diff --git a/cgi-bin/webnotes/utils/nestedset.py b/cgi-bin/webnotes/utils/nestedset.py
index e88f351659..47d78af053 100644
--- a/cgi-bin/webnotes/utils/nestedset.py
+++ b/cgi-bin/webnotes/utils/nestedset.py
@@ -159,10 +159,13 @@ def rebuild_tree(doctype, parent_field):
 		webnotes.conn.sql("commit")
 		webnotes.conn.sql("start transaction")
 		
-def rebuild_node(doctype, parent, left, parent_field, cnt = 0):
+cnt = 0
+
+def rebuild_node(doctype, parent, left, parent_field):
 	"""
 		reset lft, rgt and recursive call for all children
 	"""
+	global cnt
 	from webnotes.utils import now
 	n = now()
 	
@@ -172,7 +175,8 @@ def rebuild_node(doctype, parent, left, parent_field, cnt = 0):
 	# get all children of this node
 	result = webnotes.conn.sql("SELECT name FROM `tab%s` WHERE `%s`='%s'" % (doctype, parent_field, parent))
 	for r in result:
-		right = rebuild_node(doctype, r[0], right, parent_field, cnt)
+
+		right = rebuild_node(doctype, r[0], right, parent_field)
 
 	# we've got the left value, and now that we've processed
 	# the children of this node we also know the right value
@@ -180,7 +184,7 @@ def rebuild_node(doctype, parent, left, parent_field, cnt = 0):
 
 	# commit after every 100
 	cnt += 1
-	if cnt % 100 == 0:
+	if cnt % 500 == 0:
 		cnt = 0
 		webnotes.conn.sql("commit")
 		webnotes.conn.sql("start transaction")