diff --git a/src/pdata/space_map_metadata.rs b/src/pdata/space_map_metadata.rs
index be55fc3..9002ca0 100644
--- a/src/pdata/space_map_metadata.rs
+++ b/src/pdata/space_map_metadata.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ fn adjust_counts(
     let nr_free = ie.nr_free - (end - begin) as u32;
 
     // Read the bitmap
-    let bitmap_block = w.engine.read(ie.blocknr)?;
+    let bitmap_block = w.read(ie.blocknr)?;
     let (_, mut bitmap) = Bitmap::unpack(bitmap_block.get_data())?;
 
     // Update all the entries
diff --git a/src/write_batcher.rs b/src/write_batcher.rs
index b6e7a34..2300c87 100644
--- a/src/write_batcher.rs
+++ b/src/write_batcher.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ impl WriteBatcher {
     pub fn write(&mut self, b: Block, kind: checksum::BT) -> Result<()> {
         checksum::write_checksum(&mut b.get_data(), kind)?;
 
+        for blk in self.queue.iter().rev() {
+            if blk.loc == b.loc {
+                // write hit
+                blk.get_data().copy_from_slice(b.get_data());
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        }
+
         if self.queue.len() == self.batch_size {
             let mut tmp = Vec::new();
             std::mem::swap(&mut tmp, &mut self.queue);