--- a/hgsubversion/maps.py
+++ b/hgsubversion/maps.py
@@ -348,15 +348,35 @@ class RevMap(dict):
 
     def __init__(self, meta):
         dict.__init__(self)
-        self.meta = meta
         self._filepath = meta.revmap_file
+        self._lastpulled_file = os.path.join(meta.metapath, 'lastpulled')
         self._hashes = None
 
+        self.firstpulled = 0
+        if os.path.exists(self._lastpulled_file):
+            with open(self._lastpulled_file) as f:
+                self._lastpulled = int(f.read())
+        else:
+            self._lastpulled = 0
+
         if os.path.isfile(self._filepath):
             self._load()
         else:
             self._write()
 
+    def _writelastpulled(self):
+        with open(self._lastpulled_file, 'w') as f:
+            f.write('%d\n' % self.lastpulled)
+
+    @property
+    def lastpulled(self):
+        return self._lastpulled
+
+    @lastpulled.setter
+    def lastpulled(self, value):
+        self._lastpulled = value
+        self._writelastpulled()
+
     def hashes(self):
         if self._hashes is None:
             self._hashes = dict((v, k) for (k, v) in self.iteritems())
@@ -390,7 +410,7 @@ class RevMap(dict):
         dict.clear(self)
         self._hashes = None
 
-    def batchset(self, items):
+    def batchset(self, items, lastpulled):
         '''Set items in batches
 
         items is an array of (rev num, branch, binary hash)
@@ -402,6 +422,8 @@ class RevMap(dict):
         f.write(''.join('%s %s %s\n' % (revnum, hex(binhash), br or '')
                         for revnum, br, binhash in items))
         f.close()
+        with open(self._lastpulled_file, 'w') as f:
+            f.write('%s\n' % lastpulled)
 
     def _readmapfile(self):
         path = self._filepath
@@ -422,8 +444,11 @@ class RevMap(dict):
 
     @util.gcdisable
     def _load(self):
-        lastpulled = self.meta.lastpulled
-        firstpulled = self.meta.firstpulled
+        lastpulled = self.lastpulled
+        firstpulled = self.firstpulled
+        if os.path.exists(self._lastpulled_file):
+            with open(self._lastpulled_file) as f:
+                lastpulled = int(f.read())
         setitem = dict.__setitem__
         for l in self._readmapfile():
             revnum, ha, branch = l.split(' ', 2)
@@ -437,13 +462,15 @@ class RevMap(dict):
             if revnum < firstpulled or not firstpulled:
                 firstpulled = revnum
             setitem(self, (revnum, branch), bin(ha))
-        self.meta.lastpulled = lastpulled
-        self.meta.firstpulled = firstpulled
+        if self.lastpulled != lastpulled:
+            self.lastpulled = lastpulled
+        self.firstpulled = firstpulled
 
     def _write(self):
         f = open(self._filepath, 'w')
         f.write('%s\n' % self.VERSION)
         f.close()
+        self._writelastpulled()
 
     def __setitem__(self, key, ha):
         revnum, branch = key
@@ -451,10 +478,10 @@ class RevMap(dict):
         b = branch or ''
         f.write(str(revnum) + ' ' + hex(ha) + ' ' + b + '\n')
         f.close()
-        if revnum > self.meta.lastpulled or not self.meta.lastpulled:
-            self.meta.lastpulled = revnum
-        if revnum < self.meta.firstpulled or not self.meta.firstpulled:
-            self.meta.firstpulled = revnum
+        if revnum > self.lastpulled or not self.lastpulled:
+            self.lastpulled = revnum
+        if revnum < self.firstpulled or not self.firstpulled:
+            self.firstpulled = revnum
         dict.__setitem__(self, (revnum, branch), ha)
         if self._hashes is not None:
             self._hashes[ha] = (revnum, branch)

--- a/hgsubversion/replay.py
+++ b/hgsubversion/replay.py
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ def _convert_rev(ui, meta, svn, r, tbdel
     editor.current.rev = r
     editor.setsvn(svn)
 
