Index: org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/SplitTransaction.java =================================================================== --- org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/SplitTransaction.java (revision 1096689) +++ org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/SplitTransaction.java (working copy) @@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ break; case CREATE_SPLIT_DIR: + this.parent.writestate.writesEnabled = true; cleanupSplitDir(fs, this.splitdir); break;