diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c
index 3369dfd9e..9d39d1752 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ ftl_band_write_failed(struct ftl_band *band)
 	struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev = band->dev;
 
 	band->high_prio = 1;
-	band->tail_md_ppa = ftl_to_ppa(FTL_PPA_INVALID);
 
 	if (!dev->df_band) {
 		dev->df_band = band;
@@ -1085,14 +1084,16 @@ static void
 ftl_erase_fail(struct ftl_io *io, int status)
 {
 	struct ftl_chunk *chunk;
+	struct ftl_band *band = io->band;
 	char buf[128];
 
 	SPDK_ERRLOG("Erase failed @ppa: %s, status: %d\n",
 		    ftl_ppa2str(io->ppa, buf, sizeof(buf)), status);
 
-	chunk = ftl_band_chunk_from_ppa(io->band, io->ppa);
+	chunk = ftl_band_chunk_from_ppa(band, io->ppa);
 	chunk->state = FTL_CHUNK_STATE_BAD;
-	ftl_band_remove_chunk(io->band, chunk);
+	ftl_band_remove_chunk(band, chunk);
+	band->tail_md_ppa = ftl_band_tail_md_ppa(band);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_core.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_core.c
index 2b143ff84..b20b750b7 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_core.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_core.c
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ ftl_wptr_close_band(struct ftl_wptr *wptr)
 	struct ftl_band *band = wptr->band;
 
 	ftl_band_set_state(band, FTL_BAND_STATE_CLOSING);
-	band->tail_md_ppa = wptr->ppa;
 
 	return ftl_band_write_tail_md(band, ftl_md_write_cb);
 }
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_init.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_init.c
index 2ea4d5b2d..c974244f1 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_init.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_init.c
@@ -377,6 +377,11 @@ ftl_dev_init_bands(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 		}
 	}
 
+	for (i = 0; i < ftl_dev_num_bands(dev); ++i) {
+		band = &dev->bands[i];
+		band->tail_md_ppa = ftl_band_tail_md_ppa(band);
+	}
+
 	ftl_remove_empty_bands(dev);
 out:
 	free(info);
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_restore.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_restore.c
index a5f241ebf..3c40e0222 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_restore.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_restore.c
@@ -623,7 +623,6 @@ ftl_restore_tail_md(struct ftl_restore_band *rband)
 	struct ftl_restore *restore = rband->parent;
 	struct ftl_band *band = rband->band;
 
-	band->tail_md_ppa = ftl_band_tail_md_ppa(band);
 	band->lba_map.map = restore->lba_map;
 	band->lba_map.dma_buf = restore->md_buf;