diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/file/ArrowFooter.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/file/ArrowFooter.java
index 01e175b31b8..3be19296cb5 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/file/ArrowFooter.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/file/ArrowFooter.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  */
 package org.apache.arrow.vector.file;
 
+import static org.apache.arrow.vector.schema.FBSerializables.writeAllStructsToVector;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -52,10 +54,10 @@ public ArrowFooter(Footer footer) {
 
   private static List<ArrowBlock> recordBatches(Footer footer) {
     List<ArrowBlock> recordBatches = new ArrayList<>();
-    Block tempBLock = new Block();
+    Block tempBlock = new Block();
     int recordBatchesLength = footer.recordBatchesLength();
     for (int i = 0; i < recordBatchesLength; i++) {
-      Block block = footer.recordBatches(tempBLock, i);
+      Block block = footer.recordBatches(tempBlock, i);
       recordBatches.add(new ArrowBlock(block.offset(), block.metaDataLength(), block.bodyLength()));
     }
     return recordBatches;
@@ -88,9 +90,9 @@ public List<ArrowBlock> getRecordBatches() {
   public int writeTo(FlatBufferBuilder builder) {
     int schemaIndex = schema.getSchema(builder);
     Footer.startDictionariesVector(builder, dictionaries.size());
-    int dicsOffset = endVector(builder, dictionaries);
+    int dicsOffset = writeAllStructsToVector(builder, dictionaries);
     Footer.startRecordBatchesVector(builder, recordBatches.size());
-    int rbsOffset = endVector(builder, recordBatches);
+    int rbsOffset = writeAllStructsToVector(builder, recordBatches);
     Footer.startFooter(builder);
     Footer.addSchema(builder, schemaIndex);
     Footer.addDictionaries(builder, dicsOffset);
@@ -98,13 +100,6 @@ public int writeTo(FlatBufferBuilder builder) {
     return Footer.endFooter(builder);
   }
 
-  private int endVector(FlatBufferBuilder builder, List<ArrowBlock> blocks) {
-    for (ArrowBlock block : blocks) {
-      block.writeTo(builder);
-    }
-    return builder.endVector();
-  }
-
   @Override
   public int hashCode() {
     final int prime = 31;
diff --git a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/file/TestArrowFile.java b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/file/TestArrowFile.java
index c9e60ee047b..5fa18b3ca53 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/file/TestArrowFile.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/file/TestArrowFile.java
@@ -161,24 +161,27 @@ public void testWriteReadComplex() throws IOException {
   @Test
   public void testWriteReadMultipleRBs() throws IOException {
     File file = new File("target/mytest_multiple.arrow");
-    int count = COUNT;
+    int[] counts = { 10, 5 };
 
     // write
     try (
         BufferAllocator originalVectorAllocator = allocator.newChildAllocator("original vectors", 0, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
         MapVector parent = new MapVector("parent", originalVectorAllocator, null);
         FileOutputStream fileOutputStream = new FileOutputStream(file);) {
-      writeData(count, parent);
-      VectorUnloader vectorUnloader = newVectorUnloader(parent.getChild("root"));
-      Schema schema = vectorUnloader.getSchema();
+      writeData(counts[0], parent);
+      VectorUnloader vectorUnloader0 = newVectorUnloader(parent.getChild("root"));
+      Schema schema = vectorUnloader0.getSchema();
       Assert.assertEquals(2, schema.getFields().size());
       try (ArrowWriter arrowWriter = new ArrowWriter(fileOutputStream.getChannel(), schema);) {
-        try (ArrowRecordBatch recordBatch = vectorUnloader.getRecordBatch()) {
+        try (ArrowRecordBatch recordBatch = vectorUnloader0.getRecordBatch()) {
+          Assert.assertEquals("RB #0", counts[0], recordBatch.getLength());
           arrowWriter.writeRecordBatch(recordBatch);
         }
         parent.allocateNew();
-        writeData(count, parent);
-        try (ArrowRecordBatch recordBatch = vectorUnloader.getRecordBatch()) {
+        writeData(counts[1], parent); // if we write the same data we don't catch that the metadata is stored in the wrong order.
+        VectorUnloader vectorUnloader1 = newVectorUnloader(parent.getChild("root"));
+        try (ArrowRecordBatch recordBatch = vectorUnloader1.getRecordBatch()) {
+          Assert.assertEquals("RB #1", counts[1], recordBatch.getLength());
           arrowWriter.writeRecordBatch(recordBatch);
         }
       }
@@ -195,21 +198,27 @@ public void testWriteReadMultipleRBs() throws IOException {
       ArrowFooter footer = arrowReader.readFooter();
       Schema schema = footer.getSchema();
       LOGGER.debug("reading schema: " + schema);
+      int i = 0;
       try (VectorSchemaRoot root = new VectorSchemaRoot(schema, vectorAllocator);) {
         VectorLoader vectorLoader = new VectorLoader(root);
         List<ArrowBlock> recordBatches = footer.getRecordBatches();
         Assert.assertEquals(2, recordBatches.size());
+        long previousOffset = 0;
         for (ArrowBlock rbBlock : recordBatches) {
+          Assert.assertTrue(rbBlock.getOffset() + " > " + previousOffset, rbBlock.getOffset() > previousOffset);
+          previousOffset = rbBlock.getOffset();
           Assert.assertEquals(0, rbBlock.getOffset() % 8);
           Assert.assertEquals(0, rbBlock.getMetadataLength() % 8);
           try (ArrowRecordBatch recordBatch = arrowReader.readRecordBatch(rbBlock)) {
+            Assert.assertEquals("RB #" + i, counts[i], recordBatch.getLength());
             List<ArrowBuffer> buffersLayout = recordBatch.getBuffersLayout();
             for (ArrowBuffer arrowBuffer : buffersLayout) {
               Assert.assertEquals(0, arrowBuffer.getOffset() % 8);
             }
             vectorLoader.load(recordBatch);
-            validateContent(count, root);
+            validateContent(counts[i], root);
           }
+          ++i;
         }
       }
     }