diff --git a/src/ioc/db/test/dbStaticTest.db b/src/ioc/db/test/dbStaticTest.db
index c35ff9a..6303672 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/test/dbStaticTest.db
+++ b/src/ioc/db/test/dbStaticTest.db
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 record(x, "testrec") {
-    info("A", "B")
     alias("testalias")
+    info("A", "B")
 }
 
 alias("testrec", "testalias2")
diff --git a/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c b/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
index 69a4a6d..6611eca 100644
--- a/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
+++ b/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
@@ -1699,15 +1699,18 @@ long dbCreateAlias(DBENTRY *pdbentry, const char *alias)
     dbRecordNode	*pnewnode;
     PVDENTRY    	*ppvd;
     ELLLIST     	*preclist = NULL;
+    DBENTRY     	dbEntry;
     if (!precordType) return S_dbLib_recordTypeNotFound;
     /* alias of alias still references actual record */
     while(precnode && (precnode->flags&DBRN_FLAGS_ISALIAS))
         precnode = precnode->aliasedRecnode;
     if (!precnode) return S_dbLib_recNotFound;
-    zeroDbentry(pdbentry);
-    if (!dbFindRecord(pdbentry, alias)) return S_dbLib_recExists;
-    zeroDbentry(pdbentry);
-    pdbentry->precordType = precordType;
+    /* use copy to avoid later info fields being bound to the alias */
+    dbCopyEntryContents(pdbentry, &dbEntry);
+    zeroDbentry(&dbEntry);
+    if (!dbFindRecord(&dbEntry, alias)) return S_dbLib_recExists;
+    zeroDbentry(&dbEntry);
+    dbEntry.precordType = precordType;
     preclist = &precordType->recList;
     pnewnode = dbCalloc(1, sizeof(dbRecordNode));
     pnewnode->recordname = epicsStrDup(alias);
@@ -1718,8 +1721,9 @@ long dbCreateAlias(DBENTRY *pdbentry, const char *alias)
     ellInit(&pnewnode->infoList);
     ellAdd(preclist, &pnewnode->node);
     precordType->no_aliases++;
-    pdbentry->precnode = pnewnode;
-    ppvd = dbPvdAdd(pdbentry->pdbbase, precordType, pnewnode);
+    dbEntry.precnode = pnewnode;
+    ppvd = dbPvdAdd(dbEntry.pdbbase, precordType, pnewnode);
+    dbFinishEntry(&dbEntry);
     if (!ppvd) {errMessage(-1,"Logic Err: Could not add to PVD");return(-1);}
     return 0;
 }