diff --git a/ion/src/shared/storage.cpp b/ion/src/shared/storage.cpp
index da736cc1d..495eef8c6 100644
--- a/ion/src/shared/storage.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/shared/storage.cpp
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ void Storage::destroyRecord(Record record) {
     if (record == currentRecord) {
       record_size_t previousRecordSize = sizeOfRecordStarting(p);
       slideBuffer(p+previousRecordSize, -previousRecordSize);
+      return;
     }
   }
 }