changed = SS_CHANGED;
                                        else if ( newer > 0 ) {
                                        /* our state is older, tell consumer nothing */
+                                               rs->sr_err = LDAP_SUCCESS;
+bailout:
                                                if ( sop ) {
                                                        syncops **sp = &si->si_ops;
                                                        
                                                        ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &si->si_ops_mutex );
                                                        ch_free( sop );
                                                }
-                                               rs->sr_err = LDAP_SUCCESS;
                                                rs->sr_ctrls = NULL;
                                                send_ldap_result( op, rs );
                                                return rs->sr_err;
                                        ber_bvarray_free_x( ctxcsn, op->o_tmpmemctx );
                                if ( sids )
                                        op->o_tmpfree( sids, op->o_tmpmemctx );
-                               send_ldap_error( op, rs, LDAP_SYNC_REFRESH_REQUIRED, "sync cookie is stale" );
-                               return rs->sr_err;
+                               rs->sr_err = LDAP_SYNC_REFRESH_REQUIRED;
+                               rs->sr_text = "sync cookie is stale";
+                               goto bailout;
                        }
                        if ( srs->sr_state.ctxcsn ) {
                                ber_bvarray_free_x( srs->sr_state.ctxcsn, op->o_tmpmemctx );