diff --git a/src/volser/volprocs.c b/src/volser/volprocs.c
index 34c7fef74c..7f23d98028 100644
--- a/src/volser/volprocs.c
+++ b/src/volser/volprocs.c
@@ -843,6 +843,11 @@ VolReClone(struct rx_call *acid, afs_int32 atrans, afs_int32 cloneId)
 	LogError(error);
 	goto fail;
     }
+    /* VUpdateVolume succeeded. Mark it in service so there's no window 
+     * between FSYNC_VOL_ON and VolSetFlags where it's offline with no  
+     * specialStatus; this is a reclone and this volume started online  
+     */
+    V_inService(clonevp) = 1;
     VDetachVolume(&error, clonevp);	/* allow file server to get it's hands on it */
     clonevp = NULL;
     VUpdateVolume(&error, originalvp);