diff --git a/src/retention/java/krati/retention/Position.java b/src/retention/java/krati/retention/Position.java
index 16bb5e6..23aadfa 100644
--- a/src/retention/java/krati/retention/Position.java
+++ b/src/retention/java/krati/retention/Position.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public interface Position extends Serializable {
     public long getOffset();
     
     /**
-     * @return the index to snapshot.
+     * @return the index to the underlying snapshot or store.
      */
     public int getIndex();
     
diff --git a/src/retention/java/krati/retention/SimpleRetentionStoreReader.java b/src/retention/java/krati/retention/SimpleRetentionStoreReader.java
index 14e2bbc..cf79b0e 100644
--- a/src/retention/java/krati/retention/SimpleRetentionStoreReader.java
+++ b/src/retention/java/krati/retention/SimpleRetentionStoreReader.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
  * 08/23, 2011 - Created <br/>
  * 11/20, 2011 - Updated for SimpleRetention <br/>
  * 01/25, 2012 - Fixed bootstrap scan logging info <br/>
+ * 02/08, 2012 - Update the clock of position upon finishing bootstrap <br/>
  */
 public class SimpleRetentionStoreReader<K, V> implements RetentionStoreReader<K, V> {
     private final static Logger _logger = Logger.getLogger(SimpleRetentionStoreReader.class);
@@ -171,9 +172,14 @@ public Position get(Position pos, List<Event<K>> list) {
                 _logger.info("Read[" + pos.getIndex() + "," + index + ") " + cnt);
             }
             
-            return iter.hasNext() ?
-                    new SimplePosition(_retention.getId(), pos.getOffset(), index, pos.getClock()) :
-                    new SimplePosition(_retention.getId(), pos.getOffset(), pos.getClock());
+            if(iter.hasNext()) {
+                return new SimplePosition(_retention.getId(), pos.getOffset(), index, pos.getClock());
+            } else {
+                Clock newClock;
+                newClock = _retention.getClock(pos.getOffset());
+                if (newClock == null) newClock = pos.getClock();
+                return new SimplePosition(_retention.getId(), pos.getOffset(), newClock);
+            }
         } else {
             return nextPos;
         }