diff --git a/src/garage/repair/online.rs b/src/garage/repair/online.rs
index cd7de49b..6e8ec2d3 100644
--- a/src/garage/repair/online.rs
+++ b/src/garage/repair/online.rs
@@ -92,19 +92,14 @@ impl Worker for RepairVersionsWorker {
 	}
 
 	async fn work(&mut self, _must_exit: &mut watch::Receiver<bool>) -> Result<WorkerState, Error> {
-		let item_bytes = match self.garage.version_table.data.store.get_gt(&self.pos)? {
-			Some((k, v)) => {
-				self.pos = k;
-				v
-			}
+		let (item_bytes, next_pos) = match self.garage.version_table.data.store.get_gt(&self.pos)? {
+			Some((k, v)) => (v, k),
 			None => {
 				info!("repair_versions: finished, done {}", self.counter);
 				return Ok(WorkerState::Done);
 			}
 		};
 
-		self.counter += 1;
-
 		let version = rmp_serde::decode::from_read_ref::<_, Version>(&item_bytes)?;
 		if !version.deleted.get() {
 			let object = self
@@ -133,6 +128,9 @@ impl Worker for RepairVersionsWorker {
 			}
 		}
 
+		self.counter += 1;
+		self.pos = next_pos;
+
 		Ok(WorkerState::Busy)
 	}
 
@@ -173,19 +171,14 @@ impl Worker for RepairBlockrefsWorker {
 	}
 
 	async fn work(&mut self, _must_exit: &mut watch::Receiver<bool>) -> Result<WorkerState, Error> {
-		let item_bytes = match self.garage.block_ref_table.data.store.get_gt(&self.pos)? {
-			Some((k, v)) => {
-				self.pos = k;
-				v
-			}
+		let (item_bytes, next_pos) = match self.garage.block_ref_table.data.store.get_gt(&self.pos)? {
+			Some((k, v)) => (v, k),
 			None => {
 				info!("repair_block_ref: finished, done {}", self.counter);
 				return Ok(WorkerState::Done);
 			}
 		};
 
-		self.counter += 1;
-
 		let block_ref = rmp_serde::decode::from_read_ref::<_, BlockRef>(&item_bytes)?;
 		if !block_ref.deleted.get() {
 			let version = self
@@ -211,6 +204,9 @@ impl Worker for RepairBlockrefsWorker {
 			}
 		}
 
+		self.counter += 1;
+		self.pos = next_pos;
+
 		Ok(WorkerState::Busy)
 	}