diff --git a/src/rideables/MontageHashTable.hpp b/src/rideables/MontageHashTable.hpp
index 2b09220..883cdb8 100644
--- a/src/rideables/MontageHashTable.hpp
+++ b/src/rideables/MontageHashTable.hpp
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ class MontageHashTable : public RMap<K,V>, public Recoverable{
         }
     };
 
+    ~MontageHashTable() {
+        recover_mode(); // PDELETE --> noop
+        // clear transient structures.
+        clear();
+        online_mode(); // re-enable PDELETE.
+    }
+
     void init_thread(GlobalTestConfig* gtc, LocalTestConfig* ltc){
         Recoverable::init_thread(gtc, ltc);
     }