diff --git a/db/db_impl.cc b/db/db_impl.cc
index a2798b8bc..f202d1fa6 100644
--- a/db/db_impl.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl.cc
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@ Status DBImpl::RecoverLogFiles(const std::vector<uint64_t>& log_numbers,
           flushed = true;
 
           cfd->CreateNewMemtable(*cfd->GetLatestMutableCFOptions(),
-                                 *next_sequence);
+                                 versions_->LastSequence());
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/optimistic_transaction_test.cc b/utilities/transactions/optimistic_transaction_test.cc
index fd90f2423..0b540471d 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/optimistic_transaction_test.cc
+++ b/utilities/transactions/optimistic_transaction_test.cc
@@ -34,14 +34,24 @@ class OptimisticTransactionTest : public testing::Test {
     dbname = test::TmpDir() + "/optimistic_transaction_testdb";
 
     DestroyDB(dbname, options);
-    Status s = OptimisticTransactionDB::Open(options, dbname, &txn_db);
-    assert(s.ok());
-    db = txn_db->GetBaseDB();
+    Open();
   }
   ~OptimisticTransactionTest() {
     delete txn_db;
     DestroyDB(dbname, options);
   }
+
+  void Reopen() {
+    delete txn_db;
+    Open();
+  }
+
+private:
+  void Open() {
+    Status s = OptimisticTransactionDB::Open(options, dbname, &txn_db);
+    assert(s.ok());
+    db = txn_db->GetBaseDB();
+  }
 };
 
 TEST_F(OptimisticTransactionTest, SuccessTest) {
@@ -1338,6 +1348,33 @@ TEST_F(OptimisticTransactionTest, OptimisticTransactionStressTest) {
   ASSERT_OK(s);
 }
 
+TEST_F(OptimisticTransactionTest, SequenceNumberAfterRecoverTest) {
+  WriteOptions write_options;
+  OptimisticTransactionOptions transaction_options;
+
+  Transaction* transaction(txn_db->BeginTransaction(write_options, transaction_options));
+  Status s = transaction->Put("foo", "val");
+  ASSERT_OK(s);
+  s = transaction->Put("foo2", "val");
+  ASSERT_OK(s);
+  s = transaction->Put("foo3", "val");
+  ASSERT_OK(s);
+  s = transaction->Commit();
+  ASSERT_OK(s);
+  delete transaction;
+
+  Reopen();
+  transaction = txn_db->BeginTransaction(write_options, transaction_options);
+  s = transaction->Put("bar", "val");
+  ASSERT_OK(s);
+  s = transaction->Put("bar2", "val");
+  ASSERT_OK(s);
+  s = transaction->Commit();
+  ASSERT_OK(s);
+
+  delete transaction;
+}
+
 }  // namespace rocksdb
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {