diff --git a/examples/StackableArray.php b/examples/StackableArray.php
index f5e03495..aa900c0c 100644
--- a/examples/StackableArray.php
+++ b/examples/StackableArray.php
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 *		because these arrays are meant to provide efficiency using the ArrayAccess interface is unsuitable.
 */
 class StackableArray extends Stackable {
-	public $counter = 0;
-
 	/*
 	* Always think about caching these types of objects, don't waste the run method or your workers
 	*/
@@ -44,13 +42,13 @@ public function run(){
 		*		then don't protect these instructions
 		*		you will incurr additional unecessary locking
 		*/
-		$this->test[++$this->test->counter]=rand(0, 10);
+		$this->test[]=rand(0, 10);
 	}
 }
 /* create the array here for passing */
 $s = new StackableArray();
 /* set a pointless value */
-$s[++$s->counter]="h";
+$s[]="h";
 /* show it was set */
 print_r($s);
 $ts = array();
@@ -61,6 +59,8 @@ public function run(){
 /* we want all threads to complete */
 foreach($ts as $t)
 	$t->join();
+
+$s[510] = "test";
 /* show it was all set without corruption */
 print_r($s);
 ?>
diff --git a/src/handlers.c b/src/handlers.c
index b9285dd2..7ce6a883 100644
--- a/src/handlers.c
+++ b/src/handlers.c
@@ -96,10 +96,25 @@ zval * pthreads_read_dimension(PTHREADS_READ_DIMENSION_PASSTHRU_D) { return pthr
 void pthreads_write_property(PTHREADS_WRITE_PROPERTY_PASSTHRU_D) {
 	PTHREAD pthreads = PTHREADS_FETCH_FROM(object);
 	zval *mstring = NULL;
+	zval *array_counter = NULL;
+	uint null_member = 0;
 
 	if (member == NULL) {
-		zend_error(E_WARNING, "pthreads cannot write an anonymous index, identify the member explicitly");
-		return;
+		null_member = 1;
+		pthreads_store_lock(object TSRMLS_CC);
+		MAKE_STD_ZVAL(member);
+		ZVAL_STRING(member, "__array_counter", 0);
+		if(pthreads_store_isset(pthreads->store, Z_STRVAL_P(member), Z_STRLEN_P(member), 1 TSRMLS_CC)) {
+			pthreads_store_read(pthreads->store, Z_STRVAL_P(member), Z_STRLEN_P(member), &array_counter TSRMLS_CC);
+		} else {
+			MAKE_STD_ZVAL(array_counter);
+			ZVAL_LONG(array_counter, 0);
+		}
+		Z_LVAL_P(array_counter) ++;
+		pthreads_store_write(pthreads->store, Z_STRVAL_P(member), Z_STRLEN_P(member), &array_counter TSRMLS_CC);
+		ZVAL_LONG(member, Z_LVAL_P(array_counter)-1);
+		FREE_ZVAL(array_counter);
+		pthreads_store_unlock(object TSRMLS_CC);
 	}
 
 	if (Z_TYPE_P(member) != IS_STRING) {
@@ -110,6 +125,7 @@ void pthreads_write_property(PTHREADS_WRITE_PROPERTY_PASSTHRU_D) {
 		);
 		INIT_PZVAL(mstring);
 		convert_to_string(mstring);
+		if(null_member) FREE_ZVAL(member);
 		member = mstring;
 #if PHP_VERSION_ID > 50399
 		key = NULL;