diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86b18f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.cproject
+.project
diff --git a/EEPROMex.cpp b/EEPROMex.cpp
index ab97c0c..240669b 100644
--- a/EEPROMex.cpp
+++ b/EEPROMex.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
  #define _EEPROMEX_VERSION 1_0_0 // software version of this library
- //#define _EEPROMEX_DEBUG         // Enables logging of maximum of writes and out-of-memory
+ #define _EEPROMEX_DEBUG         // Enables logging of maximum of writes and out-of-memory
 /******************************************************************************
  * Constructors
  ******************************************************************************/
@@ -99,7 +99,14 @@ int EEPROMClassEx::getAddress(int noOfBytes){
  * Check if EEPROM memory is ready to be accessed
  */
 bool EEPROMClassEx::isReady() {
-	return eeprom_is_ready();
+	bool isReady = eeprom_is_ready();
+#ifdef _EEPROMEX_DEBUG
+	Serial.print("isReady() returns: "); Serial.println(isReady);
+	Serial.print("allowedWrites: "); Serial.println(_allowedWrites);
+#else
+	Serial.print("isReady() returns: "); Serial.println(isReady);
+#endif
+	return isReady;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/EEPROMex.h b/EEPROMex.h
index 1cfd371..6c4c69e 100644
--- a/EEPROMex.h
+++ b/EEPROMex.h
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ class EEPROMClassEx
 	template <class T> int updateBlock(int address, const T value[], int items)
 	{
 		int writeCount=0;
-		if (!isWriteOk(address+items*sizeof(T))) return 0;
 		unsigned int i;
 		for (i = 0; i < (unsigned int)items; i++)
 			  writeCount+= updateBlock<T>(address+(i*sizeof(T)),value[i]);
@@ -158,7 +157,6 @@ class EEPROMClassEx
 	template <class T> int updateBlock(int address, const T& value)
 	{
 		int writeCount=0;
-		if (!isWriteOk(address+sizeof(value))) return 0;
 		const byte* bytePointer = (const byte*)(const void*)&value;
 		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < (unsigned int)sizeof(value); i++) {
 			if (read(address)!=*bytePointer) {