diff --git a/src/tests/simple.rs b/src/tests/simple.rs
index d235c2e..ef53de1 100644
--- a/src/tests/simple.rs
+++ b/src/tests/simple.rs
@@ -276,6 +276,63 @@ fn root_hash_similar_hashmap_db() {
     assert_ne!(root_hash_1, root_hash_2);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn double_insert() {
+    struct ContractState {
+        address: &'static str,
+        state_hash: &'static str,
+    }
+    let tempdir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let db = create_rocks_db(tempdir.path()).unwrap();
+    let config = BonsaiStorageConfig::default();
+    let mut bonsai_storage: BonsaiStorage<_, _, Pedersen> =
+        BonsaiStorage::new(RocksDB::new(&db, RocksDBConfig::default()), config).unwrap();
+    let mut id_builder = BasicIdBuilder::new();
+    let contract_states = vec![
+        ContractState {
+            address: "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000005",
+            state_hash: "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000022b",
+        },
+        ContractState {
+            address: "0x0313ad57fdf765addc71329abf8d74ac2bce6d46da8c2b9b82255a5076620300",
+            state_hash: "0x04e7e989d58a17cd279eca440c5eaa829efb6f9967aaad89022acbe644c39b36",
+        },
+        // This seems to be what is causing the problem in case of double insertions.
+        // Other value are fine
+        ContractState {
+            address: "0x313ad57fdf765addc71329abf8d74ac2bce6d46da8c2b9b82255a5076620301",
+            state_hash: "0x453ae0c9610197b18b13645c44d3d0a407083d96562e8752aab3fab616cecb0",
+        },
+        ContractState {
+            address: "0x05aee31408163292105d875070f98cb48275b8c87e80380b78d30647e05854d5",
+            state_hash: "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000007e5",
+        },
+        ContractState {
+            address: "0x06cf6c2f36d36b08e591e4489e92ca882bb67b9c39a3afccf011972a8de467f0",
+            state_hash: "0x07ab344d88124307c07b56f6c59c12f4543e9c96398727854a322dea82c73240",
+        },
+    ];
+    for contract_state in contract_states {
+        let key = contract_state.address;
+        let value = contract_state.state_hash;
+
+        let key = Felt::from_hex(key).unwrap();
+        let bitkey = key.to_bytes_be().view_bits()[5..].to_bitvec();
+        let value = Felt::from_hex(value).unwrap();
+        bonsai_storage
+            .insert(&bitkey, &value)
+            .expect("Failed to insert storage update into trie");
+        // fails here for key 0x313ad57fdf765addc71329abf8d74ac2bce6d46da8c2b9b82255a5076620301
+        // and value 0x453ae0c9610197b18b13645c44d3d0a407083d96562e8752aab3fab616cecb0
+        bonsai_storage.insert(&bitkey, &value).expect(&format!(
+            "Failed to insert storage update into trie for key {key:#x} & value {value:#x}"
+        ));
+    }
+    bonsai_storage.commit(id_builder.new_id()).unwrap();
+    let root_hash = bonsai_storage.root_hash().unwrap();
+    println!("root hash: {root_hash:#x}");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn get_changes() {
     let tempdir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
diff --git a/src/trie/merkle_tree.rs b/src/trie/merkle_tree.rs
index 6c23b1e..2d67881 100644
--- a/src/trie/merkle_tree.rs
+++ b/src/trie/merkle_tree.rs
@@ -851,24 +851,26 @@ impl<H: StarkHash, DB: BonsaiDatabase, ID: Id> MerkleTree<H, DB, ID> {
                 let next = binary_node.get_child(next_direction);
                 match next {
                     NodeHandle::Hash(_) => {
-                        let node = self.get_trie_branch_in_db_from_path(&path)?.ok_or(
-                            BonsaiStorageError::Trie("Couldn't fetch node in db".to_string()),
-                        )?;
-                        self.latest_node_id.next_id();
-                        self.storage_nodes.0.insert(self.latest_node_id, node);
-                        nodes.push(self.latest_node_id);
-                        match next_direction {
-                            Direction::Left => {
-                                binary_node.left = NodeHandle::InMemory(self.latest_node_id)
-                            }
-                            Direction::Right => {
-                                binary_node.right = NodeHandle::InMemory(self.latest_node_id)
-                            }
-                        };
-                        self.storage_nodes
-                            .0
-                            .insert(root_id, Node::Binary(binary_node));
-                        self.preload_nodes_subtree(dst, self.latest_node_id, path, nodes)
+                        let node = self.get_trie_branch_in_db_from_path(&path)?;
+                        if let Some(node) = node {
+                            self.latest_node_id.next_id();
+                            self.storage_nodes.0.insert(self.latest_node_id, node);
+                            nodes.push(self.latest_node_id);
+                            match next_direction {
+                                Direction::Left => {
+                                    binary_node.left = NodeHandle::InMemory(self.latest_node_id)
+                                }
+                                Direction::Right => {
+                                    binary_node.right = NodeHandle::InMemory(self.latest_node_id)
+                                }
+                            };
+                            self.storage_nodes
+                                .0
+                                .insert(root_id, Node::Binary(binary_node));
+                            self.preload_nodes_subtree(dst, self.latest_node_id, path, nodes)
+                        } else {
+                            Ok(())
+                        }
                     }
                     NodeHandle::InMemory(next_id) => {
                         nodes.push(next_id);