diff --git a/include/bitcoin/database/impl/primitives/hashmaps.ipp b/include/bitcoin/database/impl/primitives/hashmaps.ipp
index e66caf7f0..acf81dce7 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/database/impl/primitives/hashmaps.ipp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/database/impl/primitives/hashmaps.ipp
@@ -197,7 +197,14 @@ inline typename CLASS::iterator CLASS::it(const Key& key) const NOEXCEPT
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 inline Link CLASS::allocate(const Link& size) NOEXCEPT
 {
-    return body_.allocate(size);
+    const auto link = body_.allocate(size);
+
+    // A disabled spine is never committed, so its share of the allocation
+    // completes here (write completion is accounted for each column).
+    if (!link.is_terminal() && !enabled())
+        body_.complete(link, size);
+
+    return link;
 }
 
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