diff --git a/src/hanoidb_bloom.erl b/src/hanoidb_bloom.erl
index c5d357c..ea88d39 100644
--- a/src/hanoidb_bloom.erl
+++ b/src/hanoidb_bloom.erl
@@ -148,10 +148,7 @@ masked_pair(Mask, X, Y) -> {X band Mask, Y band Mask}.
 
 all_set(_Mask, _I1, _I, []) -> true;
 all_set(Mask, I1, I, [H|T]) ->
-    case bitmask_get(I, H) of
-        true -> all_set(Mask, I1, (I+I1) band Mask, T);
-        false -> false
-    end.
+    bitmask_get(I, H) andalso all_set(Mask, I1, (I+I1) band Mask, T).
 
 %% Adds element to set
 %%
@@ -175,10 +172,7 @@ add(Elem, #sbf{size=Size, r=R, s=S, b=[H|T]=Bs}=Sbf) ->
 hash_add(Hashes, #bloom{mb=Mb, a=A, size=Size} = B) ->
     Mask = 1 bsl Mb -1,
     {I1, I0} = make_indexes(Mask, Hashes),
-    case all_set(Mask, I1, I0, A) of
-        true -> B;
-        false -> B#bloom{size=Size+1, a=set_bits(Mask, I1, I0, A, [])}
-    end.
+    B#bloom{size=Size+1, a=set_bits(Mask, I1, I0, A, [])}.
 
 set_bits(_Mask, _I1, _I, [], Acc) -> lists:reverse(Acc);
 set_bits(Mask, I1, I, [H|T], Acc) ->
@@ -226,7 +220,9 @@ bitarray_set(I, A) ->
     AI = I div ?W,
     V = array:get(AI, A),
     V1 = V bor (1 bsl (I rem ?W)),
-    array:set(AI, V1, A).
+    if V =:= V1 -> A; % The bit is already set
+       true -> array:set(AI, V1, A)
+    end.
 
 bitarray_get(I, A) ->
     AI = I div ?W,
diff --git a/src/hanoidb_dense_bitmap.erl b/src/hanoidb_dense_bitmap.erl
index 300ccf8..1f45218 100644
--- a/src/hanoidb_dense_bitmap.erl
+++ b/src/hanoidb_dense_bitmap.erl
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ set(I, {dense_bitmap_ets, _,_, Tab}=DBM) ->
     BitInCell = I rem ?BITS_PER_CELL,
     Old = ets:lookup_element(Tab, ?REPR_NAME, Cell),
     New = Old bor (1 bsl BitInCell),
-    ets:update_element(Tab, ?REPR_NAME, {Cell,New}),
+    if New =:= Old ->
+            ok; % The bit is already set
+       true ->
+            ets:update_element(Tab, ?REPR_NAME, {Cell,New})
+    end,
     DBM.
 
 build({dense_bitmap_ets, _, _, Tab}) ->