diff --git a/test/stress/batch_alloc.c b/test/stress/batch_alloc.c
index b203e05e..14a870e7 100644
--- a/test/stress/batch_alloc.c
+++ b/test/stress/batch_alloc.c
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 #include "test/jemalloc_test.h"
 #include "test/bench.h"
 
-#define BATCH (1000 * 1000)
-#define HUGE_BATCH (100 * BATCH)
-static void *batch_ptrs[HUGE_BATCH];
-static void *item_ptrs[HUGE_BATCH];
+#define TINY_BATCH 10
+#define TINY_BATCH_ITER (10 * 1000 * 1000)
+#define HUGE_BATCH (1000 * 1000)
+#define HUGE_BATCH_ITER 100
+#define LEN (100 * 1000 * 1000)
+static void *batch_ptrs[LEN];
+static size_t batch_ptrs_next = 0;
+static void *item_ptrs[LEN];
+static size_t item_ptrs_next = 0;
 
 #define SIZE 7
 
@@ -18,7 +23,8 @@ struct batch_alloc_packet_s {
 
 static void
 batch_alloc_wrapper(size_t batch) {
-	batch_alloc_packet_t batch_alloc_packet = {batch_ptrs, batch, SIZE, 0};
+	batch_alloc_packet_t batch_alloc_packet =
+	    {batch_ptrs + batch_ptrs_next, batch, SIZE, 0};
 	size_t filled;
 	size_t len = sizeof(size_t);
 	assert_d_eq(mallctl("experimental.batch_alloc", &filled, &len,
@@ -28,14 +34,14 @@ batch_alloc_wrapper(size_t batch) {
 
 static void
 item_alloc_wrapper(size_t batch) {
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < batch; ++i) {
+	for (size_t i = item_ptrs_next, end = i + batch; i < end; ++i) {
 		item_ptrs[i] = malloc(SIZE);
 	}
 }
 
 static void
-release_and_clear(void **ptrs, size_t batch) {
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < batch; ++i) {
+release_and_clear(void **ptrs, size_t len) {
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
 		void *p = ptrs[i];
 		assert_ptr_not_null(p, "allocation failed");
 		sdallocx(p, SIZE, 0);
@@ -44,45 +50,143 @@ release_and_clear(void **ptrs, size_t batch) {
 }
 
 static void
-batch_alloc_small_can_repeat() {
-	batch_alloc_wrapper(BATCH);
-	release_and_clear(batch_ptrs, BATCH);
+batch_alloc_without_free(size_t batch) {
+	batch_alloc_wrapper(batch);
+	batch_ptrs_next += batch;
 }
 
 static void
-item_alloc_small_can_repeat() {
-	item_alloc_wrapper(BATCH);
-	release_and_clear(item_ptrs, BATCH);
+item_alloc_without_free(size_t batch) {
+	item_alloc_wrapper(batch);
+	item_ptrs_next += batch;
 }
 
