diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/cache/tests/writethrough.spec.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/cache/tests/writethrough.spec.ts
index f7b7488fc9..a34f05e881 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/cache/tests/writethrough.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/cache/tests/writethrough.spec.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,34 @@ describe("writethrough", () => {
         const output = await db.get(current._id)
         expect(output.value).toBe(4)
         expect(output._rev).toBe(newRev)
+
+        current = output
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("should handle updates with documents falling behind", async () => {
+      await config.doInTenant(async () => {
+        tk.freeze(Date.now() + DELAY + 1)
+
+        const id = structures.uuid()
+        await writethrough.put({ _id: id, value: 1 })
+        const doc = await writethrough.get(id)
+
+        // Updating document
+        tk.freeze(Date.now() + DELAY + 1)
+        await writethrough.put({ ...doc, value: 2 })
+
+        // Update with the old rev value
+        tk.freeze(Date.now() + DELAY + 1)
+        const res = await writethrough.put({
+          ...doc,
+          value: 3,
+        })
+        expect(res.ok).toBe(true)
+
+        const output = await db.get(id)
+        expect(output.value).toBe(3)
+        expect(output._rev).toBe(res.rev)
       })
     })
   })
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/cache/writethrough.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/cache/writethrough.ts
index e895406c2c..43f3bfb3aa 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/cache/writethrough.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/cache/writethrough.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ async function put(
       async () => {
         const writeDb = async (toWrite: any) => {
           // doc should contain the _id and _rev
-          const response = await db.put(toWrite)
+          const response = await db.put(toWrite, { force: true })
           output = {
             ...doc,
             _id: response.id,
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/tests/utilities/structures/db.ts b/packages/backend-core/tests/utilities/structures/db.ts
index e25b707cb9..f4a677e777 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/tests/utilities/structures/db.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/tests/utilities/structures/db.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
+import { structures } from ".."
 import { newid } from "../../../src/newid"
 
 export function id() {
   return `db_${newid()}`
 }
+
+export function rev() {
+  return `${structures.generator.character({
+    numeric: true,
+  })}-${structures.uuid().replace(/-/, "")}`
+}