diff --git a/src/bitmap/ops_with_serialized.rs b/src/bitmap/ops_with_serialized.rs
index e9404e9d..ca4f9104 100644
--- a/src/bitmap/ops_with_serialized.rs
+++ b/src/bitmap/ops_with_serialized.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::ops::RangeInclusive;
 
 use crate::bitmap::container::Container;
 use crate::bitmap::serialization::{
-    NO_OFFSET_THRESHOLD, OFFSET_BYTES, SERIAL_COOKIE, SERIAL_COOKIE_NO_RUNCONTAINER,
+    NO_OFFSET_THRESHOLD, SERIAL_COOKIE, SERIAL_COOKIE_NO_RUNCONTAINER,
 };
 use crate::RoaringBitmap;
 
@@ -93,21 +93,88 @@ impl RoaringBitmap {
         }
 
         // Read the container descriptions
-        let mut description_bytes = vec![[0u16; 2]; size];
-        reader.read_exact(cast_slice_mut(&mut description_bytes))?;
-        description_bytes.iter_mut().for_each(|[ref mut key, ref mut len]| {
+        let mut descriptions = vec![[0; 2]; size];
+        reader.read_exact(cast_slice_mut(&mut descriptions))?;
+        descriptions.iter_mut().for_each(|[ref mut key, ref mut len]| {
             *key = u16::from_le(*key);
             *len = u16::from_le(*len);
         });
 
+        let mut containers = Vec::new();
 
         if has_offsets {
-            // I could use these offsets but I am a lazy developer (for now)
-            reader.seek(SeekFrom::Current((size * OFFSET_BYTES) as i64))?;
+            let mut offsets = vec![0; size];
+            reader.read_exact(cast_slice_mut(&mut offsets))?;
+            offsets.iter_mut().for_each(|offset| *offset = u32::from_le(*offset));
+
+            // Loop on the materialized containers if there
+            // are less or as many of them than serialized ones.
+            if self.containers.len() <= size {
+                for container in &self.containers {
+                    let i = match descriptions.binary_search_by_key(&container.key, |[k, _]| *k) {
+                        Ok(index) => index,
+                        Err(_) => continue,
+                    };
+
+                    // Seek to the bytes of the container we want.
+                    reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(offsets[i] as u64))?;
+
+                    let [key, len_minus_one] = descriptions[i];
+                    let cardinality = u64::from(len_minus_one) + 1;
+
+                    // If the run container bitmap is present, check if this container is a run container
+                    let is_run_container = run_container_bitmap
+                        .as_ref()
+                        .map_or(false, |bm| bm[i / 8] & (1 << (i % 8)) != 0);
+
+                    let store = if is_run_container {
+                        let runs = reader.read_u16::<LittleEndian>().unwrap();
+                        let mut intervals = vec![[0, 0]; runs as usize];
+                        reader.read_exact(cast_slice_mut(&mut intervals)).unwrap();
+                        intervals.iter_mut().for_each(|[s, len]| {
+                            *s = u16::from_le(*s);
+                            *len = u16::from_le(*len);
+                        });
+
+                        let cardinality = intervals.iter().map(|[_, len]| *len as usize).sum();
+                        let mut store = Store::with_capacity(cardinality);
+                        intervals.into_iter().try_for_each(
+                            |[s, len]| -> Result<(), io::ErrorKind> {
+                                let end = s.checked_add(len).ok_or(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData)?;
+                                store.insert_range(RangeInclusive::new(s, end));
+                                Ok(())
+                            },
+                        )?;
+                        store
+                    } else if cardinality <= ARRAY_LIMIT {
+                        let mut values = vec![0; cardinality as usize];
+                        reader.read_exact(cast_slice_mut(&mut values)).unwrap();
+                        values.iter_mut().for_each(|n| *n = u16::from_le(*n));
+                        let array =
+                            a(values).map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e))?;
+                        Store::Array(array)
+                    } else {
+                        let mut values = Box::new([0; BITMAP_LENGTH]);
+                        reader.read_exact(cast_slice_mut(&mut values[..])).unwrap();
+                        values.iter_mut().for_each(|n| *n = u64::from_le(*n));
+                        let bitmap = b(cardinality, values)
+                            .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e))?;
+                        Store::Bitmap(bitmap)
+                    };
+
+                    let mut other_container = Container { key, store };
+                    other_container &= container;
+                    if !other_container.is_empty() {
+                        containers.push(other_container);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return Ok(RoaringBitmap { containers });
+            }
         }
 
         // Read each container and skip the useless ones
-        for (i, &[key, len_minus_one]) in description_bytes.iter().enumerate() {
+        for (i, &[key, len_minus_one]) in descriptions.iter().enumerate() {
             let container = match self.containers.binary_search_by_key(&key, |c| c.key) {
                 Ok(index) => self.containers.get(index),
                 Err(_) => None,