diff --git a/src/cursor.c b/src/cursor.c
index 22442e05..766943f7 100644
--- a/src/cursor.c
+++ b/src/cursor.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ __hot int cursor_touch(MDBX_cursor *const mc, const MDBX_val *key, const MDBX_va
       return err;
   }
 
-  if (likely(mc->top >= 0) && !is_modifable(mc->txn, mc->pg[mc->top])) {
+  if (likely(is_pointed(mc)) && ((mc->txn->flags & MDBX_TXN_SPILLS) || !is_modifable(mc->txn, mc->pg[mc->top]))) {
     const int8_t top = mc->top;
     mc->top = 0;
     do {
diff --git a/src/node.c b/src/node.c
index f4b264fc..f7676eaf 100644
--- a/src/node.c
+++ b/src/node.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ int __must_check_result node_add_branch(MDBX_cursor *mc, size_t indx, const MDBX
         is_subpage(mp) ? "sub-" : "", mp->pgno, indx, pgno, key ? key->iov_len : 0, DKEY_DEBUG(key));
 
   cASSERT(mc, page_type(mp) == P_BRANCH);
+  cASSERT(mc, mp->txnid >= mc->txn->front_txnid);
   STATIC_ASSERT(NODESIZE % 2 == 0);
 
   /* Move higher pointers up one slot. */
diff --git a/src/page-get.c b/src/page-get.c
index ad3ed3c1..2646eb0e 100644
--- a/src/page-get.c
+++ b/src/page-get.c
@@ -457,6 +457,8 @@ static __always_inline pgr_t page_get_inline(const uint16_t ILL, const MDBX_curs
     goto bailout;
   }
 
+  TRACE("dbi %zu, mc %p, page %u, %p", cursor_dbi(mc), __Wpedantic_format_voidptr(mc), pgno,
+        __Wpedantic_format_voidptr(r.page));
   if (unlikely(mc->checking & z_pagecheck))
     return check_page_complete(ILL, r.page, mc, front);
 
diff --git a/src/spill.c b/src/spill.c
index 29ce8d8a..af09d12d 100644
--- a/src/spill.c
+++ b/src/spill.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ static size_t spill_cursor_keep(const MDBX_txn *const txn, const MDBX_cursor *mc
     intptr_t i = 0;
     do {
       mp = mc->pg[i];
+      TRACE("dbi %zu, mc-%p[%zu], page %u %p", cursor_dbi(mc), __Wpedantic_format_voidptr(mc), i, mp->pgno,
+            __Wpedantic_format_voidptr(mp));
       tASSERT(txn, !is_subpage(mp));
       if (is_modifable(txn, mp)) {
         size_t const n = dpl_search(txn, mp->pgno);
@@ -81,16 +83,18 @@ static size_t spill_cursor_keep(const MDBX_txn *const txn, const MDBX_cursor *mc
           *ptr = txn->wr.dirtylru;
           tASSERT(txn, dpl_age(txn, n) == 0);
           ++keep;
+          DEBUG("keep page %" PRIaPGNO " (%p), dbi %zu, %scursor %p[%zu]", mp->pgno, __Wpedantic_format_voidptr(mp),
+                cursor_dbi(mc), is_inner(mc) ? "sub-" : "", __Wpedantic_format_voidptr(mc), i);
         }
       }
     } while (++i <= mc->top);
 
     tASSERT(txn, is_leaf(mp));
-    if (!mc->subcur || mc->ki[mc->top] >= page_numkeys(mp))
-      break;
-    if (!(node_flags(page_node(mp, mc->ki[mc->top])) & N_TREE))
+    if (!inner_pointed(mc))
       break;
     mc = &mc->subcur->cursor;
+    if (is_subpage(mc->pg[0]))
+      break;
   }
   return keep;
 }