diff --git a/lfs.c b/lfs.c
index 4b41e94..b810e51 100644
--- a/lfs.c
+++ b/lfs.c
@@ -290,6 +290,15 @@ static int lfs_alloc(lfs_t *lfs, lfs_block_t *block) {
             if (!(lfs->free.buffer[off / 32] & (1U << (off % 32)))) {
                 // found a free block
                 *block = (lfs->free.begin + off) % lfs->cfg->block_count;
+
+                // eagerly find next off so an alloc ack can
+                // discredit old lookahead blocks
+                while (lfs->free.off != lfs->free.size &&
+                        (lfs->free.buffer[lfs->free.off / 32] &
+                            (1U << (lfs->free.off % 32)))) {
+                    lfs->free.off += 1;
+                }
+
                 return 0;
             }
         }
@@ -315,7 +324,7 @@ static int lfs_alloc(lfs_t *lfs, lfs_block_t *block) {
 }
 
 static void lfs_alloc_ack(lfs_t *lfs) {
-    lfs->free.ack = lfs->free.off-1 + lfs->free.begin + lfs->cfg->block_count;
+    lfs->free.ack = lfs->free.begin+lfs->free.off + lfs->cfg->block_count;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_alloc.sh b/tests/test_alloc.sh
index 493270d..8c81490 100755
--- a/tests/test_alloc.sh
+++ b/tests/test_alloc.sh
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ tests/test.py << TEST
     }
     lfs_file_close(&lfs, &file[0]) => 0;
 
-    // open whole
+    // open hole
     lfs_remove(&lfs, "bump") => 0;
 
     lfs_mkdir(&lfs, "splitdir") => 0;
@@ -301,5 +301,128 @@ tests/test.py << TEST
     lfs_unmount(&lfs) => 0;
 TEST
 
+echo "--- Outdated lookahead test ---"
+rm -rf blocks
+tests/test.py << TEST
+    lfs_format(&lfs, &cfg) => 0;
+
+    lfs_mount(&lfs, &cfg) => 0;
+
+    // fill completely with two files
+    lfs_file_open(&lfs, &file[0], "exhaustion1",
+            LFS_O_WRONLY | LFS_O_CREAT) => 0;
+    size = strlen("blahblahblahblah");
+    memcpy(buffer, "blahblahblahblah", size);
+    for (lfs_size_t i = 0;
+            i < ((cfg.block_count-4)/2)*(cfg.block_size-8);
+            i += size) {
+        lfs_file_write(&lfs, &file[0], buffer, size) => size;
+    }
+    lfs_file_close(&lfs, &file[0]) => 0;
+
+    lfs_file_open(&lfs, &file[0], "exhaustion2",
+            LFS_O_WRONLY | LFS_O_CREAT) => 0;
+    size = strlen("blahblahblahblah");
+    memcpy(buffer, "blahblahblahblah", size);
+    for (lfs_size_t i = 0;
+            i < ((cfg.block_count-4+1)/2)*(cfg.block_size-8);
+            i += size) {
+        lfs_file_write(&lfs, &file[0], buffer, size) => size;
+    }
+    lfs_file_close(&lfs, &file[0]) => 0;
+
+    // remount to force reset of lookahead
+    lfs_unmount(&lfs) => 0;
+
+    lfs_mount(&lfs, &cfg) => 0;
+
+    // rewrite one file
+    lfs_file_open(&lfs, &file[0], "exhaustion1",
+            LFS_O_WRONLY | LFS_O_TRUNC) => 0;
+    lfs_file_sync(&lfs, &file[0]) => 0;
+    size = strlen("blahblahblahblah");
+    memcpy(buffer, "blahblahblahblah", size);
+    for (lfs_size_t i = 0;
+            i < ((cfg.block_count-4)/2)*(cfg.block_size-8);
+            i += size) {
+        lfs_file_write(&lfs, &file[0], buffer, size) => size;
+    }
+    lfs_file_close(&lfs, &file[0]) => 0;
+
+    // rewrite second file, this requires lookahead does not
+    // use old population
+    lfs_file_open(&lfs, &file[0], "exhaustion2",
+            LFS_O_WRONLY | LFS_O_TRUNC) => 0;
+    lfs_file_sync(&lfs, &file[0]) => 0;
+    size = strlen("blahblahblahblah");
+    memcpy(buffer, "blahblahblahblah", size);
+    for (lfs_size_t i = 0;
+            i < ((cfg.block_count-4+1)/2)*(cfg.block_size-8);
+            i += size) {
+        lfs_file_write(&lfs, &file[0], buffer, size) => size;
+    }
+    lfs_file_close(&lfs, &file[0]) => 0;
+TEST
+
+echo "--- Outdated lookahead and split dir test ---"
+rm -rf blocks
+tests/test.py << TEST
+    lfs_format(&lfs, &cfg) => 0;
+
+    lfs_mount(&lfs, &cfg) => 0;
+
+    // fill completely with two files
+    lfs_file_open(&lfs, &file[0], "exhaustion1",
+            LFS_O_WRONLY | LFS_O_CREAT) => 0;
+    size = strlen("blahblahblahblah");
+    memcpy(buffer, "blahblahblahblah", size);
+    for (lfs_size_t i = 0;
+            i < ((cfg.block_count-4)/2)*(cfg.block_size-8);
+            i += size) {
+        lfs_file_write(&lfs, &file[0], buffer, size) => size;
+    }
+    lfs_file_close(&lfs, &file[0]) => 0;
+
+    lfs_file_open(&lfs, &file[0], "exhaustion2",
+            LFS_O_WRONLY | LFS_O_CREAT) => 0;
+    size = strlen("blahblahblahblah");
+    memcpy(buffer, "blahblahblahblah", size);
+    for (lfs_size_t i = 0;
+            i < ((cfg.block_count-4+1)/2)*(cfg.block_size-8);
+            i += size) {
+        lfs_file_write(&lfs, &file[0], buffer, size) => size;
+    }
+    lfs_file_close(&lfs, &file[0]) => 0;
+
+    // remount to force reset of lookahead
+    lfs_unmount(&lfs) => 0;
+
+    lfs_mount(&lfs, &cfg) => 0;
+
+    // rewrite one file with a hole of one block
+    lfs_file_open(&lfs, &file[0], "exhaustion1",
+            LFS_O_WRONLY | LFS_O_TRUNC) => 0;
+    lfs_file_sync(&lfs, &file[0]) => 0;
+    size = strlen("blahblahblahblah");
+    memcpy(buffer, "blahblahblahblah", size);
+    for (lfs_size_t i = 0;
+            i < ((cfg.block_count-4)/2 - 1)*(cfg.block_size-8);
+            i += size) {
+        lfs_file_write(&lfs, &file[0], buffer, size) => size;
+    }
+    lfs_file_close(&lfs, &file[0]) => 0;
+
+    // try to allocate a directory, should fail!
+    lfs_mkdir(&lfs, "split") => LFS_ERR_NOSPC;
+
+    // file should not fail
+    lfs_file_open(&lfs, &file[0], "notasplit",
+            LFS_O_WRONLY | LFS_O_CREAT) => 0;
+    lfs_file_write(&lfs, &file[0], "hi", 2) => 2;
+    lfs_file_close(&lfs, &file[0]) => 0;
+
+    lfs_unmount(&lfs) => 0;
+TEST
+
 echo "--- Results ---"
 tests/stats.py