--- poi-src-2.5-final-20040302/src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/storage/SmallBlockTableWriter.java	2004-02-22 22:49:12.000000000 -0800
+++ poi-src-2.5-final-20040302/src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/storage/SmallBlockTableWriter.java	2004-05-24 15:54:33.750368456 -0700
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ 
 import org.apache.poi.poifs.filesystem.BATManaged;
 import org.apache.poi.poifs.filesystem.POIFSDocument;
 import org.apache.poi.poifs.property.RootProperty;
+import org.apache.poi.poifs.common.POIFSConstants;
 
 import java.util.*;
 
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ 
                 {
                     _small_blocks.add(blocks[ j ]);
                 }
+            } else {
+                doc.setStartBlock(POIFSConstants.END_OF_CHAIN);
             }
         }
         _sbat.simpleCreateBlocks();