diff --git a/asm/test.py b/asm/test.py
index 9e82f9d..ac93180 100644
--- a/asm/test.py
+++ b/asm/test.py
@@ -459,6 +459,19 @@ class DataTest(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.assertEqual(ex(), ffi.RunRet.STOP)
 		self.assertEqual(ex.getdat(0), [5,6,7,8,9])
 		self.assertEqual(ex.getdat(1), [0x10,0x11,0x12,0x13])
+	def test_alloc_repeat_jump_skip(self):
+		p = Program()
+		p.parse_lines([
+			"db d0 [1,2,3,4]",
+			"db d1 [10,11,12,13]",
+			"j .end",
+			"db d1 [5,6,7,8,9]",
+			".end"
+		])
+		ex = ffi.Environment(p())
+		self.assertEqual(ex(), ffi.RunRet.STOP)
+		self.assertEqual(ex.getdat(0), [1,2,3,4])
+		self.assertEqual(ex.getdat(1), [0x10,0x11,0x12,0x13])
 
 class SCEnv(ffi.Environment):
 	def syscall(self, s):
diff --git a/creole.c b/creole.c
index d3d51e4..5ddfb0c 100644
--- a/creole.c
+++ b/creole.c
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ enum creole_run_ret creole_step(struct creole_env *env, creole_word *sc)
 
 	switch (ins.opcode) {
 	case CREOLE_DB:
-		break;
+		env->dats[ins.w[0]] = ins.datapt;
 	case CREOLE_PUSH:
 		check(read_val(env, &ins, 0, &a1));
 		check(creole_push(env, a1));