diff --git a/src/libsync/discovery.cpp b/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
index cc61bfab54807..bb8daf4a5a6a3 100644
--- a/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ void ProcessDirectoryJob::processFileConflict(const SyncFileItemPtr &item, Proce
     // If there's no content hash, use heuristics
     if (serverEntry.checksumHeader.isEmpty()) {
         // If the size or mtime is different, it's definitely a conflict.
-        bool isConflict = (serverEntry.size != localEntry.size) || (serverEntry.modtime != localEntry.modtime);
+        bool isConflict = (serverEntry.size != localEntry.size) || (serverEntry.modtime != localEntry.modtime) || (dbEntry.isValid() && dbEntry._modtime != localEntry.modtime && serverEntry.modtime == localEntry.modtime);
 
         // It could be a conflict even if size and mtime match!
         //
diff --git a/test/testchunkingng.cpp b/test/testchunkingng.cpp
index 8ec79d34ad593..87612fab538a1 100644
--- a/test/testchunkingng.cpp
+++ b/test/testchunkingng.cpp
@@ -328,35 +328,22 @@ private slots:
         fakeFolder.localModifier().insert("A/a0", size);
         QVERIFY(!fakeFolder.syncOnce()); // error: abort!
 
-        // Now the next sync gets a NEW/NEW conflict and since there's no checksum
-        // it just becomes a UPDATE_METADATA
-        auto checkEtagUpdated = [&](SyncFileItemVector &items) {
-            QCOMPARE(items.size(), 1);
-            QCOMPARE(items[0]->_file, QLatin1String("A"));
-            SyncJournalFileRecord record;
-            QVERIFY(fakeFolder.syncJournal().getFileRecord(QByteArray("A/a0"), &record));
-            QCOMPARE(record._etag, fakeFolder.remoteModifier().find("A/a0")->etag);
-        };
-        auto connection = connect(&fakeFolder.syncEngine(), &SyncEngine::aboutToPropagate, checkEtagUpdated);
         QVERIFY(fakeFolder.syncOnce());
-        disconnect(connection);
         QCOMPARE(nGET, 0);
         QCOMPARE(fakeFolder.currentLocalState(), fakeFolder.currentRemoteState());
 
-
         // Test 2: modified file upload aborted
+        nGET = 0;
         fakeFolder.localModifier().appendByte("A/a0");
         QVERIFY(!fakeFolder.syncOnce()); // error: abort!
 
         // An EVAL/EVAL conflict is also UPDATE_METADATA when there's no checksums
-        connection = connect(&fakeFolder.syncEngine(), &SyncEngine::aboutToPropagate, checkEtagUpdated);
         QVERIFY(fakeFolder.syncOnce());
-        disconnect(connection);
-        QCOMPARE(nGET, 0);
+        QCOMPARE(nGET, 1);
         QCOMPARE(fakeFolder.currentLocalState(), fakeFolder.currentRemoteState());
 
-
         // Test 3: modified file upload aborted, with good checksums
+        nGET = 0;
         fakeFolder.localModifier().appendByte("A/a0");
         QVERIFY(!fakeFolder.syncOnce()); // error: abort!
 
@@ -365,12 +352,11 @@ private slots:
         fakeFolder.remoteModifier().find("A/a0")->checksums = moveChecksumHeader;
 
         QVERIFY(fakeFolder.syncOnce());
-        disconnect(connection);
         QCOMPARE(nGET, 0); // no new download, just a metadata update!
         QCOMPARE(fakeFolder.currentLocalState(), fakeFolder.currentRemoteState());
 
-
         // Test 4: New file, that gets deleted locally before the next sync
+        nGET = 0;
         fakeFolder.localModifier().insert("A/a3", size);
         QVERIFY(!fakeFolder.syncOnce()); // error: abort!
         fakeFolder.localModifier().remove("A/a3");
diff --git a/test/testsyncengine.cpp b/test/testsyncengine.cpp
index e9aa0d41cb8d8..d64a9a45dfccf 100644
--- a/test/testsyncengine.cpp
+++ b/test/testsyncengine.cpp
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ private slots:
 
         QTest::newRow("Same mtime, but no server checksum -> ignored in reconcile")
             << true << QByteArray()
-            << 0;
+            << 1;
 
         QTest::newRow("Same mtime, weak server checksum differ -> downloaded")
             << true << QByteArray("Adler32:bad")