diff --git a/ipam/allocator.go b/ipam/allocator.go
index b7aaae1c..fc93bd67 100644
--- a/ipam/allocator.go
+++ b/ipam/allocator.go
@@ -971,6 +971,7 @@ func (alloc *Allocator) syncOwned(ids map[string]struct{}) {
 			for _, cidr := range cidrs {
 				alloc.space.Free(cidr.Addr)
 			}
+			alloc.debugf("Deleting old entry %s: %v", ident, cidrs)
 			delete(alloc.owned, ident)
 			changed = true
 		}
diff --git a/test/370_persist_ipam_2_test.sh b/test/370_persist_ipam_2_test.sh
index d4bc5ef3..4f8909f5 100755
--- a/test/370_persist_ipam_2_test.sh
+++ b/test/370_persist_ipam_2_test.sh
@@ -13,22 +13,36 @@ launch_router_with_db() {
 launch_router_with_db $HOST1 $HOST2
 launch_router_with_db $HOST2 $HOST1
 
+EXPOSE=$(weave_on $HOST1 expose)
 start_container $HOST1 --name=c1
 C1=$(container_ip $HOST1 c1)
 start_container $HOST2 --name=c2
 assert_raises "exec_on $HOST2 c2 $PING $C1"
+start_container $HOST2 --name=c3a
+C3a=$(container_ip $HOST2 c3a)
 
 stop_weave_on $HOST1
 stop_weave_on $HOST2
 
+# Stop one container while weave is down; the address should be freed on launch
+docker_on $HOST2 rm -f c3a
+
 # Start just HOST2; if nothing persisted it would form its own ring
 launch_router_with_db $HOST2
 start_container $HOST2 --name=c3
 C3=$(container_ip $HOST2 c3)
 assert_raises "[ $C3 != $C1 ]"
+assert_raises "[ $C3 = $C3a ]"
 
 # Restart HOST1 and see if it remembers to connect to HOST2
 launch_router_with_db $HOST1
 assert_raises "exec_on $HOST2 c2 $PING $C1"
 
+# Restart the router without going through the reclaim procedure on launch
+docker_on $HOST1 restart weave
+# Check that weave:expose address hasn't been lost
+start_container $HOST1 --name=c4
+C4=$(container_ip $HOST1 c4)
+assert_raises "[ $C4 != $EXPOSE ]"
+
 end_suite