diff --git a/src/leveled_bookie.erl b/src/leveled_bookie.erl
index b160db6..39384d9 100644
--- a/src/leveled_bookie.erl
+++ b/src/leveled_bookie.erl
@@ -1419,6 +1419,7 @@ startup(InkerOpts, PencillerOpts, State) ->
                                     LedgerSQN + 1,
                                     get_loadfun(State),
                                     Penciller),
+    ok = leveled_inker:ink_checksqn(Inker, LedgerSQN),
     {Inker, Penciller}.
 
 
diff --git a/src/leveled_inker.erl b/src/leveled_inker.erl
index 0412b52..b1dec77 100644
--- a/src/leveled_inker.erl
+++ b/src/leveled_inker.erl
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
         ink_doom/1,
         ink_roll/1,
         ink_backup/2,
+        ink_checksqn/2,
         build_dummy_journal/0,
         clean_testdir/1,
         filepath/2,
@@ -432,6 +433,12 @@ ink_updatemanifest(Pid, ManifestSnippet, DeletedFiles) ->
 ink_printmanifest(Pid) ->
     gen_server:call(Pid, print_manifest, infinity).
 
+-spec ink_checksqn(pid(), integer()) -> ok.
+%% @doc
+%% Check that the Inker doesn't have a SQN behind that of the Ledger
+ink_checksqn(Pid, LedgerSQN) ->
+    gen_server:call(Pid, {check_sqn, LedgerSQN}).
+
 %%%============================================================================
 %%% gen_server callbacks
 %%%============================================================================
@@ -633,6 +640,14 @@ handle_call({backup, BackupPath}, _from, State)
                                 length(BackupManifest)], 
                             SW),
     {reply, ok, State};
+handle_call({check_sqn, LedgerSQN}, _From, State) ->
+    case State#state.journal_sqn of
+        JSQN when JSQN < LedgerSQN ->
+            leveled_log:log("I0025", [JSQN, LedgerSQN]),
+            {reply, ok, State#state{journal_sqn = LedgerSQN}};
+        _JSQN ->
+            {reply, ok, State}
+    end;
 handle_call(close, _From, State) ->
     case State#state.is_snapshot of
         true ->
diff --git a/src/leveled_log.erl b/src/leveled_log.erl
index b0eb9a9..d48c597 100644
--- a/src/leveled_log.erl
+++ b/src/leveled_log.erl
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@
         {info, "Backup commencing into folder with ~w existing files"}},
     {"I0024",
         {info, "Prompted roll at NewSQN=~w"}},
+    {"I0025",
+        {warn, "Journal SQN of ~w is below Ledger SQN of ~w " ++
+                "anti-entropy will be required"}},
 
     {"IC001",
         {info, "Closed for reason ~w so maybe leaving garbage"}},
diff --git a/test/end_to_end/basic_SUITE.erl b/test/end_to_end/basic_SUITE.erl
index 4234aaf..cd29e60 100644
--- a/test/end_to_end/basic_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/end_to_end/basic_SUITE.erl
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
             is_empty_test/1,
             many_put_fetch_switchcompression/1,
             bigjournal_littlejournal/1,
-            safereaderror_startup/1
+            safereaderror_startup/1,
+            remove_journal_test/1
             ]).
 
 all() -> [
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ all() -> [
             is_empty_test,
             many_put_fetch_switchcompression,
             bigjournal_littlejournal,
-            safereaderror_startup
+            safereaderror_startup,
+            remove_journal_test
             ].
 
 
@@ -831,6 +833,42 @@ is_empty_test(_Config) ->
     ok = leveled_bookie:book_close(Bookie1).
 
 
+remove_journal_test(_Config) ->
+    RootPath = testutil:reset_filestructure(),
+    StartOpts1 = [{root_path, RootPath},
+                    {max_pencillercachesize, 16000},
+                    {sync_strategy, testutil:sync_strategy()},
+                    {compression_point, on_compact}],
+    {ok, Bookie1} = leveled_bookie:book_start(StartOpts1),
+    GenList = [1, 20001, 40001, 60001],
+    CLs = testutil:load_objects(20000, GenList, Bookie1, no_check,
+                                fun testutil:generate_smallobjects/2),
+    CheckList1 = lists:sublist(lists:nth(1, CLs), 100, 1000),
+    CheckList2 = lists:sublist(lists:nth(2, CLs), 100, 1000),
+    CheckList3 = lists:sublist(lists:nth(3, CLs), 100, 1000),
+    CheckList4 = lists:sublist(lists:nth(4, CLs), 100, 1000),
+    testutil:check_forlist(Bookie1, CheckList1),
+    testutil:check_forlist(Bookie1, CheckList2),
+    testutil:check_forlist(Bookie1, CheckList3),
+    testutil:check_forlist(Bookie1, CheckList4),
+    
+    ok = leveled_bookie:book_close(Bookie1),
+    leveled_inker:clean_testdir(RootPath ++ "/journal"),
+    {ok, Bookie2} = leveled_bookie:book_start(StartOpts1),
+
+    % If we're not careful here new data will be added, and we 
+    % won't be able to read it
+    [NewCheckList] = 
+        testutil:load_objects(1000, [80001], Bookie2, no_check,
+                                fun testutil:generate_smallobjects/2),
+    
+    ok = leveled_bookie:book_close(Bookie2),
+    {ok, Bookie3} = leveled_bookie:book_start(StartOpts1),
+    testutil:check_forlist(Bookie3, NewCheckList),
+    ok = leveled_bookie:book_destroy(Bookie3).
+
+
+
 many_put_fetch_switchcompression(_Config) ->
     RootPath = testutil:reset_filestructure(),
     StartOpts1 = [{root_path, RootPath},