diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ext2/Journal.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ext2/Journal.cpp
index 80a10d959e..0f9984d4f7 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ext2/Journal.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ext2/Journal.cpp
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ Journal::Journal()
 	fFirstLogBlock(1),
 	fLogSize(0),
 	fVersion(0),
+	fIsStarted(false),
 	fLogStart(0),
 	fLogEnd(0),
 	fFreeBlocks(0),
@@ -175,6 +176,9 @@ Journal::InitCheck()
 status_t
 Journal::Uninit()
 {
+	if (!fIsStarted)
+		return B_OK;
+
 	status_t status = FlushLogAndBlocks();
 
 	if (status == B_OK) {
@@ -183,6 +187,8 @@ Journal::Uninit()
 		status = _SaveSuperBlock();
 	}
 
+	fIsStarted = false;
+
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -193,6 +199,7 @@ Journal::StartLog()
 	fLogStart = fFirstLogBlock;
 	fLogEnd = fFirstLogBlock;
 	fFreeBlocks = 0;
+	fIsStarted = true;
 
 	fCurrentCommitID = fFirstCommitID;
 
@@ -497,6 +504,8 @@ Journal::_WriteTransactionToLog()
 		"the transaction\n");
 
 	fHasSubTransaction = false;
+	if (!fIsStarted)
+		StartLog();
 
 	// Prepare Descriptor block
 	TRACE("Journal::_WriteTransactionToLog(): attempting to allocate space for "
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ext2/Journal.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ext2/Journal.h
index 23ded822da..d95d489661 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ext2/Journal.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ext2/Journal.h
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ protected:
 			uint32				fLogSize;
 			uint32				fVersion;
 			
+			bool				fIsStarted;
 			uint32				fLogStart;
 			uint32				fLogEnd;
 			uint32				fFreeBlocks;
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ext2/Volume.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ext2/Volume.cpp
index 8a2dffb305..54519e1aaa 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ext2/Volume.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ext2/Volume.cpp
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ status_t
 Volume::Sync()
 {
 	TRACE("Volume::Sync()\n");
-	return fJournal->FlushLogAndBlocks();
+	return fJournal->Uninit();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ext2/kernel_interface.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ext2/kernel_interface.cpp
index e8fe552579..beb78a8889 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ext2/kernel_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ext2/kernel_interface.cpp
@@ -176,6 +176,14 @@ ext2_read_fs_info(fs_volume* _volume, struct fs_info* info)
 }
 
 
+static status_t
+ext2_sync(fs_volume* _volume)
+{
+	Volume* volume = (Volume*)_volume->private_volume;
+	return volume->Sync();
+}
+
+
 //	#pragma mark -
 
 
@@ -1598,7 +1606,7 @@ fs_volume_ops gExt2VolumeOps = {
 	&ext2_unmount,
 	&ext2_read_fs_info,
 	NULL,	// write_fs_info()
-	NULL,	// sync()
+	&ext2_sync,
 	&ext2_get_vnode,
 };