diff --git a/lib/persistence.js b/lib/persistence.js
index e2e32b0..f6fd96f 100644
--- a/lib/persistence.js
+++ b/lib/persistence.js
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ Persistence.prototype.persistCachedDatabase = function (cb) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * Queue a rewrite of the datafile
+ */
+Persistence.prototype.compactDatafile = function () {
+  this.db.executor.push({ this: this, fn: this.persistCachedDatabase, arguments: [] });
+};
+
+
 /**
  * Set automatic compaction every interval ms
  * @param {Number} interval in milliseconds, with an enforced minimum of 5 seconds
@@ -113,7 +121,7 @@ Persistence.prototype.setAutocompactionInterval = function (interval) {
   this.stopAutocompaction();
 
   this.autocompactionIntervalId = setInterval(function () {
-    self.db.executor.push({ this: self, fn: self.persistCachedDatabase, arguments: [] });
+    self.compactDatafile();
   }, interval);
 };
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 93edf4f..ebef603 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nedb",
-  "version": "0.8.2",
+  "version": "0.8.3",
   "author": {
     "name": "tldr.io",
     "email": "hello@tldr.io"