diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/StorageSyncJobV2.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/StorageSyncJobV2.java
index 3c8f8e56f..3c3e2ce3e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/StorageSyncJobV2.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/StorageSyncJobV2.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import org.whispersystems.signalservice.api.storage.StorageKey;
 import org.whispersystems.signalservice.internal.storage.protos.ManifestRecord;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -294,25 +295,37 @@ public class StorageSyncJobV2 extends BaseJob {
           //noinspection unchecked Stop yelling at my beautiful method signatures
           mergeWriteOperation = StorageSyncHelper.createWriteOperation(remoteManifest.get().getVersion(), localStorageIdsAfterMerge, contactResult, gv1Result, gv2Result, accountResult);
 
-          List<StorageId> postMergeLocalOnlyIds = StorageSyncHelper.findKeyDifference(remoteManifest.get().getStorageIds(), mergeWriteOperation.getManifest().getStorageIds()).getLocalOnlyKeys();
-          List<StorageId> remoteInsertIds       = Stream.of(mergeWriteOperation.getInserts()).map(SignalStorageRecord::getId).toList();
-          Set<StorageId>  unhandledLocalOnlyIds = SetUtil.difference(postMergeLocalOnlyIds, remoteInsertIds);
+          KeyDifferenceResult postMergeKeyDifference  = StorageSyncHelper.findKeyDifference(remoteManifest.get().getStorageIds(), mergeWriteOperation.getManifest().getStorageIds());
+          List<StorageId>     postMergeLocalOnlyIds   = postMergeKeyDifference.getLocalOnlyKeys();
+          List<ByteBuffer>    postMergeRemoteOnlyIds  = Stream.of(postMergeKeyDifference.getRemoteOnlyKeys()).map(StorageId::getRaw).map(ByteBuffer::wrap).toList();
+          List<StorageId>     remoteInsertIds         = Stream.of(mergeWriteOperation.getInserts()).map(SignalStorageRecord::getId).toList();
+          List<ByteBuffer>    remoteDeleteIds         = Stream.of(mergeWriteOperation.getDeletes()).map(ByteBuffer::wrap).toList();
+          Set<StorageId>      unhandledLocalOnlyIds   = SetUtil.difference(postMergeLocalOnlyIds, remoteInsertIds);
+          Set<ByteBuffer>     unhandledRemoteOnlyIds  = SetUtil.difference(postMergeRemoteOnlyIds, remoteDeleteIds);
 
           if (unhandledLocalOnlyIds.size() > 0) {
             Log.i(TAG, "[Remote Sync] After the conflict resolution, there are " + unhandledLocalOnlyIds.size() + " local-only records remaining that weren't otherwise inserted. Adding them as inserts.");
 
-            List<SignalStorageRecord> localOnly = buildLocalStorageRecords(context, self, unhandledLocalOnlyIds);
+            List<SignalStorageRecord> unhandledInserts = buildLocalStorageRecords(context, self, unhandledLocalOnlyIds);
 
             mergeWriteOperation = new WriteOperationResult(mergeWriteOperation.getManifest(),
-                                                           Util.concatenatedList(mergeWriteOperation.getInserts(), localOnly),
+                                                           Util.concatenatedList(mergeWriteOperation.getInserts(), unhandledInserts),
                                                            mergeWriteOperation.getDeletes());
 
             recipientDatabase.clearDirtyStateForStorageIds(unhandledLocalOnlyIds);
-          } else {
-            Log.i(TAG, "[Remote Sync] After the conflict resolution, there are no local-only records remaining.");
           }
 
-          StorageSyncValidations.validate(mergeWriteOperation, remoteManifest, needsForcePush);
+          if (unhandledRemoteOnlyIds.size() > 0) {
+            Log.i(TAG, "[Remote Sync] After the conflict resolution, there are " + unhandledRemoteOnlyIds.size() + " remote-only records remaining that weren't otherwise deleted. Adding them as deletes.");
+
+            List<byte[]> unhandledDeletes = Stream.of(unhandledRemoteOnlyIds).map(ByteBuffer::array).toList();
+
+            mergeWriteOperation = new WriteOperationResult(mergeWriteOperation.getManifest(),
+                                                           mergeWriteOperation.getInserts(),
+                                                           Util.concatenatedList(mergeWriteOperation.getDeletes(), unhandledDeletes));
+
+          }
+
           db.setTransactionSuccessful();
         } finally {
           db.endTransaction();
@@ -323,10 +336,7 @@ public class StorageSyncJobV2 extends BaseJob {
           Log.i(TAG, "[Remote Sync] WriteOperationResult :: " + mergeWriteOperation);
           Log.i(TAG, "[Remote Sync] We have something to write remotely.");
 
-          if (mergeWriteOperation.getManifest().getStorageIds().size() != remoteManifest.get().getStorageIds().size() + mergeWriteOperation.getInserts().size() - mergeWriteOperation.getDeletes().size()) {
-            Log.w(TAG, String.format(Locale.US, "[Remote Sync] Bad storage key management! originalRemoteKeys: %d, newRemoteKeys: %d, insertedKeys: %d, deletedKeys: %d",
-                                                 remoteManifest.get().getStorageIds().size(), mergeWriteOperation.getManifest().getStorageIds().size(), mergeWriteOperation.getInserts().size(), mergeWriteOperation.getDeletes().size()));
-          }
+          StorageSyncValidations.validate(mergeWriteOperation, remoteManifest, needsForcePush);
 
           Optional<SignalStorageManifest> conflict = accountManager.writeStorageRecords(storageServiceKey, mergeWriteOperation.getManifest(), mergeWriteOperation.getInserts(), mergeWriteOperation.getDeletes());
 
@@ -372,7 +382,6 @@ public class StorageSyncJobV2 extends BaseJob {
       Log.i(TAG, String.format(Locale.ENGLISH, "[Local Changes] Local changes present. %d updates, %d inserts, %d deletes, account update: %b, account insert: %b.", pendingUpdates.size(), pendingInsertions.size(), pendingDeletions.size(), pendingAccountUpdate.isPresent(), pendingAccountInsert.isPresent()));
 
       WriteOperationResult localWrite = localWriteResult.get().getWriteResult();
-      StorageSyncValidations.validate(localWrite, remoteManifest, needsForcePush);
 
       Log.i(TAG, "[Local Changes] WriteOperationResult :: " + localWrite);
 
@@ -380,6 +389,8 @@ public class StorageSyncJobV2 extends BaseJob {
         throw new AssertionError("Decided there were local writes, but our write result was empty!");
       }
 
+      StorageSyncValidations.validate(localWrite, remoteManifest, needsForcePush);
+
       Optional<SignalStorageManifest> conflict = accountManager.writeStorageRecords(storageServiceKey, localWrite.getManifest(), localWrite.getInserts(), localWrite.getDeletes());
 
       if (conflict.isPresent()) {