diff --git a/lbry/wallet/server/leveldb.py b/lbry/wallet/server/leveldb.py
index 86dba8955..69c6da06b 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/server/leveldb.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/server/leveldb.py
@@ -83,21 +83,29 @@ class LevelDB:
         self.header_mc = MerkleCache(self.merkle, self.fs_block_hashes)
 
         path = partial(os.path.join, self.env.db_dir)
-        self.tx_counts_file = util.LogicalFile(path('meta/txcounts'), 2, 2000000)
         self.hashes_file = util.LogicalFile(path('meta/hashes'), 4, 16000000)
         self.headers_db = None
+        self.tx_count_db = None
 
     async def _read_tx_counts(self):
         if self.tx_counts is not None:
             return
         # tx_counts[N] has the cumulative number of txs at the end of
         # height N.  So tx_counts[0] is 1 - the genesis coinbase
-        size = (self.db_height + 1) * 4
-        tx_counts = self.tx_counts_file.read(0, size)
-        assert len(tx_counts) == size
+
+        def get_counts():
+            return tuple(
+                util.unpack_be_uint64(tx_count)
+                for tx_count in self.tx_count_db.iterator(prefix=TX_COUNT_PREFIX, include_key=False)
+            )
+
+        tx_counts = await asyncio.get_event_loop().run_in_executor(self.executor, get_counts)
+        assert len(tx_counts) == self.db_height + 1, f"{len(tx_counts)} vs {self.db_height + 1}"
         self.tx_counts = array.array('I', tx_counts)
+
         if self.tx_counts:
-            assert self.db_tx_count == self.tx_counts[-1]
+            assert self.db_tx_count == self.tx_counts[-1], \
+                f"{self.db_tx_count} vs {self.tx_counts[-1]} ({len(self.tx_counts)} counts)"
         else:
             assert self.db_tx_count == 0
 
@@ -111,6 +119,12 @@ class LevelDB:
             self.logger.info('created new headers db')
         self.logger.info(f'opened headers DB (for sync: {for_sync})')
 
+        assert self.tx_count_db is None
+        self.tx_count_db = self.db_class('tx_count', for_sync)
+        if self.tx_count_db.is_new:
+            self.logger.info('created new tx count db')
+        self.logger.info(f'opened tx count DB (for sync: {for_sync})')
+
         assert self.utxo_db is None
         # First UTXO DB
         self.utxo_db = self.db_class('utxo', for_sync)
@@ -135,6 +149,7 @@ class LevelDB:
         self.utxo_db.close()
         self.history.close_db()
         self.headers_db.close()
+        self.tx_count_db.close()
         self.executor.shutdown(wait=True)
         self.executor = None
 
@@ -162,6 +177,9 @@ class LevelDB:
         if self.headers_db:
             self.headers_db.close()
             self.headers_db = None
+        if self.tx_count_db:
+            self.tx_count_db.close()
+            self.tx_count_db = None
         await self._open_dbs(False, False)
 
     # Header merkle cache
@@ -259,10 +277,8 @@ class LevelDB:
         for header in flush_data.headers:
             tx_count = self.tx_counts[height_start]
             self.headers_db.put(HEADER_PREFIX + util.pack_be_uint64(height_start), header)
+            self.tx_count_db.put(TX_COUNT_PREFIX + util.pack_be_uint64(height_start), util.pack_be_uint64(tx_count))
             height_start += 1
-        offset = height_start * self.tx_counts.itemsize
-        self.tx_counts_file.write(offset,
-                                  self.tx_counts[height_start:].tobytes())
         offset = prior_tx_count * 32
         self.hashes_file.write(offset, hashes)