diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f1c6de4..66ae3ad 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 include(cmake/color.cmake)
 
-set(BLT_VERSION 0.14.8)
+set(BLT_VERSION 0.14.9)
 set(BLT_TEST_VERSION 0.0.1)
 
 set(BLT_TARGET BLT)
diff --git a/include/blt/std/allocator.h b/include/blt/std/allocator.h
index 907fd2b..ede749e 100644
--- a/include/blt/std/allocator.h
+++ b/include/blt/std/allocator.h
@@ -728,6 +728,8 @@ namespace blt
              */
             void* allocate_bytes(blt::size_t bytes, blt::size_t alignment)
             {
+                if (head == nullptr)
+                    return nullptr;
                 blt::size_t remaining_bytes = BLOCK_REMAINDER - static_cast<blt::size_t>(head->metadata.offset - head->buffer);
                 auto pointer = static_cast<void*>(head->metadata.offset);
                 return std::align(alignment, bytes, pointer, remaining_bytes);