diff --git a/lib/db/blockmap.go b/lib/db/blockmap.go
index bb4277500..eab180718 100644
--- a/lib/db/blockmap.go
+++ b/lib/db/blockmap.go
@@ -39,12 +39,7 @@ func (m *BlockMap) Add(files []protocol.FileInfo) error {
 	buf := make([]byte, 4)
 	var key []byte
 	for _, file := range files {
-		if batch.Len() > maxBatchSize {
-			if err := m.db.Write(batch, nil); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			batch.Reset()
-		}
+		m.checkFlush(batch)
 
 		if file.IsDirectory() || file.IsDeleted() || file.IsInvalid() {
 			continue
@@ -65,29 +60,21 @@ func (m *BlockMap) Update(files []protocol.FileInfo) error {
 	buf := make([]byte, 4)
 	var key []byte
 	for _, file := range files {
-		if batch.Len() > maxBatchSize {
-			if err := m.db.Write(batch, nil); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			batch.Reset()
-		}
+		m.checkFlush(batch)
 
-		if file.IsDirectory() {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if file.IsDeleted() || file.IsInvalid() {
+		switch {
+		case file.IsDirectory():
+		case file.IsDeleted() || file.IsInvalid():
 			for _, block := range file.Blocks {
 				key = m.blockKeyInto(key, block.Hash, file.Name)
 				batch.Delete(key)
 			}
-			continue
-		}
-
-		for i, block := range file.Blocks {
-			binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(buf, uint32(i))
-			key = m.blockKeyInto(key, block.Hash, file.Name)
-			batch.Put(key, buf)
+		default:
+			for i, block := range file.Blocks {
+				binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(buf, uint32(i))
+				key = m.blockKeyInto(key, block.Hash, file.Name)
+				batch.Put(key, buf)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return m.db.Write(batch, nil)
@@ -98,33 +85,36 @@ func (m *BlockMap) Discard(files []protocol.FileInfo) error {
 	batch := new(leveldb.Batch)
 	var key []byte
 	for _, file := range files {
-		if batch.Len() > maxBatchSize {
-			if err := m.db.Write(batch, nil); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			batch.Reset()
-		}
-
-		for _, block := range file.Blocks {
-			key = m.blockKeyInto(key, block.Hash, file.Name)
-			batch.Delete(key)
-		}
+		m.checkFlush(batch)
+		m.discard(file, key, batch)
 	}
 	return m.db.Write(batch, nil)
 }
 
+func (m *BlockMap) discard(file protocol.FileInfo, key []byte, batch *leveldb.Batch) {
+	for _, block := range file.Blocks {
+		key = m.blockKeyInto(key, block.Hash, file.Name)
+		batch.Delete(key)
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *BlockMap) checkFlush(batch *leveldb.Batch) error {
+	if batch.Len() > maxBatchSize {
+		if err := m.db.Write(batch, nil); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		batch.Reset()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Drop block map, removing all entries related to this block map from the db.
 func (m *BlockMap) Drop() error {
 	batch := new(leveldb.Batch)
 	iter := m.db.NewIterator(util.BytesPrefix(m.blockKeyInto(nil, nil, "")[:keyPrefixLen+keyFolderLen]), nil)
 	defer iter.Release()
 	for iter.Next() {
-		if batch.Len() > maxBatchSize {
-			if err := m.db.Write(batch, nil); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			batch.Reset()
-		}
+		m.checkFlush(batch)
 
 		batch.Delete(iter.Key())
 	}
diff --git a/lib/db/meta.go b/lib/db/meta.go
index d9533bd9f..d63d8dd67 100644
--- a/lib/db/meta.go
+++ b/lib/db/meta.go
@@ -107,16 +107,18 @@ func (m *metadataTracker) countsPtr(dev protocol.DeviceID, flags uint32) *Counts
 // addFile adds a file to the counts, adjusting the sequence number as
 // appropriate
 func (m *metadataTracker) addFile(dev protocol.DeviceID, f FileIntf) {
-	if f.IsInvalid() && f.FileLocalFlags() == 0 {
-		// This is a remote invalid file; it does not count.
-		return
-	}
-
 	m.mut.Lock()
 	defer m.mut.Unlock()
 
