diff --git a/examples/soak.c b/examples/soak.c
index f66728d..48dfed7 100644
--- a/examples/soak.c
+++ b/examples/soak.c
@@ -541,7 +541,9 @@ verify_sm_is_first_available_span(sparsemap_t *map, sparsemap_idx_t idx, size_t
     while (sparsemap_is_set(map, i + j) == value && j < len) {
       j++;
     }
-    return i == idx;
+    if (j == len) {
+      return i == idx;
+    }
   }
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/include/sparsemap.h b/include/sparsemap.h
index db19216..571f431 100644
--- a/include/sparsemap.h
+++ b/include/sparsemap.h
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ void sparsemap_split(sparsemap_t *map, sparsemap_idx_t offset, sparsemap_t *othe
  * 3 when 0-based).
  *
  * @param[in] map The sparsemap reference.
- * @param[in] n Specifies how many bits to ignore (when n=3 return the position
+ * @param[in] n Specifies how many bits to ignore (when n=2 return the position
  * of the third matching bit).
  * @param[in] value Determines if the search is to examine set (true) or unset
  * (false) bits in the bitmap index.