diff --git a/kernel/mem/alloc.c b/kernel/mem/alloc.c
index 6ff3e970..7af7844c 100644
--- a/kernel/mem/alloc.c
+++ b/kernel/mem/alloc.c
@@ -292,6 +292,10 @@ void free(void * ptr) {
 				x = (uint32_t *)tag;
 				break;
 			}
+			page_t * page = get_page((uintptr_t)x, 0, current_directory);
+			if (page->present != 1) break;
+			page = get_page((uintptr_t)x + 8, 0, current_directory);
+			if (page->present != 1) break;
 			if (*x == 0xDEADBEEF) {
 				if (x[1] == i) {
 					_failed = 0;
diff --git a/util/process_log.py b/util/process_log.py
index ce4e525d..dc47d42f 100644
--- a/util/process_log.py
+++ b/util/process_log.py
@@ -5,9 +5,16 @@ addresses = {}
 sources = {}
 last_touched = {}
 
-def find_nearby_allocations(addr):
+def find_nearby_allocations(addr,size):
+    results = []
     for key in addresses.keys():
-        if abs(addr - key) < 0x100 and addresses[key]:
+        if abs(addr - key) < size*2 and addresses[key]:
+            results.append(key)
+    results = sorted(results)
+    for key in results:
+        if key == addr:
+            print("     self: 0x%x (size %d, allocated by 0x%x)" % (key, addresses[key], sources[key]))
+        else:
             print("   nearby: 0x%x (size %d, allocated by 0x%x)" % (key, addresses[key], sources[key]))
 
 count = 0
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ while 1:
             print("Large buffer has bad value: 0x%x (0x%x) expected size is %d, supposed is %d" % (addr, extra, addresses[addr], size))
         elif addresses[addr] != size:
             print("Size on free is incorrect: 0x%x %d %d 0x%x allocated by 0x%x last touched by %c" % (addr,addresses[addr], size, fault, sources[addr], last_touched[addr]))
-            find_nearby_allocations(addr)
+            find_nearby_allocations(addr,addresses[addr])
         else:
             addresses[addr] = None
     elif t == 'h':