diff --git a/ide/vs2022/mimalloc-test.vcxproj b/ide/vs2022/mimalloc-test.vcxproj
index a8b36d5e..6e4576fd 100644
--- a/ide/vs2022/mimalloc-test.vcxproj
+++ b/ide/vs2022/mimalloc-test.vcxproj
@@ -272,14 +272,14 @@
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\test\main-override-static.c" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="mimalloc.vcxproj">
       <Project>{abb5eae7-b3e6-432e-b636-333449892ea6}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ClCompile Include="..\..\test\main-override-static.c" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
diff --git a/src/page.c b/src/page.c
index 0de56752..d97537d1 100644
--- a/src/page.c
+++ b/src/page.c
@@ -682,7 +682,8 @@ static mi_decl_noinline mi_page_t* mi_page_queue_find_free_ex(mi_heap_t* heap, m
         _mi_page_free(page_candidate, pq);
         page_candidate = page;
       }
-      else if (page->used >= page_candidate->used && !mi_page_is_mostly_used(page)) {
+      // prefer to reuse fuller pages (in the hope the less used page gets freed)
+      else if (page->used >= page_candidate->used && !mi_page_is_mostly_used(page) && !mi_page_is_expandable(page)) {
         page_candidate = page;
       }
       // if we find a non-expandable candidate, or searched for N pages, return with the best candidate
diff --git a/test/test-stress.c b/test/test-stress.c
index 1f8df226..b35743df 100644
--- a/test/test-stress.c
+++ b/test/test-stress.c
@@ -44,12 +44,10 @@ static int ITER    = 10;
 static int THREADS = 4;
 static int SCALE   = 10;
 static int ITER    = 20;
-#define ALLOW_LARGE false
 #elif 0
 static int THREADS = 32;
 static int SCALE   = 50;
 static int ITER    = 50;
-#define ALLOW_LARGE false
 #elif 0
 static int THREADS = 64;
 static int SCALE = 400;
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ static int ITER = 10;
 #define ALLOW_LARGE true
 #else
 static int THREADS = 32;      // more repeatable if THREADS <= #processors
-static int SCALE   = 25;      // scaling factor
+static int SCALE   = 50;      // scaling factor
 static int ITER    = 50;      // N full iterations destructing and re-creating all threads
 #endif  
 
@@ -66,7 +64,7 @@ static int ITER    = 50;      // N full iterations destructing and re-creating a
 #define STRESS                // undefine for leak test
 
 #ifndef ALLOW_LARGE
-#define ALLOW_LARGE  true
+#define ALLOW_LARGE  false
 #endif
 
 static bool   allow_large_objects = ALLOW_LARGE;    // allow very large objects? (set to `true` if SCALE>100)
@@ -360,7 +358,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 #else
   mi_stats_print(NULL);  // so we see rss/commit/elapsed
 #endif
-  //mi_stats_print(NULL);
+  mi_stats_print(NULL);
   //bench_end_program();
   return 0;
 }