diff --git a/src/tape/inventory.rs b/src/tape/inventory.rs
index a1a667bb..31e3626a 100644
--- a/src/tape/inventory.rs
+++ b/src/tape/inventory.rs
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ impl Inventory {
                 }
             }
             MediaSetPolicy::AlwaysCreate => {
-                set_start_time + 1
+                set_start_time
             }
             MediaSetPolicy::CreateAt(ref event) => {
                 match compute_next_event(event, set_start_time, false) {
diff --git a/src/tape/media_pool.rs b/src/tape/media_pool.rs
index a3172f31..93605457 100644
--- a/src/tape/media_pool.rs
+++ b/src/tape/media_pool.rs
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ impl MediaPool {
         let expire_time = self.inventory.media_expire_time(
             media.id(), &self.media_set_policy, &self.retention);
 
-        current_time > expire_time
+        current_time >= expire_time
     }
 
     // check if a location is considered on site
diff --git a/src/tape/test/alloc_writable_media.rs b/src/tape/test/alloc_writable_media.rs
index 4cb48e20..8fc8f532 100644
--- a/src/tape/test/alloc_writable_media.rs
+++ b/src/tape/test/alloc_writable_media.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ fn test_alloc_writable_media_1() -> Result<(), Error> {
 fn test_alloc_writable_media_2() -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     let testdir = create_testdir("test_alloc_writable_media_2")?;
- 
+
     let mut inventory = Inventory::load(&testdir)?;
 
     // tape1: free, assigned to pool
@@ -173,16 +173,14 @@ fn test_alloc_writable_media_4() -> Result<(), Error> {
     // next call fail because there is no free media
     assert!(pool.alloc_writable_media(start_time + 5).is_err());
 
-    // Create new nedia set, so that revious set can expire
+    // Create new nedia set, so that previous set can expire
     pool.start_write_session(start_time + 10)?;
 
     assert!(pool.alloc_writable_media(start_time + 10).is_err());
     assert!(pool.alloc_writable_media(start_time + 11).is_err());
-    assert!(pool.alloc_writable_media(start_time + 12).is_err());
-    assert!(pool.alloc_writable_media(start_time + 13).is_err());
 
     // tape1 is now expired
-    assert_eq!(pool.alloc_writable_media(start_time + 14)?, tape1_uuid);
+    assert_eq!(pool.alloc_writable_media(start_time + 12)?, tape1_uuid);
 
     Ok(())
 }