diff --git a/ConflictSet.cpp b/ConflictSet.cpp
index 51e1d67..e2cfceb 100644
--- a/ConflictSet.cpp
+++ b/ConflictSet.cpp
@@ -3129,13 +3129,13 @@ AddedWriteRange addWriteRange(Node *beginRoot, TrivialSpan begin, Node *endRoot,
     beginNode->entry.rangeVersion =
         p == nullptr ? writeContext->zero
                      : std::max(p->entry.rangeVersion, writeContext->zero);
+    while (endRoot->releaseDeferred) {
+      endRoot = endRoot->forwardTo;
+    }
     beginNode->entryPresent = true;
   }
   beginNode->entry.pointVersion = writeVersion;
 
-  while (endRoot->releaseDeferred) {
-    endRoot = endRoot->forwardTo;
-  }
   Node *endNode =
       *insert(&getInTree(endRoot, impl), end, writeVersion, writeContext);
 
@@ -4915,6 +4915,10 @@ struct __attribute__((visibility("hidden"))) ConflictSet::Impl {
                       context.results[i].remaining, writeVersion,
                       &writeContext);
       } else {
+        while (context.results[i].endInsertionPoint->releaseDeferred) {
+          context.results[i].endInsertionPoint =
+              context.results[i].endInsertionPoint->forwardTo;
+        }
         auto [beginNode, endNode] = addWriteRange(
             context.results[i].insertionPoint, context.results[i].remaining,
             context.results[i].endInsertionPoint,