diff --git a/libs/main/containers/picontainers.cpp b/libs/main/containers/picontainers.cpp
index 7024d41f..f75eed09 100644
--- a/libs/main/containers/picontainers.cpp
+++ b/libs/main/containers/picontainers.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 
 const size_t minAlloc    = 64;
-const size_t maxPoTAlloc = 4_MiB;
+const size_t maxPoTAlloc = 64_MiB;
 
 
 size_t _PIContainerConstantsBase::calcMinCountPoT(size_t szof) {
@@ -39,10 +39,12 @@ size_t _PIContainerConstantsBase::calcMinCountPoT(size_t szof) {
 
 
 size_t _PIContainerConstantsBase::calcMaxCountForPoT(size_t szof) {
+	// printf("calcMaxCountForPoT sizeof = %d, size = %d\n", szof, maxPoTAlloc / szof);
 	return maxPoTAlloc / szof;
 }
 
 
 size_t _PIContainerConstantsBase::calcStepAfterPoT(size_t szof) {
+	// printf("calcStepAfterPoT sizeof = %d, size = %d\n", szof, calcMaxCountForPoT(szof));
 	return calcMaxCountForPoT(szof);
 }
diff --git a/libs/main/containers/pideque.h b/libs/main/containers/pideque.h
index 03c3ff76..0b943107 100644
--- a/libs/main/containers/pideque.h
+++ b/libs/main/containers/pideque.h
@@ -2575,17 +2575,25 @@ private:
 		pid_data  = nullptr;
 	}
 
-	inline size_t asize(ssize_t s) {
-		if (s <= 0) return 0;
-		if (pid_rsize * 2 >= size_t(s) && pid_rsize < size_t(s)) {
-			return pid_rsize * 2;
+	inline size_t asize(ssize_t ss) {
+		if (ss <= 0) return 0;
+		size_t s = ss;
+		if (s <= _PIContainerConstants<T>::maxCountForPoT()) {
+			if (pid_rsize * 2 >= s && pid_rsize < s) {
+				return pid_rsize * 2;
+			}
+			ssize_t t = _PIContainerConstants<T>::minCountPoT();
+			s -= 1;
+			while (s >> t)
+				++t;
+			return (1 << t);
+		} else {
+			size_t ret = pid_rsize;
+			while (ret < s)
+				ret += _PIContainerConstants<T>::stepAfterPoT();
+			return ret;
 		}
-		size_t t = _PIContainerConstants<T>::minCountPoT();
-		s -= 1;
-		while (s >> t) {
-			++t;
-		}
-		return (1 << t);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	template<typename T1 = T, typename std::enable_if<!std::is_trivially_copyable<T1>::value, int>::type = 0>
diff --git a/libs/main/containers/pivector.h b/libs/main/containers/pivector.h
index 781ec49c..96d023ef 100644
--- a/libs/main/containers/pivector.h
+++ b/libs/main/containers/pivector.h
@@ -2461,14 +2461,22 @@ private:
 
 	inline size_t asize(size_t s) {
 		if (s == 0) return 0;
-		if (piv_rsize * 2 >= s && piv_rsize < s) {
-			return piv_rsize * 2;
+		if (s <= _PIContainerConstants<T>::maxCountForPoT()) {
+			if (piv_rsize * 2 >= s && piv_rsize < s) {
+				return piv_rsize * 2;
+			}
+			ssize_t t = _PIContainerConstants<T>::minCountPoT();
+			s -= 1;
+			while (s >> t)
+				++t;
+			return (1 << t);
+		} else {
+			size_t ret = piv_rsize;
+			while (ret < s)
+				ret += _PIContainerConstants<T>::stepAfterPoT();
+			return ret;
 		}
-		ssize_t t = _PIContainerConstants<T>::minCountPoT();
-		s -= 1;
-		while (s >> t)
-			++t;
-		return (1 << t);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	template<typename T1 = T, typename std::enable_if<!std::is_trivially_copyable<T1>::value, int>::type = 0>
diff --git a/utils/system_daemon/main.cpp b/utils/system_daemon/main.cpp
index bb0d239a..751e05f3 100755
--- a/utils/system_daemon/main.cpp
+++ b/utils/system_daemon/main.cpp
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ void usage() {
 
 
 int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
-	sys_mon.startOnSelf();
 	// piDebug = false;
 	PICLI cli(argc, argv);
 	cli.addArgument("help");
@@ -375,6 +374,7 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
 		usage();
 		return 0;
 	}
+	sys_mon.startOnSelf();
 	PIString name              = cli.argumentValue("name");
 	PIString sip               = cli.argumentValue("address");
 	PISingleApplication * sapp = 0;