diff --git a/src/store/writer.rs b/src/store/writer.rs
index cd80cd908..244bf72fc 100644
--- a/src/store/writer.rs
+++ b/src/store/writer.rs
@@ -29,14 +29,13 @@ pub struct StoreWriter {
 
     // the channel to send data to the compressor thread.
     compressor_sender: SyncSender<BlockCompressorMessage>,
-
     // the handle to check for errors on the thread
     compressor_thread_handle: JoinHandle<io::Result<()>>,
 }
 
 enum BlockCompressorMessage {
     AddBlock(DocumentBlock),
-    Stack((StoreReader, DocumentBlock)),
+    Stack(StoreReader),
 }
 
 impl StoreWriter {
@@ -61,10 +60,10 @@ impl StoreWriter {
             while let Ok(packet) = block_receiver.recv() {
                 match packet {
                     BlockCompressorMessage::AddBlock(block) => {
-                        block_compressor.compress_block(block)?;
+                        block_compressor.compress_block_and_write(block)?;
                     }
-                    BlockCompressorMessage::Stack((store_reader, block)) => {
-                        block_compressor.stack(block, store_reader)?;
+                    BlockCompressorMessage::Stack(store_reader) => {
+                        block_compressor.stack(store_reader)?;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -95,22 +94,25 @@ impl StoreWriter {
     /// Checks if the current block is full, and if so, compresses and flushes it.
     fn check_flush_block(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
         if self.current_block.len() > self.block_size {
-            let block = self.get_current_block();
-            self.compressor_sender
-                .send(BlockCompressorMessage::AddBlock(block))
-                .map_err(|err| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, err))?;
+            self.send_current_block_to_compressor()?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn get_current_block(&mut self) -> DocumentBlock {
+    /// Flushes current uncompressed block and sends to compressor.
+    fn send_current_block_to_compressor(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
         let block = DocumentBlock {
             data: self.current_block.to_owned(),
             num_docs_in_block: self.num_docs_in_current_block,
         };
         self.current_block.clear();
         self.num_docs_in_current_block = 0;
-        block
+        if !block.is_empty() {
+            self.compressor_sender
+                .send(BlockCompressorMessage::AddBlock(block))
+                .map_err(|err| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, err))?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Store a new document.
@@ -150,10 +152,10 @@ impl StoreWriter {
     /// in the store and adding them one by one, as the store's data will
     /// not be decompressed and then recompressed.
     pub fn stack(&mut self, store_reader: StoreReader) -> io::Result<()> {
-        self.check_flush_block()?;
-        let block = self.get_current_block();
+        // We flush the current block first before stacking
+        self.send_current_block_to_compressor()?;
         self.compressor_sender
-            .send(BlockCompressorMessage::Stack((store_reader, block)))
+            .send(BlockCompressorMessage::Stack(store_reader))
             .map_err(|err| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, err))?;
 
         Ok(())
@@ -164,12 +166,7 @@ impl StoreWriter {
     /// Compress the last unfinished block if any,
     /// and serializes the skip list index on disc.
     pub fn close(mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
-        let block = self.get_current_block();
-        if !block.is_empty() {
-            self.compressor_sender
-                .send(BlockCompressorMessage::AddBlock(block))
-                .map_err(|err| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, err))?;
-        }
+        self.send_current_block_to_compressor()?;
         drop(self.compressor_sender);
 
         self.compressor_thread_handle
@@ -183,7 +180,7 @@ impl StoreWriter {
 /// BlockCompressor is separated from StoreWriter, to be run in an own thread
 pub struct BlockCompressor {
     compressor: Compressor,
-    doc: DocId,
+    first_doc_in_block: DocId,
     offset_index_writer: SkipIndexBuilder,
     intermediary_buffer: Vec<u8>,
     writer: CountingWriter<WritePtr>,
@@ -204,14 +201,14 @@ impl BlockCompressor {
     fn new(compressor: Compressor, writer: WritePtr) -> Self {
         Self {
             compressor,
-            doc: 0,
+            first_doc_in_block: 0,
             offset_index_writer: SkipIndexBuilder::new(),
             intermediary_buffer: Vec::new(),
             writer: CountingWriter::wrap(writer),
         }
     }
 
-    fn compress_block(&mut self, block: DocumentBlock) -> io::Result<()> {
+    fn compress_block_and_write(&mut self, block: DocumentBlock) -> io::Result<()> {
         assert!(block.num_docs_in_block > 0);
         self.intermediary_buffer.clear();
         self.compressor
@@ -222,7 +219,7 @@ impl BlockCompressor {
         let end_offset = self.writer.written_bytes() as usize;
 
         self.register_checkpoint(Checkpoint {
-            doc_range: self.doc..self.doc + block.num_docs_in_block,
+            doc_range: self.first_doc_in_block..self.first_doc_in_block + block.num_docs_in_block,
             byte_range: start_offset..end_offset,
         });
         Ok(())
@@ -230,18 +227,15 @@ impl BlockCompressor {
 
     fn register_checkpoint(&mut self, checkpoint: Checkpoint) {
         self.offset_index_writer.insert(checkpoint.clone());
-        self.doc = checkpoint.doc_range.end;
+        self.first_doc_in_block = checkpoint.doc_range.end;
     }
 
     /// Stacks a store reader on top of the documents written so far.
     /// This method is an optimization compared to iterating over the documents
     /// in the store and adding them one by one, as the store's data will
     /// not be decompressed and then recompressed.
-    fn stack(&mut self, block: DocumentBlock, store_reader: StoreReader) -> io::Result<()> {
-        if !block.is_empty() {
-            self.compress_block(block)?;
-        }
-        let doc_shift = self.doc;
+    fn stack(&mut self, store_reader: StoreReader) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let doc_shift = self.first_doc_in_block;
         let start_shift = self.writer.written_bytes() as usize;
 
         // just bulk write all of the block of the given reader.