diff --git a/include/core/include/reserveResources.h b/include/core/include/reserveResources.h
index efc1077..bdcaa84 100644
--- a/include/core/include/reserveResources.h
+++ b/include/core/include/reserveResources.h
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ extern Latch_s		ReserveResource;	/* Used to pre-alloc or reserve
 										 * cache buffers
 										 */
 
-#if 0
+#if 1
 #define RESERVE_RSRC(_num)		GRAB( &ReserveResource, (_num))
 #define RELEASE_RSRC(_num)		DROP( &ReserveResource, (_num))
 #define FSM_RESERVE_RSRC(_num, _fsm, _action)	\
-			FSM_GRAB( &ReserveResource, (_num), (_fsm), (_action))
+			FSM_GRAB( &ReserveResource, (_num), (_fsm), (voidfunc_t)(_action))
 #else
 #define RESERVE_RSRC(_num)		((void) 0)
 #define RELEASE_RSRC(_num)		((void) 0)
diff --git a/src/core/nss/cache/cache.c b/src/core/nss/cache/cache.c
index c849cd9..608cc7c 100644
--- a/src/core/nss/cache/cache.c
+++ b/src/core/nss/cache/cache.c
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@
 #include <internal/pssConfig.h>
 #include <include/inst.h>
 #include <include/pssmpk.h>
+#include <include/reserveResources.h>
 #include <library/bitmap.h>
 #include <library/xStdlib.h>
 
 CIRhead_t WaitForCacheQ;
 Latch_s ReserveBuffers;
+Latch_s ReserveResource;
 Buffer_s CACHE_SparseBuffer;
 CacheControl_s Cache = {0};
 
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ STATUS CACHE_Startup(void)
     CIR_INIT(LinuxWaitQ);
     CIR_INIT(Cache.waitQ);
     INIT_LATCH(&ReserveBuffers);
+    INIT_COUNT(&ReserveResource, -PRERESERVE_FOR_BEAST_FLUSH);
 
     memset(&CACHE_SparseBuffer, 0, sizeof(CACHE_SparseBuffer));
     CACHE_SparseBuffer.pBuf.data = NULL;
diff --git a/tests/core/cache/test_nwcore_cache.c b/tests/core/cache/test_nwcore_cache.c
index 4b9d278..dbb4486 100644
--- a/tests/core/cache/test_nwcore_cache.c
+++ b/tests/core/cache/test_nwcore_cache.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <include/register.h>
 #include <internal/nCache.h>
 #include <internal/pssConfig.h>
+#include <include/reserveResources.h>
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -27,6 +28,14 @@ int main(void)
 
     MPKNSS_LOCK();
     CHECK(CACHE_Startup() == zOK);
+    CHECK(NUM_RESOURCES() == -PRERESERVE_FOR_BEAST_FLUSH);
+    INC_RSRC_CHECK(PRERESERVE_FOR_BEAST_FLUSH + NAME_RESERVE);
+    CHECK(HAVE_RESOURCES(NAME_RESERVE - 1));
+    RESERVE_RSRC(NAME_RESERVE);
+    CHECK(NUM_RESOURCES() == 0);
+    RELEASE_RSRC(NAME_RESERVE);
+    CHECK(NUM_RESOURCES() == NAME_RESERVE);
+
     initMyCache(&mycache, NULL, 12, "cache-test");
 
     buffer = cacheAllocBuffer(&mycache, 7, 11, defaultSignal, CACHE_WRITE);