diff --git a/x/merkledb/trie_test.go b/x/merkledb/trie_test.go
index 713ae7f1e59..530a2db633f 100644
--- a/x/merkledb/trie_test.go
+++ b/x/merkledb/trie_test.go
@@ -1181,6 +1181,113 @@ func TestTrieViewInvalidChildrenExcept(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Empty(view1.childViews)
 }
 
+func Test_Trie_CommitToParentView_Concurrent(t *testing.T) {
+	for i := 0; i < 5000; i++ {
+		dbTrie, err := getBasicDB()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, dbTrie)
+
+		baseView, err := dbTrie.NewView()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		parentView, err := baseView.NewView()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		err = parentView.Insert(context.Background(), []byte{0}, []byte{0})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		childView1, err := parentView.NewView()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		err = childView1.Insert(context.Background(), []byte{1}, []byte{1})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		childView2, err := childView1.NewView()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		err = childView2.Insert(context.Background(), []byte{2}, []byte{2})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+		wg.Add(3)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			require.NoError(t, parentView.CommitToParent(context.Background()))
+		}()
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			require.NoError(t, childView1.CommitToParent(context.Background()))
+		}()
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			require.NoError(t, childView2.CommitToParent(context.Background()))
+		}()
+
+		wg.Wait()
+
+		val0, err := baseView.GetValue(context.Background(), []byte{0})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, []byte{0}, val0)
+
+		val1, err := baseView.GetValue(context.Background(), []byte{1})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, []byte{1}, val1)
+
+		val2, err := baseView.GetValue(context.Background(), []byte{2})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, []byte{2}, val2)
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_Trie_CommitToParentDB_Concurrent(t *testing.T) {
+	for i := 0; i < 5000; i++ {
+		dbTrie, err := getBasicDB()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, dbTrie)
+
+		parentView, err := dbTrie.NewView()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		err = parentView.Insert(context.Background(), []byte{0}, []byte{0})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		childView1, err := parentView.NewView()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		err = childView1.Insert(context.Background(), []byte{1}, []byte{1})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		childView2, err := childView1.NewView()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		err = childView2.Insert(context.Background(), []byte{2}, []byte{2})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+		wg.Add(3)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			require.NoError(t, parentView.CommitToParent(context.Background()))
+		}()
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			require.NoError(t, childView1.CommitToParent(context.Background()))
+		}()
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			require.NoError(t, childView2.CommitToParent(context.Background()))
+		}()
+
+		wg.Wait()
+
+		val0, err := dbTrie.GetValue(context.Background(), []byte{0})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, []byte{0}, val0)
+
+		val1, err := dbTrie.GetValue(context.Background(), []byte{1})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, []byte{1}, val1)
+
+		val2, err := dbTrie.GetValue(context.Background(), []byte{2})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, []byte{2}, val2)
+	}
+}
+
 func Test_Trie_ConcurrentReadWrite(t *testing.T) {
 	require := require.New(t)
 
diff --git a/x/merkledb/trieview.go b/x/merkledb/trieview.go
index 4f95711e18c..a1fc676d2b9 100644
--- a/x/merkledb/trieview.go
+++ b/x/merkledb/trieview.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const defaultPreallocationSize = 100
 
 var (
 	ErrCommitted          = errors.New("view has been committed")
-	ErrInvalid            = errors.New("the trie this view was based on has changed, rending this view invalid")
+	ErrInvalid            = errors.New("the trie this view was based on has changed, rendering this view invalid")
 	ErrOddLengthWithValue = errors.New(
 		"the underlying db only supports whole number of byte keys, so cannot record changes with odd nibble length",
 	)
@@ -222,10 +222,8 @@ func (t *trieView) calculateNodeIDs(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	// ensure that the view under this one is up-to-date before potentially pulling in nodes from it
 	// getting the Merkle root forces any unupdated nodes to recalculate their ids
-	if t.parentTrie != nil {
-		if _, err := t.getParentTrie().GetMerkleRoot(ctx); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	if _, err := t.getParentTrie().GetMerkleRoot(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	if err := t.applyChangedValuesToTrie(ctx); err != nil {
@@ -567,11 +565,10 @@ func (t *trieView) commitChanges(ctx context.Context, trieToCommit *trieView) er
 
 // CommitToParent commits the changes from this view to its parent Trie
 func (t *trieView) CommitToParent(ctx context.Context) error {
-	// if we are about to write to the db, then we to hold the commitLock
-	if t.getParentTrie() == t.db {
-		t.db.commitLock.Lock()
-		defer t.db.commitLock.Unlock()
-	}
+	// TODO: Only lock the commitlock when the parent is the DB
+	// TODO: fix concurrency bugs with CommitToParent
+	t.db.commitLock.Lock()
+	defer t.db.commitLock.Unlock()
 
 	t.lock.Lock()
 	defer t.lock.Unlock()
@@ -597,7 +594,7 @@ func (t *trieView) commitToParent(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// overwrite this view with changes from the incoming view
+	// write this view's changes into its parent
 	if err := t.getParentTrie().commitChanges(ctx, t); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}