diff --git a/blockstore.cpp b/blockstore.cpp
index 641b4333..4c5b4d84 100644
--- a/blockstore.cpp
+++ b/blockstore.cpp
@@ -108,18 +108,30 @@ void blockstore::loop()
             continue_sync(*cur_sync++);
         }
         auto cur = submit_queue.begin();
-        bool has_writes = false;
+        int has_writes = 0;
         while (cur != submit_queue.end())
         {
             auto op_ptr = cur;
             auto op = *(cur++);
+            // FIXME: This needs some simplification
+            // Writes should not block reads if the ring is not null and if reads don't depend on them
+            // In all other cases we should stop submission
             if (op->wait_for)
             {
                 check_wait(op);
                 if (op->wait_for == WAIT_SQE)
+                {
                     break;
+                }
                 else if (op->wait_for)
+                {
+                    if ((op->flags & OP_TYPE_MASK) == OP_WRITE ||
+                        (op->flags & OP_TYPE_MASK) == OP_DELETE)
+                    {
+                        has_writes = 2;
+                    }
                     continue;
+                }
             }
             unsigned ring_space = io_uring_sq_space_left(&ringloop->ring);
             unsigned prev_sqe_pos = ringloop->ring.sq.sqe_tail;
@@ -131,8 +143,13 @@ void blockstore::loop()
             else if ((op->flags & OP_TYPE_MASK) == OP_WRITE ||
                 (op->flags & OP_TYPE_MASK) == OP_DELETE)
             {
-                has_writes = true;
+                if (has_writes == 2)
+                {
+                    // Some writes could not be submitted
+                    break;
+                }
                 dequeue_op = dequeue_write(op);
+                has_writes = dequeue_op ? 1 : 2;
             }
             else if ((op->flags & OP_TYPE_MASK) == OP_SYNC)
             {
@@ -229,7 +246,7 @@ void blockstore::check_wait(blockstore_operation *op)
     }
     else if (op->wait_for == WAIT_JOURNAL)
     {
-        if (journal.used_start < op->wait_detail)
+        if (journal.used_start == op->wait_detail)
         {
             // do not submit
             return;
diff --git a/blockstore.h b/blockstore.h
index 7240f51d..9cf707c0 100644
--- a/blockstore.h
+++ b/blockstore.h
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ class blockstore
     int dequeue_sync(blockstore_operation *op);
     void handle_sync_event(ring_data_t *data, blockstore_operation *op);
     int continue_sync(blockstore_operation *op);
+    void ack_one_sync(blockstore_operation *op);
     int ack_sync(blockstore_operation *op);
 
     // Stabilize
diff --git a/blockstore_flush.cpp b/blockstore_flush.cpp
index 0e46c63c..318bcd01 100644
--- a/blockstore_flush.cpp
+++ b/blockstore_flush.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ void journal_flusher_t::queue_flush(obj_ver_id ov)
     auto it = flush_versions.find(ov.oid);
     if (it != flush_versions.end())
     {
-        it->second = ov.version;
+        if (it->second < ov.version)
+            it->second = ov.version;
     }
     else
     {
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ void journal_flusher_t::unshift_flush(obj_ver_id ov)
     auto it = flush_versions.find(ov.oid);
     if (it != flush_versions.end())
     {
-        it->second = ov.version;
+        if (it->second < ov.version)
+            it->second = ov.version;
     }
     else
     {
@@ -199,7 +201,12 @@ resume_0:
             }
             else if (!IS_STABLE(dirty_it->second.state))
             {
-                throw std::runtime_error("BUG: Unexpected dirty_entry state during flush: " + std::to_string(dirty_it->second.state));
+                char err[1024];
+                snprintf(
+                    err, 1024, "BUG: Unexpected dirty_entry %lu:%lu v%lu state during flush: %d",
+                    dirty_it->first.oid.inode, dirty_it->first.oid.stripe, dirty_it->first.version, dirty_it->second.state
+                );
+                throw std::runtime_error(err);
             }
             if (dirty_it == bs->dirty_db.begin())
             {
@@ -217,7 +224,7 @@ resume_0:
             flusher->active_flushers--;
             flusher->active_until_sync--;
             repeat_it = flusher->sync_to_repeat.find(cur.oid);
-            if (repeat_it->second != 0)
+            if (repeat_it->second > cur.version)
             {
                 // Requeue version
                 flusher->unshift_flush({ .oid = cur.oid, .version = repeat_it->second });
@@ -475,12 +482,12 @@ resume_0:
         wait_state = 0;
         flusher->active_flushers--;
         repeat_it = flusher->sync_to_repeat.find(cur.oid);
-        if (repeat_it->second != 0)
+        if (repeat_it->second > cur.version)
         {
             // Requeue version
             flusher->unshift_flush({ .oid = cur.oid, .version = repeat_it->second });
-            flusher->sync_to_repeat.erase(repeat_it);
         }
+        flusher->sync_to_repeat.erase(repeat_it);
         goto resume_0;
     }
 }
diff --git a/blockstore_journal.cpp b/blockstore_journal.cpp
index 047dccce..0c5451e7 100644
--- a/blockstore_journal.cpp
+++ b/blockstore_journal.cpp
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ int blockstore_journal_check_t::check_available(blockstore_operation *op, int re
     }
     if (!right_dir && next_pos >= bs->journal.used_start-512)
     {
-        // No space in the journal. Wait for it.
