diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e685b9b..5366daf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.25)
-project(blt-gp VERSION 0.0.96)
+project(blt-gp VERSION 0.0.97)
 
 include(CTest)
 
diff --git a/include/blt/gp/stack.h b/include/blt/gp/stack.h
index 56cbbcb..f723bfb 100644
--- a/include/blt/gp/stack.h
+++ b/include/blt/gp/stack.h
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ namespace blt::gp
                 reinterpret_cast<NO_REF_T*>(head->metadata.offset - TYPE_SIZE)->~NO_REF_T();
                 // move offset back
                 head->metadata.offset -= TYPE_SIZE;
+                // moving back allows us to allocate with other data, if there is room.
+                while (head->used_bytes_in_block() == 0 && move_back());
                 return t;
             }
             
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@ namespace blt::gp
                         break;
                     }
                 }
+                while (head->used_bytes_in_block() == 0 && move_back());
             }
             
             /**
@@ -212,6 +215,7 @@ namespace blt::gp
                 to.head->metadata.offset = static_cast<blt::u8*>(ptr) + type_size;
                 std::memcpy(ptr, head->metadata.offset - type_size, type_size);
                 head->metadata.offset -= type_size;
+                while (head->used_bytes_in_block() == 0 && move_back());
             }
             
             template<typename... Args>
diff --git a/tests/stack_tests.cpp b/tests/stack_tests.cpp
index 54b1652..2fca4e4 100644
--- a/tests/stack_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/stack_tests.cpp
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ large_##SIZE tertiary_##SIZE = make_data(large_##SIZE{}, [](auto index) {
    return static_cast<blt::u8>(blt::random::murmur_random64c<blt::size_t>(SEED + index, 0, 256)); \
 })
 
-#define RUN_TEST(FAILURE_COND, PASS, ...) do { if (FAILURE_COND) { BLT_ERROR(__VA_ARGS__); } else { BLT_DEBUG(PASS); } } while(false)
-#define RUN_TEST_SIZE(VALUE, SIZE, STACK) RUN_TEST(auto index = compare(VALUE, STACK.pop<SIZE>()); index >= 0, #SIZE " Test PASSED.", "Failed to pop large value (" #SIZE "), failed at index %ld", index)
-#define RUN_TEST_TYPE(TYPE, EXPECTED, STACK) RUN_TEST(auto val = STACK.pop<TYPE>(); val != EXPECTED, #TYPE " test PASSED", "Failed to pop correct " #TYPE " (" #EXPECTED ") found %lf", val);
+#define RUN_TEST(FAILURE_COND, STACK, PASS, ...) do { if (FAILURE_COND) { BLT_ERROR(__VA_ARGS__); } else { BLT_DEBUG_STREAM << PASS << " | " << STACK.size() << "\n"; } } while(false)
+#define RUN_TEST_SIZE(VALUE, SIZE, STACK) RUN_TEST(auto index = compare(VALUE, STACK.pop<SIZE>()); index >= 0, STACK, #SIZE " test PASSED.", "Failed to pop large value (" #SIZE "), failed at index %ld", index)
+#define RUN_TEST_TYPE(TYPE, EXPECTED, STACK) RUN_TEST(auto val = STACK.pop<TYPE>(); val != EXPECTED, STACK, #TYPE " test PASSED", "Failed to pop correct " #TYPE " (" #EXPECTED ") found %lf", val);
 
 const blt::u64 SEED = std::random_device()();
 
@@ -189,14 +189,13 @@ void test_basic_types()
     BLT_TRACE_STREAM << stack.size() << "\n";
     std::cout << std::endl;
     
-    BLT_INFO("Some fishy numbers in the last reported size. Let's try modifying the stack.");
+    BLT_INFO("Some fishy numbers in the last reported size. Let's try modifying the stack."); // fixed by moving back in pop
     stack.push(88.9f);
     BLT_TRACE_STREAM << "Pushed float: " << stack.size() << "\n";
     
     {
         BLT_INFO("Popping a few values.");
         RUN_TEST_TYPE(float, 88.9f, stack);
-        BLT_TRACE_STREAM << "popped float: " << stack.size() << "\n";
         RUN_TEST_SIZE(secondary_256, large_256, stack);
     }
     BLT_TRACE_STREAM << stack.size() << "\n";