diff --git a/core/io/linux.rs b/core/io/linux.rs
index 48342e71b..3542e2870 100644
--- a/core/io/linux.rs
+++ b/core/io/linux.rs
@@ -33,8 +33,13 @@ pub struct LinuxIO {
     inner: Rc<RefCell<InnerLinuxIO>>,
 }
 
-pub struct InnerLinuxIO {
+struct WrappedIOUring {
     ring: io_uring::IoUring,
+    pending_ops: usize,
+}
+
+struct InnerLinuxIO {
+    ring: WrappedIOUring,
     iovecs: [iovec; MAX_IOVECS],
     next_iovec: usize,
 }
@@ -43,7 +48,7 @@ impl LinuxIO {
     pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
         let ring = io_uring::IoUring::new(MAX_IOVECS as u32)?;
         let inner = InnerLinuxIO {
-            ring: ring,
+            ring: WrappedIOUring{ring, pending_ops: 0},
             iovecs: [iovec {
                 iov_base: std::ptr::null_mut(),
                 iov_len: 0,
@@ -66,6 +71,36 @@ impl InnerLinuxIO {
     }
 }
 
+impl WrappedIOUring {
+    fn submit_entry(&mut self, entry: &io_uring::squeue::Entry) {
+        unsafe {
+            self.ring.submission()
+                .push(entry)
+                .expect("submission queue is full");
+        }
+        self.pending_ops += 1;
+    }
+
+    fn wait_for_completion(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.ring.submit_and_wait(1)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn get_completion(&mut self) -> Option<io_uring::cqueue::Entry> {
+        // NOTE: This works because CompletionQueue's next function pops the head of the queue. This is not normal behaviour of iterators
+        let entry = self.ring.completion().next();
+        if entry.is_some() {
+            // consumed an entry from completion queue, update pending_ops
+            self.pending_ops -= 1;
+        }
+        entry
+    }
+
+    fn empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.pending_ops == 0
+    }
+}
+
 impl IO for LinuxIO {
     fn open_file(&self, path: &str) -> Result<Rc<dyn File>> {
         trace!("open_file(path = {})", path);
@@ -91,8 +126,13 @@ impl IO for LinuxIO {
         trace!("run_once()");
         let mut inner = self.inner.borrow_mut();
         let ring = &mut inner.ring;
-        ring.submit_and_wait(1)?;
-        while let Some(cqe) = ring.completion().next() {
+
+        if ring.empty() {
+            return Ok(())
+        }
+
+        ring.wait_for_completion()?;
+        while let Some(cqe) = ring.get_completion() {
             let result = cqe.result();
             if result < 0 {
                 return Err(LimboError::LinuxIOError(format!(
@@ -192,12 +232,7 @@ impl File for LinuxFile {
                 .build()
                 .user_data(ptr as u64)
         };
-        let ring = &mut io.ring;
-        unsafe {
-            ring.submission()
-                .push(&read_e)
-                .expect("submission queue is full");
-        }
+        io.ring.submit_entry(&read_e);
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -218,12 +253,7 @@ impl File for LinuxFile {
                 .build()
                 .user_data(ptr as u64)
         };
-        let ring = &mut io.ring;
-        unsafe {
-            ring.submission()
-                .push(&write)
-                .expect("submission queue is full");
-        }
+        io.ring.submit_entry(&write);
         Ok(())
     }
 }