-TEST_BEGIN(test_small_batch_with_free) {
-	compare_funcs(10, 100,
-	    "batch allocation", batch_alloc_small_can_repeat,
-	    "item allocation", item_alloc_small_can_repeat);
+static void
+batch_alloc_with_free(size_t batch) {
+	batch_alloc_wrapper(batch);
+	release_and_clear(batch_ptrs + batch_ptrs_next, batch);
+	batch_ptrs_next += batch;
+}
+
+static void
+item_alloc_with_free(size_t batch) {
+	item_alloc_wrapper(batch);
+	release_and_clear(item_ptrs + item_ptrs_next, batch);
+	item_ptrs_next += batch;
+}
+
+static void
+compare_without_free(size_t batch, size_t iter,
+    void (*batch_alloc_without_free_func)(void),
+    void (*item_alloc_without_free_func)(void)) {
+	assert(batch_ptrs_next == 0);
+	assert(item_ptrs_next == 0);
+	assert(batch * iter <= LEN);
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < iter; ++i) {
+		batch_alloc_without_free_func();
+		item_alloc_without_free_func();
+	}
+	release_and_clear(batch_ptrs, batch_ptrs_next);
+	batch_ptrs_next = 0;
+	release_and_clear(item_ptrs, item_ptrs_next);
+	item_ptrs_next = 0;
+	compare_funcs(0, iter,
+	    "batch allocation", batch_alloc_without_free_func,
+	    "item allocation", item_alloc_without_free_func);
+	release_and_clear(batch_ptrs, batch_ptrs_next);
+	batch_ptrs_next = 0;
+	release_and_clear(item_ptrs, item_ptrs_next);
+	item_ptrs_next = 0;
+}
+
+static void
+compare_with_free(size_t batch, size_t iter,
+    void (*batch_alloc_with_free_func)(void),
+    void (*item_alloc_with_free_func)(void)) {
+	assert(batch_ptrs_next == 0);
+	assert(item_ptrs_next == 0);
+	assert(batch * iter <= LEN);
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < iter; ++i) {
+		batch_alloc_with_free_func();
+		item_alloc_with_free_func();
+	}
+	batch_ptrs_next = 0;
+	item_ptrs_next = 0;
+	compare_funcs(0, iter,
+	    "batch allocation", batch_alloc_with_free_func,
+	    "item allocation", item_alloc_with_free_func);
+	batch_ptrs_next = 0;
+	item_ptrs_next = 0;
+}
+
+static void
+batch_alloc_without_free_tiny() {
+	batch_alloc_without_free(TINY_BATCH);
+}
+
+static void
+item_alloc_without_free_tiny() {
+	item_alloc_without_free(TINY_BATCH);
+}
+
+TEST_BEGIN(test_tiny_batch_without_free) {
+	compare_without_free(TINY_BATCH, TINY_BATCH_ITER,
+	    batch_alloc_without_free_tiny, item_alloc_without_free_tiny);
 }
 TEST_END
 
 static void
-batch_alloc_huge_cannot_repeat() {
-	batch_alloc_wrapper(HUGE_BATCH);
+batch_alloc_with_free_tiny() {
+	batch_alloc_with_free(TINY_BATCH);
 }
 
 static void
-item_alloc_huge_cannot_repeat() {
-	item_alloc_wrapper(HUGE_BATCH);
+item_alloc_with_free_tiny() {
+	item_alloc_with_free(TINY_BATCH);
+}
+
+TEST_BEGIN(test_tiny_batch_with_free) {
+	compare_with_free(TINY_BATCH, TINY_BATCH_ITER,
+	    batch_alloc_with_free_tiny, item_alloc_with_free_tiny);
+}
+TEST_END
+
+static void
+batch_alloc_without_free_huge() {
+	batch_alloc_without_free(HUGE_BATCH);
+}
+
+static void
+item_alloc_without_free_huge() {
+	item_alloc_without_free(HUGE_BATCH);
 }
 
 TEST_BEGIN(test_huge_batch_without_free) {
-	compare_funcs(0, 1,
-	    "batch allocation", batch_alloc_huge_cannot_repeat,
-	    "item allocation", item_alloc_huge_cannot_repeat);
-	release_and_clear(batch_ptrs, HUGE_BATCH);
-	release_and_clear(item_ptrs, HUGE_BATCH);
+	compare_without_free(HUGE_BATCH, HUGE_BATCH_ITER,
+	    batch_alloc_without_free_huge, item_alloc_without_free_huge);
+}
+TEST_END
+
+static void
+batch_alloc_with_free_huge() {
+	batch_alloc_with_free(HUGE_BATCH);
+}
+
+static void
+item_alloc_with_free_huge() {
+	item_alloc_with_free(HUGE_BATCH);
+}
+
+TEST_BEGIN(test_huge_batch_with_free) {
+	compare_with_free(HUGE_BATCH, HUGE_BATCH_ITER,
+	    batch_alloc_with_free_huge, item_alloc_with_free_huge);
 }
 TEST_END
 
 int main(void) {
 	return test_no_reentrancy(
-	    test_small_batch_with_free,
-	    test_huge_batch_without_free);
+	    test_tiny_batch_without_free,
+	    test_tiny_batch_with_free,
+	    test_huge_batch_without_free,
+	    test_huge_batch_with_free);
 }