diff --git a/ConflictSet.cpp b/ConflictSet.cpp
index 9ddd185..f737141 100644
--- a/ConflictSet.cpp
+++ b/ConflictSet.cpp
@@ -2944,16 +2944,14 @@ void addWriteRange(Node *&root, std::span<const uint8_t> begin,
     auto *p = nextLogical(endNode);
     endNode->entry.pointVersion =
         p == nullptr ? tls->zero : std::max(p->entry.rangeVersion, tls->zero);
+    if (beginIsPrefix) {
+      // beginNode may have been invalidated when inserting end
+      beginNode = *useAsRoot;
+      assert(beginNode->entryPresent);
+    }
   }
   endNode->entry.rangeVersion = writeVersion;
 
-  if (beginIsPrefix && insertedEnd) {
-    // beginNode may have been invalidated when inserting end. TODO can we do
-    // better?
-    beginNode = *insert(useAsRoot, begin, writeVersion, tls, impl);
-    assert(beginNode->entryPresent);
-  }
-
   for (beginNode = nextLogical(beginNode); beginNode != endNode;
        beginNode = erase(beginNode, tls, impl, /*logical*/ true, endNode)) {
   }