+        // No space in the journal. Wait until used_start changes.
         op->wait_for = WAIT_JOURNAL;
-        op->wait_detail = next_pos;
+        op->wait_detail = bs->journal.used_start;
         return 0;
     }
     return 1;
diff --git a/blockstore_sync.cpp b/blockstore_sync.cpp
index 133d1ac4..44edff5f 100644
--- a/blockstore_sync.cpp
+++ b/blockstore_sync.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ void blockstore::handle_sync_event(ring_data_t *data, blockstore_operation *op)
         if (op->sync_state == SYNC_DATA_SYNC_SENT)
         {
             op->sync_state = SYNC_DATA_SYNC_DONE;
+            // FIXME: This is not needed, in fact
             for (auto it = op->sync_big_writes.begin(); it != op->sync_big_writes.end(); it++)
             {
                 dirty_db[*it].state = ST_D_SYNCED;
@@ -148,18 +149,6 @@ void blockstore::handle_sync_event(ring_data_t *data, blockstore_operation *op)
         else if (op->sync_state == SYNC_JOURNAL_SYNC_SENT)
         {
             op->sync_state = SYNC_DONE;
-            for (auto it = op->sync_big_writes.begin(); it != op->sync_big_writes.end(); it++)
-            {
-                auto & unstab = unstable_writes[it->oid];
-                unstab = !unstab || unstab > it->version ? it->version : unstab;
-                dirty_db[*it].state = ST_D_META_SYNCED;
-            }
-            for (auto it = op->sync_small_writes.begin(); it != op->sync_small_writes.end(); it++)
-            {
-                auto & unstab = unstable_writes[it->oid];
-                unstab = !unstab || unstab > it->version ? it->version : unstab;
-                dirty_db[*it].state = ST_J_SYNCED;
-            }
             ack_sync(op);
         }
         else
@@ -177,6 +166,8 @@ int blockstore::ack_sync(blockstore_operation *op)
         auto it = op->in_progress_ptr;
         int done_syncs = 1;
         ++it;
+        // Acknowledge sync
+        ack_one_sync(op);
         while (it != in_progress_syncs.end())
         {
             auto & next_sync = *it++;
@@ -185,16 +176,30 @@ int blockstore::ack_sync(blockstore_operation *op)
             {
                 done_syncs++;
                 // Acknowledge next_sync
-                in_progress_syncs.erase(next_sync->in_progress_ptr);
-                next_sync->retval = 0;
-                next_sync->callback(next_sync);
+                ack_one_sync(next_sync);
             }
         }
-        // Acknowledge sync
-        in_progress_syncs.erase(op->in_progress_ptr);
-        op->retval = 0;
-        op->callback(op);
         return 1;
     }
     return 0;
 }
+
+void blockstore::ack_one_sync(blockstore_operation *op)
+{
+    // Handle states
+    for (auto it = op->sync_big_writes.begin(); it != op->sync_big_writes.end(); it++)
+    {
+        auto & unstab = unstable_writes[it->oid];
+        unstab = unstab < it->version ? it->version : unstab;
+        dirty_db[*it].state = ST_D_META_SYNCED;
+    }
+    for (auto it = op->sync_small_writes.begin(); it != op->sync_small_writes.end(); it++)
+    {
+        auto & unstab = unstable_writes[it->oid];
+        unstab = unstab < it->version ? it->version : unstab;
+        dirty_db[*it].state = ST_J_SYNCED;
+    }
+    in_progress_syncs.erase(op->in_progress_ptr);
+    op->retval = 0;
+    op->callback(op);
+}
diff --git a/blockstore_write.cpp b/blockstore_write.cpp
index 4a1ee476..2e6ef284 100644
--- a/blockstore_write.cpp
+++ b/blockstore_write.cpp
@@ -41,24 +41,6 @@ void blockstore::enqueue_write(blockstore_operation *op)
         .len = op->len,
         .journal_sector = 0,
     });
-    // Remember write as unsynced here, so external consumers could get
-    // the list of dirty objects to sync just before issuing a SYNC request
-    if (op->len == block_size || op->version == 1)
-    {
-        // Remember big write as unsynced
-        unsynced_big_writes.push_back((obj_ver_id){
-            .oid = op->oid,
-            .version = op->version,
-        });
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // Remember small write as unsynced
-        unsynced_small_writes.push_back((obj_ver_id){
-            .oid = op->oid,
-            .version = op->version,
-        });
-    }
 }
 
 // First step of the write algorithm: dequeue operation and submit initial write(s)
@@ -109,6 +91,11 @@ int blockstore::dequeue_write(blockstore_operation *op)
         );
         op->pending_ops = 1;
         op->min_used_journal_sector = op->max_used_journal_sector = 0;
+        // Remember big write as unsynced
+        unsynced_big_writes.push_back((obj_ver_id){
+            .oid = op->oid,
+            .version = op->version,
+        });
     }
     else
     {
@@ -154,6 +141,11 @@ int blockstore::dequeue_write(blockstore_operation *op)
         dirty_it->second.state = ST_J_SUBMITTED;
         journal.next_free += op->len;
         op->pending_ops = 2;
+        // Remember small write as unsynced
+        unsynced_small_writes.push_back((obj_ver_id){
+            .oid = op->oid,
+            .version = op->version,
+        });
     }
     return 1;
 }
diff --git a/fio_engine.cpp b/fio_engine.cpp
index 4d92eb08..f7cd7095 100644
--- a/fio_engine.cpp
+++ b/fio_engine.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static enum fio_q_status bs_queue(struct thread_data *td, struct io_u *io)
                         .version = it->second,
                     };
                 }
-                bsd->bs->enqueue_op(op);
+                bsd->bs->unstable_writes.clear();
                 op->callback = [io, n](blockstore_operation *op)
                 {
                     io->error = op->retval < 0 ? -op->retval : 0;
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ static enum fio_q_status bs_queue(struct thread_data *td, struct io_u *io)
                         printf("--- OP_SYNC %llx n=%d retval=%d\n", io, n, op->retval);
                     delete op;
                 };
+                bsd->bs->enqueue_op(op);
             }
             else
             {