diff --git a/crates/lox-library/src/lib.rs b/crates/lox-library/src/lib.rs
index 03b9c04..61a82be 100644
--- a/crates/lox-library/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/lox-library/src/lib.rs
@@ -511,6 +511,17 @@ impl BridgeAuth {
                 return res;
             }
         }
+        // Also check the unallocated bridges just in case there is a bridge that should be updated there
+        let unallocated_bridges = self.bridge_table.unallocated_bridges.clone();
+        for (i, unallocated_bridge) in unallocated_bridges.iter().enumerate() {
+            if unallocated_bridge.uid_fingerprint == bridge.uid_fingerprint {
+                // Now we must remove the old bridge from the unallocated bridges and insert the new bridge
+                // in its place
+                self.bridge_table.unallocated_bridges.remove(i);
+                self.bridge_table.unallocated_bridges.push(*bridge);
+                res = true;
+            }
+        }
         // If this is returned, we assume that the bridge wasn't found in the bridge table
         // and therefore should be treated as a "new bridge"
         res