diff --git a/src/base_vec.rs b/src/base_vec.rs
index af6232ae..8a3a3b45 100644
--- a/src/base_vec.rs
+++ b/src/base_vec.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 //! bytes required to represent integers up to that max size.
 use crate::storable::{bounds, bytes_to_store_size_bounded};
 use crate::{
-    read_u32, read_u64, safe_write, write_u32, write_u64, Address, GrowFailed, Memory, Storable,
+    read_u32, read_u64, safe_write, write, write_u32, write_u64, Address, GrowFailed, Memory,
+    Storable,
 };
 use std::borrow::{Borrow, Cow};
 use std::cmp::min;
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ impl<T: Storable, M: Memory> BaseVec<T, M> {
         let data_offset = self
             .write_entry_size(offset, bytes.len() as u32)
             .expect("unreachable: cannot fail to write to pre-allocated area");
-        self.memory.write(data_offset, bytes.borrow());
+        write(&self.memory, data_offset, bytes.borrow());
     }
 
     /// Returns the item at the specified index.
diff --git a/src/vec/tests.rs b/src/vec/tests.rs
index eb89d492..d91e9ed0 100644
--- a/src/vec/tests.rs
+++ b/src/vec/tests.rs
@@ -266,3 +266,15 @@ fn set_element_bigger_than_max_size_panics() {
     // Insert a struct where the serialized size is > `MAX_SIZE`. Should panic.
     sv.set(0, &BuggyStruct(vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5]));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn set_last_element_to_large_blob() {
+    use crate::storable::Blob;
+    let sv = StableVec::<Blob<65536>, M>::new(M::default()).unwrap();
+
+    // Store a small blob.
+    sv.push(&Blob::default()).unwrap();
+
+    // Store a large blob that would require growing the memory.
+    sv.set(0, &Blob::try_from(vec![1; 65536].as_slice()).unwrap());
+}