Index: src/btree.c
==================================================================
--- src/btree.c
+++ src/btree.c
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 **    May you do good and not evil.
 **    May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others.
 **    May you share freely, never taking more than you give.
 **
 *************************************************************************
-** $Id: btree.c,v 1.513 2008/09/18 17:34:44 danielk1977 Exp $
+** $Id: btree.c,v 1.514 2008/09/18 18:17:04 danielk1977 Exp $
 **
 ** This file implements a external (disk-based) database using BTrees.
 ** See the header comment on "btreeInt.h" for additional information.
 ** Including a description of file format and an overview of operation.
 */
@@ -4951,10 +4951,13 @@
       rc = ptrmapPut(pBt, pgnoNew, PTRMAP_BTREE, pParent->pgno);
       if( rc==SQLITE_OK ){
         rc = ptrmapPutOvfl(pNew, 0);
       }
     }
+
+    /* Release the reference to the new page. */
+    releasePage(pNew);
   }
 
   /* At this point the pPage->nFree variable is not set correctly with
   ** respect to the content of the page (because it was set to 0 by 
   ** insertCell). So call sqlite3BtreeInitPage() to make sure it is
@@ -4970,14 +4973,13 @@
   */
   pPage->isInit = 0;
   sqlite3BtreeInitPage(pPage, pPage->pParent);
   sqlite3PagerUnref(pPage->pParent->pDbPage);
 
-  /* Release the reference to the new page and balance the parent page,
-  ** in case the divider cell inserted caused it to become overfull.
+  /* If everything else succeeded, balance the parent page, in 
+  ** case the divider cell inserted caused it to become overfull.
   */
-  releasePage(pNew);
   if( rc==SQLITE_OK ){
     rc = balance(pParent, 0);
   }
   return rc;
 }