diff --git a/Code/CoreData/RKManagedObjectLoader.m b/Code/CoreData/RKManagedObjectLoader.m
index ab8a6e18cd..18edd8fde7 100644
--- a/Code/CoreData/RKManagedObjectLoader.m
+++ b/Code/CoreData/RKManagedObjectLoader.m
@@ -104,8 +104,10 @@ - (void)deleteCachedObjectsMissingFromResult:(RKObjectMappingResult*)result {
         NSArray* cachedObjects = [self.objectStore objectsForResourcePath:rkURL.resourcePath];
         for (id object in cachedObjects) {
             if (NO == [results containsObject:object]) {
-                RKLogTrace(@"Deleting orphaned object %@: not found in result set and expected at this resource path", object);
-                [[self.objectStore managedObjectContext] deleteObject:object];
+                if (0 == ((NSManagedObject*)object)._rkManagedObjectSyncStatus) {
+                    RKLogTrace(@"Deleting orphaned object %@: not found in result set and expected at this resource path", object);
+                    [[self.objectStore managedObjectContext] deleteObject:object];
+                }
             }
         }
     } else {