diff --git a/stores/metadata.go b/stores/metadata.go
index 09201760e..0ce043874 100644
--- a/stores/metadata.go
+++ b/stores/metadata.go
@@ -2058,6 +2058,8 @@ LIMIT ?
 				return err
 			} else if err = tx.Exec("CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE src AS ?", healthQuery).Error; err != nil {
 				return err
+			} else if err = tx.Exec("CREATE INDEX src_id ON src (id)").Error; err != nil {
+				return err
 			}
 
 			var res *gorm.DB
@@ -2073,14 +2075,25 @@ LIMIT ?
 
 			// Update the health of the objects associated with the updated slabs.
 			if isSQLite(s.db) {
-				return tx.Exec(`UPDATE objects SET health = src.health FROM src
-								INNER JOIN slices ON slices.db_slab_id = src.id
-								WHERE slices.db_object_id = objects.id`).Error
+				return tx.Exec(`UPDATE objects SET health = i.health FROM (
+									SELECT slices.db_object_id, MIN(s.health) AS health
+									FROM slices
+									INNER JOIN src s ON s.id = slices.db_slab_id
+									INNER JOIN objects o ON o.id = slices.db_object_id
+									GROUP BY slices.db_object_id
+								) i
+								WHERE i.db_object_id = objects.id AND objects.health != i.health`).Error
 			} else {
 				return tx.Exec(`UPDATE objects
-								INNER JOIN slices sli ON sli.db_object_id = objects.id
-								INNER JOIN src s ON s.id = sli.db_slab_id
-								SET objects.health = s.health`).Error
+								INNER JOIN (
+									SELECT slices.db_object_id, MIN(s.health) as health
+									FROM slices
+									INNER JOIN src s ON s.id = slices.db_slab_id
+									GROUP BY slices.db_object_id
+								) i ON objects.id = i.db_object_id
+								SET objects.health = i.health
+								WHERE objects.health != i.health
+								`).Error
 			}
 		})
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/stores/sql.go b/stores/sql.go
index d7ee636db..0da9a35f6 100644
--- a/stores/sql.go
+++ b/stores/sql.go
@@ -581,18 +581,20 @@ func initConsensusInfo(db *gorm.DB) (dbConsensusInfo, modules.ConsensusChangeID,
 }
 
 func (s *SQLStore) ResetConsensusSubscription() error {
-	// drop tables
-	err := s.db.Migrator().DropTable(&dbConsensusInfo{}, &dbSiacoinElement{}, &dbTransaction{})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	// recreate the tables.
-	err = s.db.Migrator().AutoMigrate(&dbConsensusInfo{}, &dbSiacoinElement{}, &dbTransaction{})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	// initialise the consenus_info table.
-	ci, _, err := initConsensusInfo(s.db)
+	// empty tables and reinit consensus_infos
+	var ci dbConsensusInfo
+	err := s.retryTransaction(func(tx *gorm.DB) error {
+		if err := s.db.Exec("DELETE FROM consensus_infos").Error; err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else if err := s.db.Exec("DELETE FROM siacoin_elements").Error; err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else if err := s.db.Exec("DELETE FROM transactions").Error; err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else if ci, _, err = initConsensusInfo(tx); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/stores/sql_test.go b/stores/sql_test.go
index 9f072d3ad..5a5870a9f 100644
--- a/stores/sql_test.go
+++ b/stores/sql_test.go
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ func TestConsensusReset(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	// Reopen the SQLStore.
+	ss = ss.Reopen()
+	defer ss.Close()
+
 	// Check tables.
 	var count int64
 	if err := ss.db.Model(&dbConsensusInfo{}).Count(&count).Error; err != nil || count != 1 {