diff --git a/src/csync_reconcile.c b/src/csync_reconcile.c
index 444e8eec85..095b8b3ad5 100644
--- a/src/csync_reconcile.c
+++ b/src/csync_reconcile.c
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ static int _csync_merge_algorithm_visitor(void *obj, void *data) {
                     other->destpath = c_strdup( cur->path );
                     csync_vio_set_file_id( other->file_id, cur->file_id );
                     cur->instruction = CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_NONE;
+                } else if (other->instruction == CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_NEW) {
+                    CSYNC_LOG(CSYNC_LOG_PRIORITY_TRACE, "OOOO=> NEW detected in other tree!");
+                    cur->instruction = CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_CONFLICT;
                 } else {
                     cur->instruction = CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_NONE;
                     other->instruction = CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_SYNC;