diff --git a/test/unit/test_assign.py b/test/unit/test_assign.py
index 45591d94f0..c83158cf61 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_assign.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_assign.py
@@ -958,10 +958,27 @@ class TestAfterCachePatterns(unittest.TestCase):
     a_store = a.uop.store(c.uop)
     b_store = b.uop.store(c.uop)
 
-    a = Tensor(a.uop.after(a_store, b_store))
-    a.realize()
-    np.testing.assert_array_equal(a.numpy(), 1)
-    np.testing.assert_array_equal(b.numpy(), 1)
+    with self.assertRaises(AssertionError):
+      a = Tensor(a.uop.after(a_store, b_store))
+      a.realize()
+      np.testing.assert_array_equal(a.numpy(), 1)
+      np.testing.assert_array_equal(b.numpy(), 1)
+
+  def test_double_store_after_different_sizes(self):
+    full = Tensor.zeros(2).contiguous()
+    head = Tensor.zeros(1).contiguous()
+    full_src = Tensor([1, 2], dtype=dtypes.float).contiguous()
+    head_src = Tensor([3], dtype=dtypes.float).contiguous()
+    Tensor.realize(full, head, full_src, head_src)
+
+    full_store = full.uop.store(full_src.uop)
+    head_store = head.uop.store(head_src.uop)
+
+    with self.assertRaises(AssertionError):
+      head = Tensor(head.uop.after(head_store, full_store))
+      head.realize()
+      np.testing.assert_array_equal(head.numpy(), [3])
+      np.testing.assert_array_equal(full.numpy(), [1, 2])
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   unittest.main()
diff --git a/tinygrad/schedule/rangeify.py b/tinygrad/schedule/rangeify.py
index 38e57b0080..c086747e5d 100644
--- a/tinygrad/schedule/rangeify.py
+++ b/tinygrad/schedule/rangeify.py
@@ -391,6 +391,9 @@ def bufferize_to_store(ctx:itertools.count, x:UOp, idx:UOp, allow_locals=True):
   if (after:=x.src[0]).op is Ops.AFTER:
     buf = after.src[0].buf_uop.base
     if not (stores := [s for s in after.src[1:] if s.op is Ops.STORE and s.src[0].op is Ops.INDEX]): return buf
+    # the ranges are created on the AFTER, and the stores might be different sizes
+    # so we block all multi store AFTERs
+    assert len(stores) <= 1, "rangeify doesn't support multiple stores on one after"
     # BUFFERIZE(INDEX(...)); store through the underlying global index instead.
     ended_stores = []
     for store in stores: