diff --git a/rust/ares/src/hamt.rs b/rust/ares/src/hamt.rs
index d166d17..6a8055b 100644
--- a/rust/ares/src/hamt.rs
+++ b/rust/ares/src/hamt.rs
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ impl<T: Copy + Persist> Persist for Hamt<T> {
                     break bytes;
                 }
                 depth -= 1;
+                continue;
             }
 
             let next_chunk = traversal[depth].bitmap.trailing_zeros();