diff --git a/src/dynamic_merkle_tree.rs b/src/dynamic_merkle_tree.rs
index 63b54c0..0b12760 100644
--- a/src/dynamic_merkle_tree.rs
+++ b/src/dynamic_merkle_tree.rs
@@ -174,14 +174,15 @@ impl<H: Hasher, Version: VersionMarker> DynamicMerkleTree<H, Version> {
     }
 
     pub fn push(&mut self, leaf: H::Hash) {
-        match self.storage.get_mut(self.num_leaves + 1) {
+        self.num_leaves += 1;
+        let index = index_from_leaf(self.num_leaves);
+        match self.storage.get_mut(index) {
             Some(val) => *val = leaf,
             None => {
                 self.reallocate();
                 self.storage[self.num_leaves + 1] = leaf;
             }
         }
-        self.num_leaves += 1;
     }
 
     pub fn set_leaf(&mut self, leaf: usize, value: H::Hash) {
@@ -199,8 +200,7 @@ impl<H: Hasher, Version: VersionMarker> DynamicMerkleTree<H, Version> {
             let left_hash = self.storage.get(left)?;
             let right_hash = self.storage[right];
             let parent_index = parent(index);
-            let parent_hash = H::hash_node(left_hash, &right_hash);
-            self.storage[parent_index] = parent_hash;
+            self.storage[parent_index] = H::hash_node(left_hash, &right_hash);
             index = parent_index;
         }
     }