diff --git a/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c b/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c
index 41a409dcd5..f6aaca497c 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ syncprov_findbase( Operation *op, fbase_cookie *fc )
 		cb.sc_private = fc;
 
 		fop.o_sync_mode = 0;	/* turn off sync mode */
+		fop.o_dont_replicate = 1;
 		fop.o_managedsait = SLAP_CONTROL_CRITICAL;
 		fop.o_callback = &cb;
 		fop.o_tag = LDAP_REQ_SEARCH;
@@ -702,6 +703,7 @@ syncprov_findcsn( Operation *op, find_csn_t mode, struct berval *csn )
 	fop.o_sync_mode &= SLAP_CONTROL_MASK;	/* turn off sync_mode */
 	/* We want pure entries, not referrals */
 	fop.o_managedsait = SLAP_CONTROL_CRITICAL;
+	fop.o_dont_replicate = 1;
 
 	cf.f_ava = &eq;
 	cf.f_av_desc = slap_schema.si_ad_entryCSN;
@@ -1781,6 +1783,7 @@ check_uuidlist_presence(
 	fop.ors_attrs = slap_anlist_all_attributes;
 	fop.ors_attrsonly = 0;
 	fop.o_managedsait = SLAP_CONTROL_CRITICAL;
+	fop.o_dont_replicate = 1;
 
 	af.f_choice = LDAP_FILTER_AND;
 	af.f_next = NULL;
@@ -2267,6 +2270,7 @@ syncprov_play_accesslog( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs, sync_control *srs,
 
 	fop = *op;
 	fop.o_sync_mode = 0;
+	fop.o_dont_replicate = 1;
 	fop.o_bd = db;
 	rc = be_entry_get_rw( &fop, &si->si_logbase, NULL, ad_minCSN, 0, &e );
 	if ( rc ) {
diff --git a/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c b/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c
index 81be13aba9..5c46b89f6a 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c
@@ -2889,6 +2889,7 @@ syncrepl_op_modify( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 		an[0].an_name = ad_reqMod->ad_cname;
 		op2.ors_attrs = an;
 		op2.ors_attrsonly = 0;
+		op2.o_dont_replicate = 1;
 
 		bv = mod->sml_nvalues[0];
 
@@ -4141,6 +4142,8 @@ syncrepl_entry(
 	op->ors_attrs = slap_anlist_all_attributes;
 	op->ors_attrsonly = 0;
 
+	op->o_dont_replicate = 1;
+
 	/* set callback function */
 	op->o_callback = &cb;
 	cb.sc_response = dn_callback;
@@ -4155,6 +4158,7 @@ syncrepl_entry(
 			"syncrepl_entry: %s be_search (%d)\n", 
 			si->si_ridtxt, rc );
 
+	op->o_dont_replicate = 0;
 	if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &op->ors_filterstr ) ) {
 		slap_sl_free( op->ors_filterstr.bv_val, op->o_tmpmemctx );
 	}
@@ -4290,6 +4294,7 @@ retry_add:;
 					op2.ors_limit = NULL;
 					op2.ors_slimit = 1;
 					op2.ors_tlimit = SLAP_NO_LIMIT;
+					op2.o_dont_replicate = 1;
 					BER_BVZERO( &op2.o_csn );
 
 					f.f_choice = LDAP_FILTER_PRESENT;
@@ -4686,6 +4691,7 @@ syncrepl_del_nonpresent(
 	op->o_time = slap_get_time();
 	op->ors_tlimit = SLAP_NO_LIMIT;
 
+	op->o_dont_replicate = 1;
 
 	if ( uuids ) {
 		Filter uf;
@@ -4778,6 +4784,7 @@ syncrepl_del_nonpresent(
 	}
 
 	op->o_nocaching = 0;
+	op->o_dont_replicate = 0;
 
 	if ( !LDAP_LIST_EMPTY( &si->si_nonpresentlist ) ) {
 
@@ -4808,6 +4815,9 @@ syncrepl_del_nonpresent(
 			cb.sc_private = si;
 			op->o_req_dn = *np_prev->npe_name;
 			op->o_req_ndn = *np_prev->npe_nname;
+
+			/* avoid timestamp collisions */
+			slap_op_time( &op->o_time, &op->o_tincr );
 			rc = op->o_bd->be_delete( op, &rs_delete );
 			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_SYNC,
 				"syncrepl_del_nonpresent: %s be_delete %s (%d)\n", 
@@ -4848,6 +4858,8 @@ syncrepl_del_nonpresent(
 				op->o_tag = LDAP_REQ_MODIFY;
 				op->orm_modlist = &mod1;
 
+				/* avoid timestamp collisions */
+				slap_op_time( &op->o_time, &op->o_tincr );
 				rc = op->o_bd->be_modify( op, &rs_modify );
 				if ( mod3.sml_next ) slap_mods_free( mod3.sml_next, 1 );
 			}
@@ -4855,6 +4867,7 @@ syncrepl_del_nonpresent(
 			while ( rs_delete.sr_err == LDAP_SUCCESS &&
 					op->o_delete_glue_parent ) {
 				op->o_delete_glue_parent = 0;
+				op->o_dont_replicate = 1;
 				if ( !be_issuffix( be, &op->o_req_ndn ) ) {
 					slap_callback cb = { NULL };
 					cb.sc_response = syncrepl_null_callback;
@@ -4871,6 +4884,7 @@ syncrepl_del_nonpresent(
 			}
 
 			op->o_delete_glue_parent = 0;
+			op->o_dont_replicate = 0;
 
 			ber_bvfree( np_prev->npe_name );
 			ber_bvfree( np_prev->npe_nname );
@@ -5040,7 +5054,13 @@ syncrepl_add_glue(
 	Backend *be = op->o_bd;
 	SlapReply	rs_add = {REP_RESULT};
 
+	/*
+	 * Glue entries are local and should not be sent out or logged by accesslog
+	 * except as part of a delete
+	 */
+	op->o_dont_replicate = 1;
 	rc = syncrepl_add_glue_ancestors( op, e );
+	op->o_dont_replicate = 0;
 	switch ( rc ) {
 	case LDAP_SUCCESS:
 	case LDAP_ALREADY_EXISTS: