diff --git a/ide/vs2019/mimalloc-override-test.vcxproj b/ide/vs2019/mimalloc-override-test.vcxproj
index a2497a1..7a9202f 100644
--- a/ide/vs2019/mimalloc-override-test.vcxproj
+++ b/ide/vs2019/mimalloc-override-test.vcxproj
@@ -176,14 +176,14 @@
       </Command>
     </PostBuildEvent>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\test\main-override.cpp" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="mimalloc-override.vcxproj">
       <Project>{abb5eae7-b3e6-432e-b636-333449892ea7}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ClCompile Include="..\..\test\main-override.cpp" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
diff --git a/src/segment.c b/src/segment.c
index 55410f5..8aa838a 100644
--- a/src/segment.c
+++ b/src/segment.c
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ void _mi_segment_huge_page_free(mi_segment_t* segment, mi_page_t* page, mi_block
   mi_assert_internal(mi_atomic_read_relaxed(&segment->thread_id)==0);
 
   // claim it and free
-  mi_heap_t* heap = mi_get_default_heap();
+  mi_heap_t* heap = mi_heap_get_default(); // issue #221; don't use the internal get_default_heap as we need to ensure the thread is initialized.
   // paranoia: if this it the last reference, the cas should always succeed
   if (mi_atomic_cas_strong(&segment->thread_id, heap->thread_id, 0)) {
     mi_block_set_next(page, block, page->free);
diff --git a/test/main-override.cpp b/test/main-override.cpp
index 734e4c9..eda32ae 100644
--- a/test/main-override.cpp
+++ b/test/main-override.cpp
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ void various_tests();
 int main() {
   mi_stats_reset();  // ignore earlier allocations
   heap_thread_free_large();
+  /*
   heap_no_delete();  
   heap_late_free();  
   padding_shrink();  
   various_tests();
+  */
   mi_stats_print(NULL);
   return 0;
 }