diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 18a116b07..e941dce04 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
@@ -567,6 +568,16 @@ type Bit struct {
 // Bits represents a slice of bits.
 type Bits []Bit
 
+func (p Bits) Swap(i, j int) { p[i], p[j] = p[j], p[i] }
+func (p Bits) Len() int      { return len(p) }
+
+func (p Bits) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	if p[i].BitmapID == p[j].BitmapID {
+		return p[i].ProfileID < p[j].ProfileID
+	}
+	return p[i].BitmapID < p[j].BitmapID
+}
+
 // BitmapIDs returns a slice of all the bitmap IDs.
 func (a Bits) BitmapIDs() []uint64 {
 	other := make([]uint64, len(a))
@@ -592,5 +603,11 @@ func (a Bits) GroupBySlice() map[uint64][]Bit {
 		slice := bit.ProfileID / SliceWidth
 		m[slice] = append(m[slice], bit)
 	}
+
+	for slice, bits := range m {
+		sort.Sort(Bits(bits))
+		m[slice] = bits
+	}
+
 	return m
 }
diff --git a/fragment.go b/fragment.go
index 551c5b68d..8d226fb24 100644
--- a/fragment.go
+++ b/fragment.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pilosa
 
 import (
 	"archive/tar"
+	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/sha1"
 	"encoding/binary"
@@ -848,13 +849,14 @@ func (f *Fragment) Import(bitmapIDs, profileIDs []uint64) error {
 				bmCounter = bitmap.Count()
 				lastID = bitmapID
 			}
-
-			// Invalidate block checksum.
-			delete(f.checksums, int(bitmapID/HashBlockSize))
 			if bitmap.SetBit(profileID) {
 				bmCounter += 1
 			}
+
+			// Invalidate block checksum.
+			delete(f.checksums, int(bitmapID/HashBlockSize))
 		}
+
 		f.cache.Invalidate()
 		return nil
 	}(); err != nil {
@@ -905,8 +907,11 @@ func (f *Fragment) snapshot() error {
 	defer file.Close()
 
 	// Write storage to snapshot.
-	if _, err := f.storage.WriteTo(file); err != nil {
+	bw := bufio.NewWriter(file)
+	if _, err := f.storage.WriteTo(bw); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("snapshot write to: %s", err)
+	} else if err := bw.Flush(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("flush: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	// Close current storage.