diff --git a/git-rebase--merge.sh b/git-rebase--merge.sh
index 71429fd743..66c64d7ef2 100644
--- a/git-rebase--merge.sh
+++ b/git-rebase--merge.sh
@@ -53,11 +53,12 @@ continue_merge () {
 }
 
 call_merge () {
-	cmt="$(cat "$state_dir/cmt.$1")"
+	msgnum="$1"
+	echo "$msgnum" >"$state_dir/msgnum"
+	cmt="$(cat "$state_dir/cmt.$msgnum")"
 	echo "$cmt" > "$state_dir/current"
 	hd=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)
 	cmt_name=$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null || echo HEAD)
-	msgnum=$(cat "$state_dir/msgnum")
 	eval GITHEAD_$cmt='"${cmt_name##refs/heads/}~$(($end - $msgnum))"'
 	eval GITHEAD_$hd='$onto_name'
 	export GITHEAD_$cmt GITHEAD_$hd
diff --git a/t/t3402-rebase-merge.sh b/t/t3402-rebase-merge.sh
index be8c1d5ef9..5a27ec9b5e 100755
--- a/t/t3402-rebase-merge.sh
+++ b/t/t3402-rebase-merge.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 	tr "[a-z]" "[A-Z]" <original >newfile &&
 	git add newfile &&
 	git commit -a -m"side edits further." &&
+	git branch second-side &&
 
 	tr "[a-m]" "[A-M]" <original >newfile &&
 	rm -f original &&
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 	git branch test-rebase side &&
 	git branch test-rebase-pick side &&
 	git branch test-reference-pick side &&
+	git branch test-conflicts side &&
 	git checkout -b test-merge side
 '
 
@@ -138,4 +140,17 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase -s funny -Xopt' '
 	test -f funny.was.run
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'rebase --skip works with two conflicts in a row' '
+	git checkout second-side  &&
+	tr "[A-Z]" "[a-z]" <newfile >tmp &&
+	mv tmp newfile &&
+	git commit -a -m"edit conflicting with side" &&
+	tr "[d-f]" "[D-F]" <newfile >tmp &&
+	mv tmp newfile &&
+	git commit -a -m"another edit conflicting with side" &&
+	test_must_fail git rebase --merge test-conflicts &&
+	test_must_fail git rebase --skip &&
+	git rebase --skip
+'
+
 test_done