diff --git a/ipam/allocator.go b/ipam/allocator.go
index 4f692f84..c7258ce6 100644
--- a/ipam/allocator.go
+++ b/ipam/allocator.go
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ func (alloc *Allocator) cancelOpsFor(ops *[]operation, ident string) bool {
 			found = true
 			op.Cancel()
 			*ops = append((*ops)[:i], (*ops)[i+1:]...)
-			continue
+		} else {
+			i++
 		}
-		i++
 	}
 	return found
 }
diff --git a/ipam/allocator_test.go b/ipam/allocator_test.go
index 309de81c..220ee176 100644
--- a/ipam/allocator_test.go
+++ b/ipam/allocator_test.go
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ func TestCancel(t *testing.T) {
 		doneChan <- ok == nil
 	}()
 
-	AssertNothingSent(t, doneChan)
 	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 	AssertNothingSent(t, doneChan)
 
@@ -247,30 +246,27 @@ func TestCancelOnDied(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	router := gossip.NewTestRouter(0.0)
-
 	alloc1, subnet := makeAllocator("01:00:00:02:00:00", CIDR, 2)
 	alloc1.SetInterfaces(router.Connect(alloc1.ourName, alloc1))
-
 	alloc1.Start()
 
 	doneChan := make(chan bool)
-	go func() {
+	f := func() {
 		_, ok := alloc1.Allocate(container1, subnet, nil)
 		doneChan <- ok == nil
-	}()
+	}
 
-	// Do another allocation in parallel, to check that is handled correctly
-	go func() {
-		_, ok := alloc1.Allocate(container1, subnet, nil)
-		doneChan <- ok == nil
-	}()
+	// Attempt two allocations in parallel, to check that this is handled correctly
+	go f()
+	go f()
 
-	AssertNothingSent(t, doneChan)
+	// Nothing should happen, because we declared the quorum as 2
 	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 	AssertNothingSent(t, doneChan)
 
 	alloc1.ContainerDied(container1)
 
+	// Check that the two allocations both exit with an error
 	if <-doneChan || <-doneChan {
 		require.FailNow(t, "Error: got result from Allocate")
 	}