 	m.dirty = true
 
+	m.updateSeqLocked(dev, f)
+
+	if f.IsInvalid() && f.FileLocalFlags() == 0 {
+		// This is a remote invalid file; it does not count.
+		return
+	}
+
 	if flags := f.FileLocalFlags(); flags == 0 {
 		// Account regular files in the zero-flags bucket.
 		m.addFileLocked(dev, 0, f)
@@ -128,6 +130,21 @@ func (m *metadataTracker) addFile(dev protocol.DeviceID, f FileIntf) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (m *metadataTracker) Sequence(dev protocol.DeviceID) int64 {
+	m.mut.Lock()
+	defer m.mut.Unlock()
+	return m.countsPtr(dev, 0).Sequence
+}
+
+func (m *metadataTracker) updateSeqLocked(dev protocol.DeviceID, f FileIntf) {
+	if dev == protocol.GlobalDeviceID {
+		return
+	}
+	if cp := m.countsPtr(dev, 0); f.SequenceNo() > cp.Sequence {
+		cp.Sequence = f.SequenceNo()
+	}
+}
+
 func (m *metadataTracker) addFileLocked(dev protocol.DeviceID, flags uint32, f FileIntf) {
 	cp := m.countsPtr(dev, flags)
 
@@ -142,10 +159,6 @@ func (m *metadataTracker) addFileLocked(dev protocol.DeviceID, flags uint32, f F
 		cp.Files++
 	}
 	cp.Bytes += f.FileSize()
-
-	if seq := f.SequenceNo(); seq > cp.Sequence {
-		cp.Sequence = seq
-	}
 }
 
 // removeFile removes a file from the counts
diff --git a/lib/db/meta_test.go b/lib/db/meta_test.go
index 4d807f656..661b8ed27 100644
--- a/lib/db/meta_test.go
+++ b/lib/db/meta_test.go
@@ -80,3 +80,24 @@ func TestMetaDevices(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("second device should be d2")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestMetaSequences(t *testing.T) {
+	d1 := protocol.DeviceID{1}
+	meta := newMetadataTracker()
+
+	meta.addFile(d1, protocol.FileInfo{Sequence: 1})
+	meta.addFile(d1, protocol.FileInfo{Sequence: 2, RawInvalid: true})
+	meta.addFile(d1, protocol.FileInfo{Sequence: 3})
+	meta.addFile(d1, protocol.FileInfo{Sequence: 4, RawInvalid: true})
+	meta.addFile(protocol.LocalDeviceID, protocol.FileInfo{Sequence: 1})
+	meta.addFile(protocol.LocalDeviceID, protocol.FileInfo{Sequence: 2})
+	meta.addFile(protocol.LocalDeviceID, protocol.FileInfo{Sequence: 3, LocalFlags: 1})
+	meta.addFile(protocol.LocalDeviceID, protocol.FileInfo{Sequence: 4, LocalFlags: 2})
+
+	if seq := meta.Sequence(d1); seq != 4 {
+		t.Error("sequence of first device should be 4, not", seq)
+	}
+	if seq := meta.Sequence(protocol.LocalDeviceID); seq != 4 {
+		t.Error("sequence of first device should be 4, not", seq)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/db/set.go b/lib/db/set.go
index 2889eeff2..948d563a2 100644
--- a/lib/db/set.go
+++ b/lib/db/set.go
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func (s *FileSet) Availability(file string) []protocol.DeviceID {
 }
 
 func (s *FileSet) Sequence(device protocol.DeviceID) int64 {
-	return s.meta.Counts(device, 0).Sequence
+	return s.meta.Sequence(device)
 }
 
 func (s *FileSet) LocalSize() Counts {