diff --git a/ConflictSet.cpp b/ConflictSet.cpp
index 299f72c..dcd3100 100644
--- a/ConflictSet.cpp
+++ b/ConflictSet.cpp
@@ -2936,36 +2936,23 @@ void addWriteRange(Node *&root, std::span<const uint8_t> begin,
   Node **useAsRoot =
       insert(&root, begin.subspan(0, lcp), writeVersion, tls, impl);
 
-  int consumed = lcp;
-
-  begin = begin.subspan(consumed, begin.size() - consumed);
-  end = end.subspan(consumed, end.size() - consumed);
+  begin = begin.subspan(lcp, begin.size() - lcp);
+  end = end.subspan(lcp, end.size() - lcp);
 
   auto *beginNode = *insert(useAsRoot, begin, writeVersion, tls, impl);
-
-  const bool insertedBegin = !beginNode->entryPresent;
-
   addKey(beginNode);
-  beginNode->entryPresent = true;
-
-  if (insertedBegin) {
+  if (!beginNode->entryPresent) {
     ++tls->accum.entries_inserted;
     auto *p = nextLogical(beginNode);
     beginNode->entry.rangeVersion =
         p == nullptr ? tls->zero : std::max(p->entry.rangeVersion, tls->zero);
-    beginNode->entry.pointVersion = writeVersion;
+    beginNode->entryPresent = true;
   }
-  assert(writeVersion >= beginNode->entry.pointVersion);
   beginNode->entry.pointVersion = writeVersion;
 
   auto *endNode = *insert(useAsRoot, end, writeVersion, tls, impl);
-
-  const bool insertedEnd = !endNode->entryPresent;
-
   addKey(endNode);
-  endNode->entryPresent = true;
-
-  if (insertedEnd) {
+  if (!endNode->entryPresent) {
     ++tls->accum.entries_inserted;
     auto *p = nextLogical(endNode);
     endNode->entry.pointVersion =
@@ -2975,6 +2962,7 @@ void addWriteRange(Node *&root, std::span<const uint8_t> begin,
       beginNode = *useAsRoot;
       assert(beginNode->entryPresent);
     }
+    endNode->entryPresent = true;
   }
   endNode->entry.rangeVersion = writeVersion;