diff --git a/src/osd_rmw.cpp b/src/osd_rmw.cpp
index 78261181..de090104 100644
--- a/src/osd_rmw.cpp
+++ b/src/osd_rmw.cpp
@@ -677,11 +677,11 @@ void* calc_rmw(void *request_buf, osd_rmw_stripe_t *stripes, uint64_t *read_osd_
 static void get_old_new_buffers(osd_rmw_stripe_t & stripe, uint32_t wr_start, uint32_t wr_end, buf_len_t *bufs, int & nbufs)
 {
     uint32_t ns = 0, ne = 0, os = 0, oe = 0;
-    if (stripe.req_end > wr_start &&
-        stripe.req_start < wr_end)
+    if (stripe.write_end > wr_start &&
+        stripe.write_start < wr_end)
     {
-        ns = std::max(stripe.req_start, wr_start);
-        ne = std::min(stripe.req_end, wr_end);
+        ns = std::max(stripe.write_start, wr_start);
+        ne = std::min(stripe.write_end, wr_end);
     }
     if (stripe.read_end > wr_start &&
         stripe.read_start < wr_end)
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static void get_old_new_buffers(osd_rmw_stripe_t & stripe, uint32_t wr_start, ui
     if (ne && (!oe || ns <= os))
     {
         // NEW or NEW->OLD
-        bufs[nbufs++] = { .buf = (uint8_t*)stripe.write_buf + ns - stripe.req_start, .len = ne-ns };
+        bufs[nbufs++] = { .buf = (uint8_t*)stripe.write_buf + ns - stripe.write_start, .len = ne-ns };
         if (os < ne)
             os = ne;
         if (oe > os)
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ static void get_old_new_buffers(osd_rmw_stripe_t & stripe, uint32_t wr_start, ui
         {
             // OLD->NEW or OLD->NEW->OLD
             bufs[nbufs++] = { .buf = (uint8_t*)stripe.read_buf + os - stripe.read_start, .len = ns-os };
-            bufs[nbufs++] = { .buf = (uint8_t*)stripe.write_buf + ns - stripe.req_start, .len = ne-ns };
+            bufs[nbufs++] = { .buf = (uint8_t*)stripe.write_buf + ns - stripe.write_start, .len = ne-ns };
             if (oe > ne)
             {
                 // OLD->NEW->OLD
diff --git a/src/osd_rmw_test.cpp b/src/osd_rmw_test.cpp
index 5d5e6781..3611dd32 100644
--- a/src/osd_rmw_test.cpp
+++ b/src/osd_rmw_test.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ void test4();
 void test5();
 void test6();
 void test7();
+void test_rmw_4k_degraded_into_lost_to_normal(bool ec);
 void test8();
 void test9();
 void test10();
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ int main(int narg, char *args[])
     test6();
     // Test 7
     test7();
+    test_rmw_4k_degraded_into_lost_to_normal(false);
+    test_rmw_4k_degraded_into_lost_to_normal(true);
     // Test 8
     test8();
     // Test 9
@@ -316,6 +319,69 @@ void test7()
 
 /***
 
+7/2. calc_rmw(offset=48K, len=4K, osd_set=[0,2,3], write_set=[1,2,3])
+   = {
+     read: [ [ 0, 128K ], [ 0, 128K ], [ 0, 128K ] ],
+     write: [ [ 48K, 52K ], [ 0, 0 ], [ 48K, 52K ] ],
+     input buffer: [ write0 ],
+     rmw buffer: [ write2, read0, read1, read2 ],
+   }
+   then, after calc_rmw_parity_xor/ec(): {
+     write: [ [ 0, 128K ], [ 0, 0 ], [ 48K, 52K ] ],
+     write0==read0,
+   }
+   + check write0, write2 buffers
+
+***/
+
+void test_rmw_4k_degraded_into_lost_to_normal(bool ec)
+{
+    osd_num_t osd_set[3] = { 0, 2, 3 };
+    osd_num_t write_osd_set[3] = { 1, 2, 3 };
+    osd_rmw_stripe_t stripes[3] = {};
+    // Subtest 1
+    split_stripes(2, 128*1024, 48*1024, 4096, stripes);
+    void *write_buf = malloc(4096);
+    void *rmw_buf = calc_rmw(write_buf, stripes, osd_set, 3, 2, 3, write_osd_set, 128*1024, 0);
+    assert(stripes[0].read_start == 0 && stripes[0].read_end == 128*1024);
+    assert(stripes[1].read_start == 0 && stripes[1].read_end == 128*1024);
+    assert(stripes[2].read_start == 0 && stripes[2].read_end == 128*1024);
+    assert(stripes[0].write_start == 48*1024 && stripes[0].write_end == 52*1024);
+    assert(stripes[1].write_start == 0 && stripes[1].write_end == 0);
+    assert(stripes[2].write_start == 48*1024 && stripes[2].write_end == 52*1024);
+    assert(stripes[0].read_buf == (uint8_t*)rmw_buf+4*1024);
+    assert(stripes[1].read_buf == (uint8_t*)rmw_buf+4*1024+128*1024);
+    assert(stripes[2].read_buf == (uint8_t*)rmw_buf+4*1024+2*128*1024);
+    assert(stripes[0].write_buf == write_buf);
+    assert(stripes[1].write_buf == NULL);
+    assert(stripes[2].write_buf == rmw_buf);
+    // Subtest 2
+    set_pattern(write_buf, 4096, PATTERN2);
+    set_pattern(stripes[1].read_buf, 128*1024, PATTERN1);
+    set_pattern(stripes[2].read_buf, 128*1024, PATTERN0^PATTERN1);
+    if (!ec)
+        calc_rmw_parity_xor(stripes, 3, osd_set, write_osd_set, 128*1024, 0);
+    else
+    {
+        use_ec(3, 2, true);
+        calc_rmw_parity_ec(stripes, 3, 2, osd_set, write_osd_set, 128*1024, 0);
+        use_ec(3, 2, false);
+    }
+    assert(stripes[0].write_start == 0 && stripes[0].write_end == 128*1024);
+    assert(stripes[1].write_start == 0 && stripes[1].write_end == 0);
+    assert(stripes[2].write_start == 48*1024 && stripes[2].write_end == 52*1024);
+    assert(stripes[0].write_buf == stripes[0].read_buf);
+    assert(stripes[1].write_buf == NULL);
+    assert(stripes[2].write_buf == rmw_buf);
+    check_pattern(stripes[0].write_buf, 4096, PATTERN0);
+    check_pattern(stripes[0].write_buf+48*1024, 4096, PATTERN2);
+    check_pattern(stripes[2].write_buf, 4096, PATTERN2^PATTERN1); // new parity
+    free(rmw_buf);
+    free(write_buf);
+}
+
+/***
+
 8. calc_rmw(offset=0, len=128K+4K, osd_set=[0,2,3], write_set=[1,2,3])
    = {
      read: [ [ 0, 0 ], [ 4K, 128K ], [ 0, 0 ] ],