diff --git a/cmake/mimalloc-config-version.cmake b/cmake/mimalloc-config-version.cmake
index 945fbfce..385d0b7b 100644
--- a/cmake/mimalloc-config-version.cmake
+++ b/cmake/mimalloc-config-version.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 set(mi_version_major 3)
 set(mi_version_minor 0)
-set(mi_version_patch 7)
+set(mi_version_patch 8)
 set(mi_version ${mi_version_major}.${mi_version_minor})
 
 set(PACKAGE_VERSION ${mi_version})
diff --git a/include/mimalloc.h b/include/mimalloc.h
index d5fefbf1..9f3690c6 100644
--- a/include/mimalloc.h
+++ b/include/mimalloc.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ terms of the MIT license. A copy of the license can be found in the file
 #ifndef MIMALLOC_H
 #define MIMALLOC_H
 
-#define MI_MALLOC_VERSION 307   // major + 2 digits minor
+#define MI_MALLOC_VERSION 308   // major + 2 digits minor
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------
 // Compiler specific attributes
diff --git a/include/mimalloc/types.h b/include/mimalloc/types.h
index b2fbe1d1..10f802f6 100644
--- a/include/mimalloc/types.h
+++ b/include/mimalloc/types.h
@@ -446,7 +446,6 @@ struct mi_heap_s {
   size_t                guarded_size_min;                    // minimal size for guarded objects
   size_t                guarded_size_max;                    // maximal size for guarded objects
   size_t                guarded_sample_rate;                 // sample rate (set to 0 to disable guarded pages)
-  size_t                guarded_sample_seed;                 // starting sample count
   size_t                guarded_sample_count;                // current sample count (counting down to 0)
   #endif
   mi_page_t*            pages_free_direct[MI_PAGES_DIRECT];  // optimize: array where every entry points a page with possibly free blocks in the corresponding queue for that size.
diff --git a/src/alloc.c b/src/alloc.c
index f1e4e9eb..e6fc16e3 100644
--- a/src/alloc.c
+++ b/src/alloc.c
@@ -622,7 +622,10 @@ static void* mi_block_ptr_set_guarded(mi_block_t* block, size_t obj_size) {
   mi_assert_internal(_mi_is_aligned(block, os_page_size));
   mi_assert_internal(_mi_is_aligned(guard_page, os_page_size));
   if (!page->memid.is_pinned && _mi_is_aligned(guard_page, os_page_size)) {
-    _mi_os_protect(guard_page, os_page_size);
+    const bool ok = _mi_os_protect(guard_page, os_page_size);
+    if (!ok) {
+      _mi_warning_message("failed to set a guard page behind object (object %p of size %zu)\n", block, block_size);
+    }
   }
   else {
     _mi_warning_message("unable to set a guard page behind an object due to pinned memory (large OS pages?) (object %p of size %zu)\n", block, block_size);
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index ee41d8ac..c396fa3c 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ mi_decl_cache_align const mi_heap_t _mi_heap_empty = {
   true,                   // can eager abandon
   0,                      // tag
   #if MI_GUARDED
-  0, 0, 0, 0, 1,          // count is 1 so we never write to it (see `internal.h:mi_heap_malloc_use_guarded`)
+  0, 0, 0, 1,       // count is 1 so we never write to it (see `internal.h:mi_heap_malloc_use_guarded`)
   #endif
   MI_SMALL_PAGES_EMPTY,
   MI_PAGE_QUEUES_EMPTY,
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ mi_decl_cache_align mi_heap_t heap_main = {
   true,                   // allow page abandon
   0,                      // tag
   #if MI_GUARDED
-  0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+  0, 0, 0, 0,
   #endif
   MI_SMALL_PAGES_EMPTY,
   MI_PAGE_QUEUES_EMPTY,
@@ -189,15 +189,14 @@ mi_stats_t _mi_stats_main = { MI_STAT_VERSION, MI_STATS_NULL };
 
 #if MI_GUARDED
 mi_decl_export void mi_heap_guarded_set_sample_rate(mi_heap_t* heap, size_t sample_rate, size_t seed) {
-  heap->guarded_sample_seed = seed;
-  if (heap->guarded_sample_seed == 0) {
-    heap->guarded_sample_seed = _mi_heap_random_next(heap);
-  }
   heap->guarded_sample_rate  = sample_rate;
-  if (heap->guarded_sample_rate >= 1) {
-    heap->guarded_sample_seed = heap->guarded_sample_seed % heap->guarded_sample_rate;
+  heap->guarded_sample_count = sample_rate;  // count down samples
+  if (heap->guarded_sample_rate > 1) {
+    if (seed == 0) {
+      seed = _mi_heap_random_next(heap);
+    }
+    heap->guarded_sample_count = (seed % heap->guarded_sample_rate) + 1;  // start at random count between 1 and `sample_rate`
   }
-  heap->guarded_sample_count = 1 + heap->guarded_sample_seed;  // count down samples
 }
 
 mi_decl_export void mi_heap_guarded_set_size_bound(mi_heap_t* heap, size_t min, size_t max) {
diff --git a/test/main-override-static.c b/test/main-override-static.c
index 201dc7e1..3e47874e 100644
--- a/test/main-override-static.c
+++ b/test/main-override-static.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int main() {
   // corrupt_free();
   // block_overflow1();
   // block_overflow2();
-  // test_canary_leak();
+  test_canary_leak();
   // test_aslr();
   // invalid_free();
   // test_reserved();