diff --git a/roaring/roaring.go b/roaring/roaring.go
index 7b1d24666..80ac665f5 100644
--- a/roaring/roaring.go
+++ b/roaring/roaring.go
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ func (c *container) runRemove(v uint32) bool {
 	} else if v > c.runs[i].start {
 		last := c.runs[i].last
 		c.runs[i].last = v - 1
-		c.runs = append(c.runs[:i+1], append([]interval32{{start: v+1, last: last}}, c.runs[i+1:]...)...)
+		c.runs = append(c.runs[:i+1], append([]interval32{{start: v + 1, last: last}}, c.runs[i+1:]...)...)
 	}
 	return true
 }
@@ -2687,26 +2687,28 @@ func differenceArrayBitmap(a, b *container) *container {
 func differenceBitmapArray(a, b *container) *container {
 	output := &container{}
 	itr := newBufIterator(newBitmapIterator(a.bitmap))
-	array := b.array
+	i := 0
+	va, eof := itr.next()
 	for {
-		va, eof := itr.next()
 		if eof {
 			break
 		}
 
-		if len(array) == 0 {
+		if i >= len(b.array) {
 			output.add(va)
+			va, eof = itr.next()
 			continue
 		}
 
-		vb := array[0]
+		vb := b.array[i]
 		if va < vb {
 			output.add(va)
+			va, eof = itr.next()
 		} else if va > vb {
-			array = array[1:]
-			itr.unread()
+			i++
 		} else {
-			array = array[1:]
+			i++
+			va, eof = itr.next()
 		}
 	}
 	return output
@@ -2716,19 +2718,25 @@ func differenceBitmapBitmap(a, b *container) *container {
 	output := &container{}
 	itr0 := newBufIterator(newBitmapIterator(a.bitmap))
 	itr1 := newBufIterator(newBitmapIterator(b.bitmap))
+	v0, eof0 := itr0.next()
+	v1, eof1 := itr1.next()
 	for {
-		v0, eof0 := itr0.next()
-		v1, eof1 := itr1.next()
-
 		if eof0 {
 			break
 		} else if eof1 {
 			output.add(v0)
-		} else if v0 < v1 {
+			v0, eof0 = itr0.next()
+			continue
+		}
+		if v0 < v1 {
 			output.add(v0)
-			itr1.unread()
+			v0, eof0 = itr0.next()
 		} else if v0 > v1 {
-			itr0.unread()
+			v1, eof1 = itr1.next()
+		} else {
+			v0, eof0 = itr0.next()
+			v1, eof1 = itr1.next()
+
 		}
 	}
 	return output
diff --git a/roaring/roaring_internal_test.go b/roaring/roaring_internal_test.go
index 7d35779ce..77c5af89c 100644
--- a/roaring/roaring_internal_test.go
+++ b/roaring/roaring_internal_test.go
@@ -1307,6 +1307,58 @@ func TestDifferenceBitmapRun(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDifferenceBitmapArray(t *testing.T) {
+	a := &container{bitmap: make([]uint64, bitmapN)}
+	b := &container{}
+	tests := []struct {
+		bitmap []uint64
+		array  []uint32
+		exp    []uint32
+	}{
+		{
+			bitmap: []uint64{0xFF0F},
+			array:  []uint32{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10},
+			exp:    []uint32{8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15},
+		},
+	}
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		a.bitmap = test.bitmap
+		b.array = test.array
+		ret := differenceBitmapArray(a, b)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(ret.array, test.exp) {
+			t.Fatalf("test #%v expected \n%X, but got \n%X", i, test.exp, ret.array)
+		}
+	}
+}
+func TestDifferenceBitmapBitmap(t *testing.T) {
+	a := &container{bitmap: make([]uint64, bitmapN)}
+	b := &container{bitmap: make([]uint64, bitmapN)}
+	tests := []struct {
+		abitmap []uint64
+		bbitmap []uint64
+		exp     []uint32
+	}{
+		{
+			abitmap: []uint64{0xFF00FFFFFFFFFFFF},
+			bbitmap: []uint64{0xFFFFFFFFFFFFF000},
+			exp:     []uint32{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11},
+		},
+		{
+			abitmap: []uint64{0xF},
+			bbitmap: []uint64{},
+			exp:     []uint32{0, 1, 2, 3},
+		},
+	}
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		a.bitmap = test.abitmap
+		b.bitmap = test.bbitmap
+		ret := differenceBitmapBitmap(a, b)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(ret.array, test.exp) {
+			t.Fatalf("test #%v expected \n%X, but got \n%X", i, test.exp, ret.array)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDifferenceRunRun(t *testing.T) {
 	a := &container{}
 	b := &container{}