diff --git a/rslib/src/storage/sync_check.rs b/rslib/src/storage/sync_check.rs
index 5427a3fbf..d52d679e6 100644
--- a/rslib/src/storage/sync_check.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/storage/sync_check.rs
@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ impl SqliteStorage {
             cards: self.table_count("cards")?,
             notes: self.table_count("notes")?,
             revlog: self.table_count("revlog")?,
-            // clients on schema 17 and below may send duplicate
-            // deletion markers, so we can't compare graves until
-            // the minimum syncing version is schema 18.
-            graves: 0,
+            graves: self.table_count("graves")?,
             notetypes: self.table_count("notetypes")?,
             decks: self.table_count("decks")?,
             deck_config: self.table_count("deck_config")?,
diff --git a/rslib/src/sync/server.rs b/rslib/src/sync/server.rs
index cc55b2764..578b4968c 100644
--- a/rslib/src/sync/server.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/sync/server.rs
@@ -149,9 +149,13 @@ impl SyncServer for LocalServer {
     }
 
     async fn sanity_check(&mut self, mut client: SanityCheckCounts) -> Result<SanityCheckResponse> {
+        let mut server = self.col.storage.sanity_check_info()?;
         client.counts = Default::default();
+        // clients on schema 17 and below may send duplicate
+        // deletion markers, so we can't compare graves until
+        // the minimum syncing version is schema 18.
         client.graves = 0;
-        let server = self.col.storage.sanity_check_info()?;
+        server.graves = 0;
         Ok(SanityCheckResponse {
             status: if client == server {
                 SanityCheckStatus::Ok