diff --git a/ipam/allocator.go b/ipam/allocator.go
index d708702a..e95e01bb 100644
--- a/ipam/allocator.go
+++ b/ipam/allocator.go
@@ -917,6 +917,11 @@ func (alloc *Allocator) loadPersistedData() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	if persistedRing.Range() != alloc.universe {
+		overwritePersisted("Deleting persisted data for IPAM range %s; our range is %s", persistedRing.Range(), alloc.universe)
+		return false
+	}
+
 	alloc.ring = persistedRing
 	alloc.space.UpdateRanges(alloc.ring.OwnedRanges())
 
diff --git a/test/362_ipalloc_range_change.sh b/test/362_ipalloc_range_change.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d7fab65a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/362_ipalloc_range_change.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+. ./config.sh
+
+start_suite "IPAM alloc range change"
+
+weave_on $HOST1 launch --ipalloc-range 10.2.0.0/16
+weave_on $HOST1 prime
+weave_on $HOST1 stop
+weave_on $HOST1 launch --ipalloc-range 10.3.0.0/16
+# Ensure allocations can proceed
+assert_raises "timeout 10 cat <( start_container $HOST1 )"
+
+end_suite