diff --git a/lib/mbtiles.js b/lib/mbtiles.js
index 2db214b..f072b49 100644
--- a/lib/mbtiles.js
+++ b/lib/mbtiles.js
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ MBTiles.prototype._open = function(uri) {
         mbtiles._setup(this);
     }, function(err) {
         if (err) return error(err);
-        fs.stat(mbtiles.filename, this);
-    }, function(err, stat) {
+        mbtiles._getInfo(this);
+    }, function(err, info) {
         if (err) return error(err);
-        mbtiles._stat = stat;
+        mbtiles._info = info;
         fs.watchFile(mbtiles.filename, { interval: 1000 }, function(cur, prev) {
             if (cur.mtime != prev.mtime) {
                 fs.unwatchFile(mbtiles.filename);
@@ -276,23 +276,21 @@ MBTiles.prototype._metadata = function(key, callback) {
         });
 };
 
-// Obtain metadata from the database. Performing fallback queries if certain
-// keys(like `bounds`, `minzoom`, `maxzoom`) have not been provided.
-//
-// - @param {Function(err, data)} callback
-MBTiles.prototype.getInfo = function(callback) {
-    if (typeof callback !== 'function') throw new Error('Callback needed');
-    if (!this.open) return callback(new Error('MBTiles not yet loaded'));
-
-    var that = this;
+MBTiles.prototype._getInfo = function(callback) {
+    var mbtiles = this;
     var info = {};
-    info.filesize = this._stat.size;
     info.scheme = 'tms';
-    info.basename = path.basename(that.filename);
-    info.id = path.basename(that.filename, path.extname(that.filename));
+    info.basename = path.basename(mbtiles.filename);
+    info.id = path.basename(mbtiles.filename, path.extname(mbtiles.filename));
     Step(function() {
+        fs.stat(mbtiles.filename, this);
+    }, function(err, stat) {
+        if (err) return callback(err);
+        mbtiles._stat = stat;
+        info.filesize = stat.size;
+
         var end = this;
-        that._db.all('SELECT name, value FROM metadata', function(err, rows) {
+        mbtiles._db.all('SELECT name, value FROM metadata', function(err, rows) {
             if (rows) for (var i = 0; i < rows.length; i++) {
                 info[rows[i].name] = rows[i].value;
             }
@@ -306,7 +304,7 @@ MBTiles.prototype.getInfo = function(callback) {
             && info.minzoom !== undefined) return this();
 
         var step = this;
-        var zoomquery = that._db.prepare('SELECT zoom_level FROM tiles ' +
+        var zoomquery = mbtiles._db.prepare('SELECT zoom_level FROM tiles ' +
                                         'WHERE zoom_level = ? LIMIT 1', function(err) {
             if (err) {
                 if (err.errno === 1) step();
@@ -341,7 +339,7 @@ MBTiles.prototype.getInfo = function(callback) {
         var next = this;
         Step(
             function() {
-                that._db.get(
+                mbtiles._db.get(
                     'SELECT MAX(tile_column) AS maxx, ' +
                     'MIN(tile_column) AS minx, MAX(tile_row) AS maxy, ' +
                     'MIN(tile_row) AS miny FROM tiles ' +
@@ -394,6 +392,16 @@ MBTiles.prototype.getInfo = function(callback) {
 
         return callback(null, info);
     });
+}
+
+// Obtain metadata from the database. Performing fallback queries if certain
+// keys(like `bounds`, `minzoom`, `maxzoom`) have not been provided.
+//
+// - @param {Function(err, data)} callback
+MBTiles.prototype.getInfo = function(callback) {
+    if (typeof callback !== 'function') throw new Error('Callback needed');
+    if (!this._info || !this.open) return callback(new Error('MBTiles not yet loaded'));
+    callback(null, this._info);
 };
 
 // Puts the MBTiles tilestore into write mode.
@@ -616,5 +624,14 @@ MBTiles.prototype.putInfo = function(data, callback) {
     for (var key in data) {
         if (keys.indexOf(key) !== -1) stmt.run(key, String(data[key]));
     }
-    stmt.finalize(callback);
+
+    var mbtiles = this;
+    stmt.finalize(function(err) {
+        if (err) return callback(err);
+        mbtiles._getInfo(function(err, info) {
+            if (err) return callback(err);
+            mbtiles._info = info;
+            if (callback) callback(null);
+        });
+    });
 };