-    if firstrun and meta.firstpulled <= 0:
+    if firstrun and meta.revmap.firstpulled <= 0:
         # We know nothing about this project, so fetch everything before
         # trying to apply deltas.
         ui.debug('replay: fetching full revision\n')
         svn.get_revision(r.revnum, editor)
     else:
-        svn.get_replay(r.revnum, editor, meta.firstpulled)
+        svn.get_replay(r.revnum, editor, meta.revmap.firstpulled)
     editor.close()
 
     current = editor.current

--- a/hgsubversion/stupid.py
+++ b/hgsubversion/stupid.py
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ def convert_rev(ui, meta, svn, r, tbdelt
         # path does not support this case with svn >= 1.7. We can fix
         # it, or we can force the existing fetch_branchrev() path. Do
         # the latter for now.
-        incremental = (meta.firstpulled > 0 and
+        incremental = (meta.revmap.firstpulled > 0 and
                        parentctx.rev() != node.nullrev and
                        not firstrun)
 

--- a/hgsubversion/svncommands.py
+++ b/hgsubversion/svncommands.py
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ def _buildmeta(ui, repo, args, partial=F
             else:
                 closed.add(parentctx.rev())
 
-    meta.lastpulled = youngest
     ui.progress('prepare', None, total=numrevs)
 
     revmapbuf = []
@@ -276,7 +275,7 @@ def _buildmeta(ui, repo, args, partial=F
                                   int(parentrev),
                                   revision)
 
-    revmap.batchset(revmapbuf)
+    revmap.batchset(revmapbuf, youngest)
     ui.progress('rebuild', None, total=numrevs)
 
     # save off branch info

--- a/hgsubversion/svnmeta.py
+++ b/hgsubversion/svnmeta.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class SVNMeta(object):
         self.ui = repo.ui
         self.repo = repo
         self.path = os.path.normpath(repo.join('..'))
-        self.firstpulled = 0
         self.lastdate = '1970-01-01 00:00:00 -0000'
         self.addedtags = {}
         self.deletedtags = {}
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ class SVNMeta(object):
         self.subdir = subdir
 
         # generated properties that have a persistent file stored on disk
-        self._gen_cachedconfig('lastpulled', 0, configname=False)
         self._gen_cachedconfig('defaultauthors', True)
         self._gen_cachedconfig('caseignoreauthors', False)
         self._gen_cachedconfig('mapauthorscmd', None)
@@ -70,7 +68,7 @@ class SVNMeta(object):
         """Return a cached value for a config option. If the cache is uninitialized
         then try to read its value from disk. Option can be overridden by the
         commandline.
-            name: property name, e.g. 'lastpulled'
+            name: property name, e.g. 'defaultauthors'
             filename: name of file in .hg/svn
             configname: commandline option name
             default: default value

--- a/hgsubversion/wrappers.py
+++ b/hgsubversion/wrappers.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def incoming(orig, ui, repo, origsource=
     meta = repo.svnmeta(svn.uuid, svn.subdir)
 
     ui.status('incoming changes from %s\n' % other.svnurl)
-    svnrevisions = list(svn.revisions(start=meta.lastpulled))
+    svnrevisions = list(svn.revisions(start=meta.revmap.lastpulled))
     if opts.get('newest_first'):
         svnrevisions.reverse()
     # Returns 0 if there are incoming changes, 1 otherwise.
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ def pull(repo, source, heads=[], force=F
             meta.branchmap['default'] = meta.branch
 
         ui = repo.ui
-        start = meta.lastpulled
+        start = meta.revmap.lastpulled
 
         if start <= 0:
             # we are initializing a new repository
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ def pull(repo, source, heads=[], force=F
         util.swap_out_encoding(old_encoding)
 
     if lastpulled is not None:
-        meta.lastpulled = lastpulled
+        meta.revmap.lastpulled = lastpulled
     revisions = len(meta.revmap) - oldrevisions
 
     if revisions == 0: