diff --git a/space/space.go b/space/space.go
index 7e76a69..4eeb633 100644
--- a/space/space.go
+++ b/space/space.go
@@ -535,27 +535,12 @@ func (s *Space[K, V]) set(
 
 	// Try to split data node.
 	if v.storeRequest.PointersToStore > 1 {
-		newIndex, mask := s.splitToIndex(
-			types.Load(&v.storeRequest.Store[v.storeRequest.PointersToStore-2].Pointer.VolatileAddress),
-			v.parentIndex,
-		)
-
-		if newIndex != v.parentIndex {
-			if err := s.splitDataNode(
-				snapshotID,
-				tx,
-				walRecorder,
-				allocator,
-				v.parentIndex,
-				newIndex,
-				mask,
-				v.storeRequest.Store[v.storeRequest.PointersToStore-2].Pointer,
-				v.storeRequest.Store[v.storeRequest.PointersToStore-1].Pointer,
-				v.level,
-			); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
+		splitDone, err := s.splitDataNode(snapshotID, tx, walRecorder, allocator, v.parentIndex,
+			v.storeRequest.Store[v.storeRequest.PointersToStore-2].Pointer, v.level)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if splitDone {
 			// This must be done because the item to set might go to the newly created data node.
 			v.storeRequest.PointersToStore--
 			v.level--
@@ -598,31 +583,34 @@ func (s *Space[K, V]) splitDataNode(
 	walRecorder *wal.Recorder,
 	allocator *alloc.Allocator,
 	index uint64,
-	newIndex uint64,
-	mask uint64,
-	parentNodePointer, existingNodePointer *types.Pointer,
+	parentNodePointer *types.Pointer,
 	level uint8,
-) error {
-	parentNode := ProjectPointerNode(s.config.State.Node(types.Load(&parentNodePointer.VolatileAddress).Naked()))
+) (bool, error) {
+	newIndex, mask := s.splitToIndex(types.Load(&parentNodePointer.VolatileAddress), index)
+	if newIndex == index {
+		return false, nil
+	}
 
 	newNodeVolatileAddress, err := allocator.Allocate()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 	s.config.State.Clear(newNodeVolatileAddress)
 
 	newNodePersistentAddress, err := allocator.Allocate()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 	s.config.State.Clear(newNodePersistentAddress)
 
+	parentNode := ProjectPointerNode(s.config.State.Node(types.Load(&parentNodePointer.VolatileAddress).Naked()))
+	existingNodePointer := &parentNode.Pointers[index]
+	existingDataNode := s.config.State.Node(types.Load(&existingNodePointer.VolatileAddress))
 	newDataNode := s.config.State.Node(newNodeVolatileAddress)
-
-	node := s.config.State.Node(types.Load(&existingNodePointer.VolatileAddress))
-	keyHashes := s.config.DataNodeAssistant.KeyHashes(node)
+	keyHashes := s.config.DataNodeAssistant.KeyHashes(existingDataNode)
 	newKeyHashes := s.config.DataNodeAssistant.KeyHashes(newDataNode)
-	for i, item := range s.config.DataNodeAssistant.Iterator(node) {
+
+	for i, item := range s.config.DataNodeAssistant.Iterator(existingDataNode) {
 		itemIndex := PointerIndex(keyHashes[i], level-1)
 		if itemIndex&mask != newIndex {
 			continue
@@ -632,17 +620,17 @@ func (s *Space[K, V]) splitDataNode(
 		if err := wal.Copy(walRecorder, tx, newNodePersistentAddress, existingNodePointer.PersistentAddress,
 			newDataNodeItem, item,
 		); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return false, err
 		}
 		if err := wal.Set1(walRecorder, tx, newNodePersistentAddress,
 			&newKeyHashes[i], &keyHashes[i],
 		); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return false, err
 		}
 		if err := wal.Set1(walRecorder, tx, existingNodePointer.PersistentAddress,
 			&keyHashes[i], zeroKeyHashPtr,
 		); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return false, err
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -650,13 +638,13 @@ func (s *Space[K, V]) splitDataNode(
 		&parentNode.Pointers[newIndex].SnapshotID, &snapshotID,
 		&parentNode.Pointers[newIndex].PersistentAddress, &newNodePersistentAddress,
 	); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 
 	if err := wal.SetAddressAtomically(walRecorder, tx, parentNodePointer.PersistentAddress,
 		&parentNode.Pointers[newIndex].VolatileAddress, &newNodeVolatileAddress,
 	); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 
 	tx.AddStoreRequest(&pipeline.StoreRequest{
@@ -680,7 +668,7 @@ func (s *Space[K, V]) splitDataNode(
 		NoSnapshots:     s.config.NoSnapshots,
 	})
 
-	return nil
+	return true, nil
 }
 
 func (s *Space[K, V]) addPointerNode(
@@ -744,20 +732,8 @@ func (s *Space[K, V]) addPointerNode(
 		types.Store(&pointerNodeRoot.Pointer.VolatileAddress, pointerNodeVolatileAddress)
 	}
 
-	newIndex, mask := s.splitToIndex(pointerNodeVolatileAddress, 0)
-
-	return s.splitDataNode(
-		snapshotID,
-		tx,
-		walRecorder,
-		allocator,
-		0,
-		newIndex,
-		mask,
-		pointerNodeRoot.Pointer,
-		&pointerNode.Pointers[0],
-		v.level+1,
-	)
+	_, err = s.splitDataNode(snapshotID, tx, walRecorder, allocator, 0, pointerNodeRoot.Pointer, v.level+1)
+	return err
 }
 
 var pointerHops = [NumOfPointers][]uint64{