diff --git a/src/Transaction.cpp b/src/Transaction.cpp
index fc157e01a0..95d4d27720 100644
--- a/src/Transaction.cpp
+++ b/src/Transaction.cpp
@@ -535,10 +535,13 @@ bool Transaction::save()
 
 Transaction::pointer Transaction::transactionFromSQL(const std::string& sql)
 {
-	Serializer rawTxn(2048);
+	Serializer rawTxn;
 	std::string status;
 	uint32 inLedger;
 
+	int txSize = 2048;
+	rawTxn.resize(txSize);
+
 	{
 		ScopedLock sl(theApp->getTxnDB()->getDBLock());
 		Database* db = theApp->getTxnDB()->getDB();
@@ -548,15 +551,15 @@ Transaction::pointer Transaction::transactionFromSQL(const std::string& sql)
 
 		db->getStr("Status", status);
 		inLedger = db->getInt("LedgerSeq");
-		int txSize = db->getBinary("RawTxn", &*rawTxn.begin(), rawTxn.capacity());
-		if (txSize > rawTxn.size())
+		txSize = db->getBinary("RawTxn", &*rawTxn.begin(), rawTxn.getLength());
+		if (txSize > rawTxn.getLength())
 		{
 			rawTxn.resize(txSize);
-			db->getBinary("RawTxn", &*rawTxn.begin(), rawTxn.capacity());
+			db->getBinary("RawTxn", &*rawTxn.begin(), rawTxn.getLength());
 		}
-		else rawTxn.resize(txSize);
 		db->endIterRows();
 	}
+	rawTxn.resize(txSize);
 
 	SerializerIterator it(rawTxn);
 	SerializedTransaction::pointer txn = boost::make_shared<SerializedTransaction>(boost::ref(it));