diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/CSVRequestHandler.java b/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/CSVRequestHandler.java
index f49bcea9aa7..cef026725fa 100755
--- a/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/CSVRequestHandler.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/CSVRequestHandler.java
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ public class CSVRequestHandler extends RequestHandlerBase {
 
     Iterable<ContentStream> streams = req.getContentStreams();
     if (streams == null) {
-      throw new SolrException(400, "missing content stream");
+      if(!RequestHandlerUtils.handleCommit(req, rsp, false)) {
+        throw new SolrException( 400, "missing content stream" );
+      }
+      return;
     }
 
     for(ContentStream stream : streams) {
@@ -58,6 +61,9 @@ public class CSVRequestHandler extends RequestHandlerBase {
         IOUtils.closeQuietly(reader);
       }
     }
+
+    // perhaps commit when we are done
+    RequestHandlerUtils.handleCommit(req, rsp, false);
   }
 
   //////////////////////// SolrInfoMBeans methods //////////////////////
@@ -68,11 +74,11 @@ public class CSVRequestHandler extends RequestHandlerBase {
 
   @Override
   public String getVersion() {
-      return "$Revision:$";
- }
+    return "$Revision:$";
+  }
 
- @Override
- public String getSourceId() {
+  @Override
+  public String getSourceId() {
     return "$Id:$";
   }
 
@@ -94,7 +100,6 @@ abstract class CSVLoader {
   static String EMPTY="keepEmpty";
   static String SPLIT="split";
   static String ENCAPSULATOR="encapsulator";
-  static String COMMIT="commit";
   static String OVERWRITE="overwrite";
 
   private static Pattern colonSplit = Pattern.compile(":");
@@ -345,10 +350,6 @@ abstract class CSVLoader {
 
       addDoc(line,vals);
     }
-
-    if (params.getBool(COMMIT,false)) {
-      handler.commit(new CommitUpdateCommand(false));
-    }
   }
 
   /** called for each line of values (document) */
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/CommitRequestHandler.java b/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/CommitRequestHandler.java
index 1efd5e0fd4c..54eac4092b1 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/CommitRequestHandler.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/CommitRequestHandler.java
@@ -25,26 +25,21 @@ import org.apache.solr.request.SolrQueryRequest;
 import org.apache.solr.request.SolrQueryResponse;
 import org.apache.solr.update.CommitUpdateCommand;
 
+/**
+ * This handler could be replace with the standard XmlUpdateHandler with
+ * a default parameter set to commit=true
+ * 
+ * TODO? -- Delete it now, while it is not in mainstream use yet...
+ * 
+ */
+@Deprecated
 public class CommitRequestHandler extends RequestHandlerBase
 {
   @Override
   public void handleRequestBody(SolrQueryRequest req, SolrQueryResponse rsp) throws IOException 
   {
-    SolrParams params = req.getParams();
-        
-    boolean optimize = params.getBool( UpdateParams.OPTIMIZE, false );
-    CommitUpdateCommand cmd = new CommitUpdateCommand( optimize );
-    cmd.waitFlush = params.getBool( UpdateParams.WAIT_FLUSH, cmd.waitFlush );
-    cmd.waitSearcher = params.getBool( UpdateParams.WAIT_SEARCHER, cmd.waitSearcher );
-
-    SolrCore.getSolrCore().getUpdateHandler().commit( cmd );
-    
-    if( optimize ) {
-      rsp.add( "optimize", "true" );
-    }
-    else {
-      rsp.add( "commit", "true" );
-    }
+    // common parameters
+    RequestHandlerUtils.handleCommit(req, rsp, true);
   }
 
   //////////////////////// SolrInfoMBeans methods //////////////////////
@@ -56,16 +51,16 @@ public class CommitRequestHandler extends RequestHandlerBase
 
   @Override
   public String getVersion() {
-      return "$Revision:$";
+      return "$Revision$";
   }
 
   @Override
   public String getSourceId() {
-    return "$Id:$";
+    return "$Id$";
   }
 
   @Override
   public String getSource() {
-    return "$URL:$";
+    return "$URL$";
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/XmlUpdateRequestHandler.java b/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/XmlUpdateRequestHandler.java
index de0b809af27..5682c2880ba 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/XmlUpdateRequestHandler.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/XmlUpdateRequestHandler.java
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ public class XmlUpdateRequestHandler extends RequestHandlerBase
   {
     Iterable<ContentStream> streams = req.getContentStreams();
     if( streams == null ) {
-      throw new SolrException( 400, "missing content stream" );
+      if( !RequestHandlerUtils.handleCommit(req, rsp, false) ) {
+        throw new SolrException( 400, "missing content stream" );
+      }
+      return;
     }
 
     // Cycle through each stream
@@ -86,6 +89,9 @@ public class XmlUpdateRequestHandler extends RequestHandlerBase
         IOUtils.closeQuietly(reader);
       }
     }
+    
+    // perhaps commit when we are done
+    RequestHandlerUtils.handleCommit(req, rsp, false);
   }