diff --git a/utilities/transactions/transaction_base.cc b/utilities/transactions/transaction_base.cc
index 72d12c607..01bab827a 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/transaction_base.cc
+++ b/utilities/transactions/transaction_base.cc
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ TransactionBaseImpl::TransactionBaseImpl(DB* db,
       write_options_(write_options),
       cmp_(GetColumnFamilyUserComparator(db->DefaultColumnFamily())),
       start_time_(db_->GetEnv()->NowMicros()),
-      write_batch_(cmp_, 0, true) {}
+      write_batch_(cmp_, 0, true),
+      indexing_enabled_(true) {}
 
 TransactionBaseImpl::~TransactionBaseImpl() {
   // Release snapshot if snapshot is set
@@ -38,10 +39,15 @@ void TransactionBaseImpl::Clear() {
   num_merges_ = 0;
 }
 
-void TransactionBaseImpl::Reinitialize(const WriteOptions& write_options) {
+void TransactionBaseImpl::Reinitialize(DB* db,
+                                       const WriteOptions& write_options) {
   Clear();
+  ClearSnapshot();
+  db_ = db;
   write_options_ = write_options;
   start_time_ = db_->GetEnv()->NowMicros();
+  indexing_enabled_ = true;
+  cmp_ = GetColumnFamilyUserComparator(db_->DefaultColumnFamily());
 }
 
 void TransactionBaseImpl::SetSnapshot() {
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/transaction_base.h b/utilities/transactions/transaction_base.h
index 86903ea1f..db33b6f65 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/transaction_base.h
+++ b/utilities/transactions/transaction_base.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class TransactionBaseImpl : public Transaction {
   // Remove pending operations queued in this transaction.
   virtual void Clear();
 
-  void Reinitialize(const WriteOptions& write_options);
+  void Reinitialize(DB* db, const WriteOptions& write_options);
 
   // Called before executing Put, Merge, Delete, and GetForUpdate.  If TryLock
   // returns non-OK, the Put/Merge/Delete/GetForUpdate will be failed.
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class TransactionBaseImpl : public Transaction {
   // Sets a snapshot if SetSnapshotOnNextOperation() has been called.
   void SetSnapshotIfNeeded();
 
-  DB* const db_;
+  DB* db_;
 
   WriteOptions write_options_;
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ class TransactionBaseImpl : public Transaction {
   // WriteBatchWithIndex.
   // If false, future Put/Merge/Deletes will be inserted directly into the
   // underlying WriteBatch and not indexed in the WriteBatchWithIndex.
-  bool indexing_enabled_ = true;
+  bool indexing_enabled_;
 
   // SetSnapshotOnNextOperation() has been called and the snapshot has not yet
   // been reset.
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/transaction_db_impl.cc b/utilities/transactions/transaction_db_impl.cc
index b02d7bd25..ef03f3454 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/transaction_db_impl.cc
+++ b/utilities/transactions/transaction_db_impl.cc
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void TransactionDBImpl::ReinitializeTransaction(
   assert(dynamic_cast<TransactionImpl*>(txn) != nullptr);
   auto txn_impl = reinterpret_cast<TransactionImpl*>(txn);
 
-  txn_impl->Reinitialize(write_options, txn_options);
+  txn_impl->Reinitialize(this, write_options, txn_options);
 }
 
 }  //  namespace rocksdb
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.cc b/utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.cc
index 33393751d..8f80433a8 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.cc
+++ b/utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.cc
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ void TransactionImpl::Initialize(const TransactionOptions& txn_options) {
   if (txn_options.set_snapshot) {
     SetSnapshot();
   }
+
   if (expiration_time_ > 0) {
     txn_db_impl_->InsertExpirableTransaction(txn_id_, this);
   }
@@ -87,9 +88,10 @@ void TransactionImpl::Clear() {
   TransactionBaseImpl::Clear();
 }
 
-void TransactionImpl::Reinitialize(const WriteOptions& write_options,
+void TransactionImpl::Reinitialize(TransactionDB* txn_db,
+                                   const WriteOptions& write_options,
                                    const TransactionOptions& txn_options) {
-  TransactionBaseImpl::Reinitialize(write_options);
+  TransactionBaseImpl::Reinitialize(txn_db->GetBaseDB(), write_options);
   Initialize(txn_options);
 }
 
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.h b/utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.h
index 8a8ed6531..cb02e2834 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.h
+++ b/utilities/transactions/transaction_impl.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class TransactionImpl : public TransactionBaseImpl {
 
   virtual ~TransactionImpl();
 
-  void Reinitialize(const WriteOptions& write_options,
+  void Reinitialize(TransactionDB* txn_db, const WriteOptions& write_options,
                     const TransactionOptions& txn_options);
 
   Status Commit() override;
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/transaction_test.cc b/utilities/transactions/transaction_test.cc
index 809dc9506..6f40e5e6a 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/transaction_test.cc
+++ b/utilities/transactions/transaction_test.cc
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ TEST_F(TransactionTest, ReinitializeTest) {
 
   // Reinitialize transaction to no long expire
   txn_options.expiration = -1;
-  db->BeginTransaction(write_options, txn_options, txn1);
+  txn1 = db->BeginTransaction(write_options, txn_options, txn1);
 
   s = txn1->Put("Z", "z");
   ASSERT_OK(s);
@@ -1231,13 +1231,13 @@ TEST_F(TransactionTest, ReinitializeTest) {
   s = txn1->Commit();
   ASSERT_OK(s);
 
-  db->BeginTransaction(write_options, txn_options, txn1);
+  txn1 = db->BeginTransaction(write_options, txn_options, txn1);
 
   s = txn1->Put("Z", "zz");
   ASSERT_OK(s);
 
   // Reinitilize txn1 and verify that Z gets unlocked
-  db->BeginTransaction(write_options, txn_options, txn1);
+  txn1 = db->BeginTransaction(write_options, txn_options, txn1);
 
   Transaction* txn2 = db->BeginTransaction(write_options, txn_options, nullptr);
   s = txn2->Put("Z", "zzz");
@@ -1262,12 +1262,12 @@ TEST_F(TransactionTest, ReinitializeTest) {
   ASSERT_OK(s);
   ASSERT_EQ(value, "zzzz");
 
-  db->BeginTransaction(write_options, txn_options, txn1);
+  txn1 = db->BeginTransaction(write_options, txn_options, txn1);
   const Snapshot* snapshot = txn1->GetSnapshot();
-  ASSERT_TRUE(snapshot);
+  ASSERT_FALSE(snapshot);
 
   txn_options.set_snapshot = true;
-  db->BeginTransaction(write_options, txn_options, txn1);
+  txn1 = db->BeginTransaction(write_options, txn_options, txn1);
   snapshot = txn1->GetSnapshot();
   ASSERT_TRUE(snapshot);
 
@@ -1280,8 +1280,9 @@ TEST_F(TransactionTest, ReinitializeTest) {
   ASSERT_OK(s);
 
   txn_options.set_snapshot = false;
-  db->BeginTransaction(write_options, txn_options, txn1);
+  txn1 = db->BeginTransaction(write_options, txn_options, txn1);
   snapshot = txn1->GetSnapshot();
+  ASSERT_FALSE(snapshot);
 
   s = txn1->Put("X", "x");
   ASSERT_OK(s);