diff --git a/plugins/countdown/countdown.go b/plugins/countdown/countdown.go
index d469e7b..34cff61 100644
--- a/plugins/countdown/countdown.go
+++ b/plugins/countdown/countdown.go
@@ -85,13 +85,10 @@ func (p *CountdownPlugin) clearBabblers() error {
 
 type counterArchive struct {
 	counter.Item
+	ID   uint64 `boltholdKey:"ID"`
 	Year int
 }
 
-func (ca counterArchive) Key() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%d-%d", ca.Year, ca.ID)
-}
-
 func (p *CountdownPlugin) archiveCounters() error {
 	year := time.Now().Year()
 	allCounters := []counter.Item{}
@@ -100,8 +97,8 @@ func (p *CountdownPlugin) archiveCounters() error {
 		return err
 	}
 	for _, c := range allCounters {
-		ca := counterArchive{c, year}
-		err := p.store.Insert(ca.Key(), ca)
+		ca := counterArchive{Item: c, Year: year}
+		err := p.store.Insert(bh.NextSequence(), &ca)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/countdown/countdown_test.go b/plugins/countdown/countdown_test.go
index 6fe557b..da18c16 100644
--- a/plugins/countdown/countdown_test.go
+++ b/plugins/countdown/countdown_test.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestArchiveCounters(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	count, err := mb.Store().Count(counter.Item{}, &bh.Query{})
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	assert.Greater(t, count, 0)
+	assert.Equal(t, count, 3)
 
 	err = cd.archiveCounters()
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
@@ -97,4 +97,8 @@ func TestArchiveCounters(t *testing.T) {
 	count, err = mb.Store().Count(counter.Item{}, &bh.Query{})
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, count, 0)
+
+	count, err = mb.Store().Count(counterArchive{}, &bh.Query{})
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, count, 3)
 }