diff --git a/bin/pg_reorg.c b/bin/pg_reorg.c
index 2939f4c..e6e7d62 100755
--- a/bin/pg_reorg.c
+++ b/bin/pg_reorg.c
@@ -26,9 +26,13 @@ const char *PROGRAM_EMAIL	= "reorg-general@lists.pgfoundry.org";
  */
 #define APPLY_COUNT		1000
 
+/* The '1/1, -1/0' lock skipped is from the bgwriter on newly promoted
+ * servers. See GH ticket #1.
+ */
 #define SQL_XID_SNAPSHOT \
 	"SELECT reorg.array_accum(virtualtransaction) FROM pg_locks"\
-	" WHERE locktype = 'virtualxid' AND pid <> pg_backend_pid()"
+	" WHERE locktype = 'virtualxid' AND pid <> pg_backend_pid()"\
+	" AND (virtualxid, virtualtransaction) <> ('1/1', '-1/0')"
 
 #define SQL_XID_ALIVE \
 	"SELECT pid FROM pg_locks WHERE locktype = 'virtualxid'"\