diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 23df6abd..9b2214c9 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ SnapRAID TODO
 
 This is the list of TODO items for SnapRAID.
 
-* Check blockmax in hole ? RISKY ??
-
 - v4.x
 
 * If a content file is missing, sync should rewrite it, even if no change was done at the content.
diff --git a/state.c b/state.c
index 98fe6557..9c5c2226 100644
--- a/state.c
+++ b/state.c
@@ -1091,12 +1091,12 @@ static void state_read_text(struct snapraid_state* state, const char* path, STRE
 				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			}
 
-			/* note that here we don't have a valid blockmax because we have not */
-			/* yet processed all the disks with all the files */
-			/* and then we cannot ensure that v_pos < blockmax */
-
 			deleted->block.parity_pos = v_pos;
 
+			/* keep track of the max block number used in parity */
+			if (v_pos + 1 > blockmax)
+				blockmax = v_pos + 1;
+
 			/* read the hash */
 			c = sgetc(f);
 			if (c != ' ') {