_wait(&m_ccond, &m_mutex)) {
+            if (pthread_cond_wait(&m_ccond, lock.getMutex())) {
 		m_clients_waiting--;
                 m_ok = false;
                 LOGERR(("WorkQueue::waitIdle:%s: cond_wait failed\n",
 			   m_name.c_str()));
-                pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
                 return false;
             }
 	    m_clients_waiting--;
         }
 
-        pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
         return ok();
     }
 
@@ -185,8 +181,8 @@ public:
      */
     void* setTerminateAndWait()
     {
+	PTMutexLocker lock(m_mutex);
         LOGDEB(("setTerminateAndWait:%s\n", m_name.c_str()));
-        pthread_mutex_lock(&m_mutex);
 
 	if (m_worker_threads.empty()) {
 	    // Already called ?
@@ -198,8 +194,7 @@ public:
         while (m_workers_exited < m_worker_threads.size()) {
             pthread_cond_broadcast(&m_wcond);
 	    m_clients_waiting++;
-            if (pthread_cond_wait(&m_ccond, &m_mutex)) {
-                pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
+            if (pthread_cond_wait(&m_ccond, lock.getMutex())) {
                 LOGERR(("WorkQueue::setTerminate:%s: cond_wait failed\n",
 			   m_name.c_str()));
 		m_clients_waiting--;
@@ -222,8 +217,13 @@ public:
                 statusall = status;
             m_worker_threads.erase(it);
         }
+
+	// Reset to start state.
+	m_workers_waiting = m_workers_exited = m_clients_waiting = m_tottasks =
+	    m_nowake = m_workersleeps = 0;
+        m_ok = true;
+
         LOGDEB(("setTerminateAndWait:%s done\n", m_name.c_str()));
-        pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
         return statusall;
     }
 
@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ public:
      */
     bool take(T* tp, size_t *szp = 0)
     {
-        if (pthread_mutex_lock(&m_mutex) != 0 || !ok()) {
+	PTMutexLocker lock(m_mutex);
+        if (!lock.ok() || !ok()) {
 	    LOGDEB(("WorkQueue::take:%s: not ok\n", m_name.c_str()));
             return false;
 	}
@@ -244,13 +245,12 @@ public:
             m_workers_waiting++;
             if (m_queue.empty())
                 pthread_cond_broadcast(&m_ccond);
-            if (pthread_cond_wait(&m_wcond, &m_mutex) || !ok()) {
+            if (pthread_cond_wait(&m_wcond, lock.getMutex()) || !ok()) {
 		// !ok is a normal condition when shutting down
 		if (ok())
 		    LOGERR(("WorkQueue::take:%s: cond_wait failed or !ok\n",
 			    m_name.c_str()));
                 m_workers_waiting--;
-                pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
                 return false;
             }
             m_workers_waiting--;
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ public:
 	} else {
 	    m_nowake++;
 	}
-        pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -281,19 +280,16 @@ public:
     void workerExit()
     {
 	LOGDEB(("workerExit:%s\n", m_name.c_str()));
-        if (pthread_mutex_lock(&m_mutex) != 0)
-            return;
+	PTMutexLocker lock(m_mutex);
         m_workers_exited++;
         m_ok = false;
         pthread_cond_broadcast(&m_ccond);
-        pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
     }
 
     size_t qsize() 
     {
-        pthread_mutex_lock(&m_mutex);
+	PTMutexLocker lock(m_mutex);
         size_t sz = m_queue.size();
-        pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_mutex);
         return sz;
     }
 
@@ -330,7 +326,7 @@ private:
     queue<T> m_queue;
     pthread_cond_t m_ccond;
     pthread_cond_t m_wcond;
-    pthread_mutex_t m_mutex;
+    PTMutexInit m_mutex;
     unsigned int m_clients_waiting;
     unsigned int m_tottasks;
     unsigned int m_nowake;