diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index 76cdbef0..cb5d4049 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static mi_option_desc_t options[_mi_option_last] =
   { 0, UNINIT, MI_OPTION(page_reset) },          // reset page memory on free
   { 0, UNINIT, MI_OPTION(abandoned_page_reset) },// reset free page memory when a thread terminates
   { 0, UNINIT, MI_OPTION(segment_reset) },       // reset segment memory on free (needs eager commit)
-  { 0, UNINIT, MI_OPTION(eager_commit_delay) },  // the first N segments per thread are not eagerly committed
+  { 1, UNINIT, MI_OPTION(eager_commit_delay) },  // the first N segments per thread are not eagerly committed
   { 100, UNINIT, MI_OPTION(reset_delay) },       // reset delay in milli-seconds
   { 0,   UNINIT, MI_OPTION(use_numa_nodes) },    // 0 = use available numa nodes, otherwise use at most N nodes.
   { 100, UNINIT, MI_OPTION(os_tag) },            // only apple specific for now but might serve more or less related purpose
diff --git a/src/segment.c b/src/segment.c
index 95ae6d8b..a4b61377 100644
--- a/src/segment.c
+++ b/src/segment.c
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ static void mi_segment_protect(mi_segment_t* segment, bool protect, mi_os_tld_t*
 ----------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 static void mi_page_reset(mi_segment_t* segment, mi_page_t* page, size_t size, mi_segments_tld_t* tld) {
+  mi_assert_internal(page->is_committed);
   if (!mi_option_is_enabled(mi_option_page_reset)) return;
   if (segment->mem_is_fixed || page->segment_in_use || page->is_reset) return;
   size_t psize;
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ static void mi_pages_reset_remove_all_in_segment(mi_segment_t* segment, bool for
   if (segment->mem_is_fixed) return; // never reset in huge OS pages
   for (size_t i = 0; i < segment->capacity; i++) {
     mi_page_t* page = &segment->pages[i];
-    if (!page->segment_in_use && !page->is_reset) {
+    if (!page->segment_in_use && page->is_committed && !page->is_reset) {
       mi_pages_reset_remove(page, tld);
       if (force_reset) {
         mi_page_reset(segment, page, 0, tld); 
@@ -544,8 +545,12 @@ void _mi_segment_thread_collect(mi_segments_tld_t* tld) {
   }
   mi_assert_internal(tld->cache_count == 0);
   mi_assert_internal(tld->cache == NULL);
-  mi_assert_internal(tld->pages_reset.first == NULL);  
-  mi_assert_internal(tld->pages_reset.last == NULL);
+#if MI_DEBUG>=2 
+  if (!_mi_is_main_thread()) {
+    mi_assert_internal(tld->pages_reset.first == NULL);
+    mi_assert_internal(tld->pages_reset.last == NULL);
+  }
+#endif
 }
 
 
@@ -979,7 +984,7 @@ static bool mi_segment_pages_collect(mi_segment_t* segment, size_t block_size, m
         // if everything free already, clear the page directly        
         segment->abandoned--;
         _mi_stat_decrease(&tld->stats->pages_abandoned, 1);
-        mi_segment_page_clear(segment, page, false, tld); // no reset allowed (as the segment is still abandoned)
+        mi_segment_page_clear(segment, page, false, tld); // no (delayed) reset allowed (as the segment is still abandoned)
         has_page = true;
       }
       else if (page->xblock_size == block_size && page->used < page->reserved) {  
@@ -987,6 +992,9 @@ static bool mi_segment_pages_collect(mi_segment_t* segment, size_t block_size, m
         has_page = true;
       }
     }
+    else {
+      has_page = true;
+    }
   }  
   return has_page;
 }
@@ -1046,7 +1054,8 @@ static mi_segment_t* mi_segment_reclaim(mi_segment_t* segment, mi_heap_t* heap,
   }
   else {
     // otherwise return the segment as it will contain some free pages
-    mi_assert_internal(segment->used < segment->capacity);
+    // (except for abandoned_reclaim_all which uses a block_size of zero)
+    mi_assert_internal(segment->used < segment->capacity || block_size == 0);
     return segment;
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/test-stress.c b/test/test-stress.c
index 67ec9f05..7869cc8c 100644
--- a/test/test-stress.c
+++ b/test/test-stress.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ const uintptr_t cookie = 0xbf58476d1ce4e5b9UL;
 const uintptr_t cookie = 0x1ce4e5b9UL;
 #endif
 
+static uintptr_t ticks(void);
 static void* atomic_exchange_ptr(volatile void** p, void* newval);
 
 typedef uintptr_t* random_t;
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ static void free_items(void* p) {
 
 static void stress(intptr_t tid) {
   //bench_start_thread();
-  uintptr_t r = tid * 43;
+  uintptr_t r = (tid * 43)^ticks();
   const size_t max_item_shift = 5; // 128
   const size_t max_item_retained_shift = max_item_shift + 2;
   size_t allocs = 100 * ((size_t)SCALE) * (tid % 8 + 1); // some threads do more
@@ -194,9 +195,9 @@ static void test_stress(void) {
 }
 
 static void leak(intptr_t tid) {
-  uintptr_t r = 43*tid;
+  uintptr_t r = (43*tid)^ticks();
   void* p = alloc_items(pick(&r)%128, &r);
-  if (chance(10, &r)) {
+  if (chance(50, &r)) {
     intptr_t i = (pick(&r) % TRANSFERS);
     void* q = atomic_exchange_ptr(&transfer[i], p);
     free_items(q);
@@ -259,7 +260,13 @@ static void (*thread_entry_fun)(intptr_t) = &stress;
 
 #include <windows.h>
 
-static DWORD WINAPI thread_entry(LPVOID param) {
+static uintptr_t ticks(void) {
+  LARGE_INTEGER t;
+  QueryPerformanceCounter(&t);
+  return (uintptr_t)t.QuadPart;
+}
+
+static DWORD WINAPI thread_entry(LPVOID param) {  
   thread_entry_fun((intptr_t)param);
   return 0;
 }
@@ -323,4 +330,18 @@ static void* atomic_exchange_ptr(volatile void** p, void* newval) {
 }
 #endif
 
+#include <time.h>
+#ifdef CLOCK_REALTIME
+uintptr_t ticks(void) {
+  struct timespec t;
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &t);
+  return (uintptr_t)t.tv_sec * 1000) + ((uintptr_t)t.tv_nsec / 1000000);
+}
+#else
+// low resolution timer
+uintptr_t _mi_clock_now(void) {
+  return ((uintptr_t)clock() / ((uintptr_t)CLOCKS_PER_SEC / 1000));
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif