diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2aac9d21..5b3daac1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 7/5/15 started 8.0.3
+- dzsave and tif pyr write could fail for some image dimensions, thanks Jonas
 
 4/5/15 started 8.0.2
 - fix a refcount error in C++ wrapper, thanks huskier
diff --git a/doc/libvips-docs.xml b/doc/libvips-docs.xml
index 8732aa0d..53c2c400 100644
--- a/doc/libvips-docs.xml
+++ b/doc/libvips-docs.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <bookinfo>
     <title>VIPS Reference Manual</title>
     <releaseinfo>
-      For VIPS 8.0.2.
+      For VIPS 8.0.3.
       The latest version of this documentation can be found on the 
       <ulink role="online-location"
         url="http://www.vips.ecs.soton.ac.uk/index.php?title=Documentation">VIPS website</ulink>.
diff --git a/libvips/foreign/dzsave.c b/libvips/foreign/dzsave.c
index 37bb10de..eff1a6ab 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/dzsave.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/dzsave.c
@@ -1330,8 +1330,10 @@ static int
 strip_arrived( Layer *layer )
 {
 	VipsForeignSaveDz *dz = layer->dz;
+
 	VipsRect new_strip;
 	VipsRect overlap;
+	VipsRect image_area;
 
 	if( strip_save( layer ) )
 		return( -1 );
@@ -1350,6 +1352,13 @@ strip_arrived( Layer *layer )
 	new_strip.top = layer->y - dz->overlap;
 	new_strip.width = layer->image->Xsize;
 	new_strip.height = dz->tile_size + 2 * dz->overlap;
+
+	image_area.left = 0;
+	image_area.top = 0;
+	image_area.width = layer->image->Xsize;
+	image_area.height = layer->image->Ysize;
+	vips_rect_intersectrect( &new_strip, &image_area, &new_strip ); 
+
 	if( (new_strip.height & 1) == 1 )
 		new_strip.height += 1;
 
@@ -1375,14 +1384,16 @@ strip_arrived( Layer *layer )
 			&overlap, overlap.left, overlap.top );
 	}
 
-	if( vips_region_buffer( layer->strip, &new_strip ) )
-		return( -1 );
+	if( !vips_rect_isempty( &new_strip ) ) {
+		if( vips_region_buffer( layer->strip, &new_strip ) )
+			return( -1 );
 
-	/* And copy back again.
-	 */
-	if( !vips_rect_isempty( &overlap ) ) 
-		vips_region_copy( layer->copy, layer->strip, 
-			&overlap, overlap.left, overlap.top );
+		/* And copy back again.
+		 */
+		if( !vips_rect_isempty( &overlap ) ) 
+			vips_region_copy( layer->copy, layer->strip, 
+				&overlap, overlap.left, overlap.top );
+	}
 
 	return( 0 );
 }
diff --git a/libvips/foreign/vips2tiff.c b/libvips/foreign/vips2tiff.c
index efc19bd6..b1e52112 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/vips2tiff.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/vips2tiff.c
@@ -1236,6 +1236,7 @@ layer_strip_arrived( Layer *layer )
 	int result;
 	VipsRect new_strip;
 	VipsRect overlap;
+	VipsRect image_area;
 
 	if( write->tile ) 
 		result = layer_write_tile( write, layer, layer->strip );
@@ -1245,7 +1246,7 @@ layer_strip_arrived( Layer *layer )
 		return( -1 );
 
 	if( layer->below &&
-		layer_strip_shrink( layer ) )
+		layer_strip_shrink( layer ) ) 
 		return( -1 );
 
 	/* Position our strip down the image.  
@@ -1258,6 +1259,13 @@ layer_strip_arrived( Layer *layer )
 	new_strip.top = layer->y;
 	new_strip.width = layer->image->Xsize;
 	new_strip.height = write->tileh;
+
+	image_area.left = 0;
+	image_area.top = 0;
+	image_area.width = layer->image->Xsize;
+	image_area.height = layer->image->Ysize;
+	vips_rect_intersectrect( &new_strip, &image_area, &new_strip ); 
+
 	if( (new_strip.height & 1) == 1 )
 		new_strip.height += 1;
 
@@ -1272,14 +1280,16 @@ layer_strip_arrived( Layer *layer )
 			&overlap, overlap.left, overlap.top );
 	}
 
-	if( vips_region_buffer( layer->strip, &new_strip ) )
-		return( -1 );
+	if( !vips_rect_isempty( &new_strip ) ) {
+		if( vips_region_buffer( layer->strip, &new_strip ) ) 
+			return( -1 );
 
-	/* And copy back again.
-	 */
-	if( !vips_rect_isempty( &overlap ) ) 
-		vips_region_copy( layer->copy, layer->strip, 
-			&overlap, overlap.left, overlap.top );
+		/* And copy back again.
+		 */
+		if( !vips_rect_isempty( &overlap ) ) 
+			vips_region_copy( layer->copy, layer->strip, 
+				&overlap, overlap.left, overlap.top );
+	}
 
 	return( 0 );
 }