diff --git a/src/libsync/discoveryphase.cpp b/src/libsync/discoveryphase.cpp
index 27936ad866a26..7783ecee46e6d 100644
--- a/src/libsync/discoveryphase.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/discoveryphase.cpp
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ void DiscoveryPhase::enqueueDirectoryToDelete(const QString &path, ProcessDirect
 void DiscoveryPhase::startJob(ProcessDirectoryJob *job)
 {
     ENFORCE(!_currentRootJob);
+    connect(this, &DiscoveryPhase::itemDiscovered, this, &DiscoveryPhase::slotItemDiscovered, Qt::UniqueConnection);
     connect(job, &ProcessDirectoryJob::finished, this, [this, job] {
         ENFORCE(_currentRootJob == sender());
         _currentRootJob = nullptr;
@@ -267,6 +268,16 @@ void DiscoveryPhase::scheduleMoreJobs()
     }
 }
 
+void DiscoveryPhase::slotItemDiscovered(const OCC::SyncFileItemPtr &item)
+{
+    if (item->_instruction == CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_ERROR && item->_direction == SyncFileItem::Up) {
+        _hasUploadErrorItems = true;
+    }
+    if (item->_instruction == CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_REMOVE && item->_direction == SyncFileItem::Down) {
+        _hasDownloadRemovedItems = true;
+    }
+}
+
 DiscoverySingleLocalDirectoryJob::DiscoverySingleLocalDirectoryJob(const AccountPtr &account, const QString &localPath, OCC::Vfs *vfs, QObject *parent)
  : QObject(parent), QRunnable(), _localPath(localPath), _account(account), _vfs(vfs)
 {
diff --git a/src/libsync/discoveryphase.h b/src/libsync/discoveryphase.h
index 900584066cd08..6c22db3a58e7d 100644
--- a/src/libsync/discoveryphase.h
+++ b/src/libsync/discoveryphase.h
@@ -318,6 +318,9 @@ class DiscoveryPhase : public QObject
 
     QStringList _listExclusiveFiles;
 
+    bool _hasUploadErrorItems = false;
+    bool _hasDownloadRemovedItems = false;
+
 signals:
     void fatalError(const QString &errorString, const OCC::ErrorCategory errorCategory);
     void itemDiscovered(const OCC::SyncFileItemPtr &item);
@@ -334,6 +337,9 @@ class DiscoveryPhase : public QObject
     void silentlyExcluded(const QString &folderPath);
 
     void addErrorToGui(const SyncFileItem::Status status, const QString &errorMessage, const QString &subject, const OCC::ErrorCategory category);
+
+private slots:
+    void slotItemDiscovered(const OCC::SyncFileItemPtr &item);
 };
 
 /// Implementation of DiscoveryPhase::adjustRenamedPath
diff --git a/src/libsync/owncloudpropagator.cpp b/src/libsync/owncloudpropagator.cpp
index 8b340562fa484..488a83a3f0ff5 100644
--- a/src/libsync/owncloudpropagator.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/owncloudpropagator.cpp
@@ -510,10 +510,12 @@ void OwncloudPropagator::start(SyncFileItemVector &&items)
                 } while (index > 0);
             }
         }
-        items.erase(std::remove_if(items.begin(), items.end(), [&names](auto i) {
-            return !names.contains(QStringRef { &i->_file });
-        }),
-            items.end());
+        items.erase(std::remove_if(items.begin(),
+                                   items.end(),
+                                   [&names](auto i) {
+                                       return !names.contains(QStringRef{&i->_file});
+                                   }),
+                    items.end());
     }
 
     QStringList files;
diff --git a/src/libsync/syncengine.cpp b/src/libsync/syncengine.cpp
index 47d88fa689df3..35f6d59139bda 100644
--- a/src/libsync/syncengine.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/syncengine.cpp
@@ -810,6 +810,15 @@ void SyncEngine::slotDiscoveryFinished()
             slotUnscheduleFilesDelayedSync();
         }
 
+        if (_discoveryPhase->_hasDownloadRemovedItems && _discoveryPhase->_hasUploadErrorItems) {
+            for (const auto &item : _syncItems) {
+                if (item->_instruction == CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_ERROR && item->_direction == SyncFileItem::Up) {
+                    item->_instruction = CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_IGNORE;
+                }
+            }
+            _anotherSyncNeeded = ImmediateFollowUp;
+        }
+
         Q_ASSERT(std::is_sorted(_syncItems.begin(), _syncItems.end()));
 
         qCInfo(lcEngine) << "#### Reconcile (aboutToPropagate) #################################################### " << _stopWatch.addLapTime(QStringLiteral("Reconcile (aboutToPropagate)")) << "ms";