diff --git a/cs/src/core/Allocator/AllocatorBase.cs b/cs/src/core/Allocator/AllocatorBase.cs
index f7369e038..d2c512847 100644
--- a/cs/src/core/Allocator/AllocatorBase.cs
+++ b/cs/src/core/Allocator/AllocatorBase.cs
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ public abstract partial class AllocatorBase<Key, Value> : IDisposable
         /// </summary>
         public long SafeHeadAddress;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tentative head address. Threads do not take any record locks earlier than this point.
+        /// Records earlier than this address undergo eviction, before HeadAddress is moved.
+        /// </summary>
+        public long TentativeHeadAddress;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Flushed until address
         /// </summary>
@@ -1235,7 +1241,7 @@ internal virtual bool TryComplete()
         /// Flush: send page to secondary store
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="newSafeReadOnlyAddress"></param>
-        public void OnPagesMarkedReadOnly(long newSafeReadOnlyAddress)
+        private void OnPagesMarkedReadOnly(long newSafeReadOnlyAddress)
         {
             if (Utility.MonotonicUpdate(ref SafeReadOnlyAddress, newSafeReadOnlyAddress, out long oldSafeReadOnlyAddress))
             {
@@ -1249,17 +1255,31 @@ public void OnPagesMarkedReadOnly(long newSafeReadOnlyAddress)
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Action to be performed when all threads agree that 
+        /// a page range is ready to close.
+        /// </summary>
+        private void OnPagesReadyToClose(long oldHeadAddress, long newHeadAddress)
+        {
+            if (ReadCache && (newHeadAddress > HeadAddress))
+                EvictCallback(HeadAddress, newHeadAddress);
+
+            if (Utility.MonotonicUpdate(ref HeadAddress, newHeadAddress, out oldHeadAddress))
+            {
+                Debug.WriteLine("Allocate: Moving head offset from {0:X} to {1:X}", oldHeadAddress, newHeadAddress);
+                epoch.BumpCurrentEpoch(() => OnPagesClosed(newHeadAddress));
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Action to be performed for when all threads have 
         /// agreed that a page range is closed.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="newSafeHeadAddress"></param>
-        public void OnPagesClosed(long newSafeHeadAddress)
+        private void OnPagesClosed(long newSafeHeadAddress)
         {
             if (Utility.MonotonicUpdate(ref SafeHeadAddress, newSafeHeadAddress, out long oldSafeHeadAddress))
             {
-                Debug.WriteLine("SafeHeadOffset shifted from {0:X} to {1:X}", oldSafeHeadAddress, newSafeHeadAddress);
-
                 // Also shift begin address if we are using a null storage device
                 if (IsNullDevice)
                     Utility.MonotonicUpdate(ref BeginAddress, newSafeHeadAddress, out _);
@@ -1298,12 +1318,14 @@ internal void DebugPrintAddresses(long closePageAddress)
             var _readonly = ReadOnlyAddress;
             var _safereadonly = SafeReadOnlyAddress;
             var _tail = GetTailAddress();
+            var _thead = TentativeHeadAddress;
             var _head = HeadAddress;
             var _safehead = SafeHeadAddress;
 
             Console.WriteLine("ClosePageAddress: {0}.{1}", GetPage(closePageAddress), GetOffsetInPage(closePageAddress));
             Console.WriteLine("FlushedUntil: {0}.{1}", GetPage(_flush), GetOffsetInPage(_flush));
             Console.WriteLine("Tail: {0}.{1}", GetPage(_tail), GetOffsetInPage(_tail));
+            Console.WriteLine("TentativeHead: {0}.{1}", GetPage(_thead), GetOffsetInPage(_thead));
             Console.WriteLine("Head: {0}.{1}", GetPage(_head), GetOffsetInPage(_head));
             Console.WriteLine("SafeHead: {0}.{1}", GetPage(_safehead), GetOffsetInPage(_safehead));
             Console.WriteLine("ReadOnly: {0}.{1}", GetPage(_readonly), GetOffsetInPage(_readonly));
@@ -1334,29 +1356,7 @@ private void PageAlignedShiftReadOnlyAddress(long currentTailAddress)
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="currentTailAddress"></param>
         private void PageAlignedShiftHeadAddress(long currentTailAddress)
-        {
-            //obtain local values of variables that can change
-            long currentHeadAddress = HeadAddress;
-            long currentFlushedUntilAddress = FlushedUntilAddress;
-            long pageAlignedTailAddress = currentTailAddress & ~PageSizeMask;
-            long desiredHeadAddress = (pageAlignedTailAddress - HeadOffsetLagAddress);
-
-            long newHeadAddress = desiredHeadAddress;
-            if (currentFlushedUntilAddress < newHeadAddress)
-            {
-                newHeadAddress = currentFlushedUntilAddress;
-            }
-            newHeadAddress &= ~PageSizeMask;
-
-            if (ReadCache && (newHeadAddress > HeadAddress))
-                EvictCallback(HeadAddress, newHeadAddress);
-
-            if (Utility.MonotonicUpdate(ref HeadAddress, newHeadAddress, out long oldHeadAddress))
-            {
-                Debug.WriteLine("Allocate: Moving head offset from {0:X} to {1:X}", oldHeadAddress, newHeadAddress);
-                epoch.BumpCurrentEpoch(() => OnPagesClosed(newHeadAddress));
-            }
-        }
+            => ShiftHeadAddress((currentTailAddress & ~PageSizeMask) - HeadOffsetLagAddress);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Tries to shift head address to specified value
@@ -1373,14 +1373,11 @@ public long ShiftHeadAddress(long desiredHeadAddress)
                 newHeadAddress = currentFlushedUntilAddress;
             }
 
-            if (ReadCache && (newHeadAddress > HeadAddress))
-                EvictCallback(HeadAddress, newHeadAddress);
-
-            if (Utility.MonotonicUpdate(ref HeadAddress, newHeadAddress, out long oldHeadAddress))
+            if (Utility.MonotonicUpdate(ref TentativeHeadAddress, newHeadAddress, out long oldTentativeHeadAddress))
             {
-                Debug.WriteLine("Allocate: Moving head offset from {0:X} to {1:X}", oldHeadAddress, newHeadAddress);
-                epoch.BumpCurrentEpoch(() => OnPagesClosed(newHeadAddress));
+                epoch.BumpCurrentEpoch(() => OnPagesReadyToClose(oldTentativeHeadAddress, newHeadAddress));
             }
+
             return newHeadAddress;
         }