{
                struct berval maxcsn;
                char cbuf[LDAP_LUTIL_CSNSTR_BUFSIZE];
-               int do_check = 0, have_psearches, foundit;
+               int do_check = 0, have_psearches, foundit, csn_changed = 0;
 
                /* Update our context CSN */
                cbuf[0] = '\0';
                                if ( sid == si->si_sids[i] ) {
                                        if ( ber_bvcmp( &maxcsn, &si->si_ctxcsn[i] ) > 0 ) {
                                                ber_bvreplace( &si->si_ctxcsn[i], &maxcsn );
+                                               csn_changed = 1;
                                        }
                                        break;
                                }
                        /* It's a new SID for us */
                        if ( i == si->si_numcsns ) {
                                value_add_one( &si->si_ctxcsn, &maxcsn );
+                               csn_changed = 1;
                                si->si_numcsns++;
                                si->si_sids = ch_realloc( si->si_sids, si->si_numcsns *
                                        sizeof(int));
                        ldap_pvt_thread_rdwr_runlock( &si->si_csn_rwlock );
                }
 
-               /* only update consumer ctx if this is the greatest csn */
-               if ( bvmatch( &maxcsn, &op->o_csn )) {
+               /* only update consumer ctx if this is a newer csn */
+               if ( csn_changed ) {
                        opc->sctxcsn = maxcsn;
                }