diff --git a/commonspace/headsync/headsync.go b/commonspace/headsync/headsync.go
index aab03b18..9974559d 100644
--- a/commonspace/headsync/headsync.go
+++ b/commonspace/headsync/headsync.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/commonspace/spacestorage"
 	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/commonspace/spacesyncproto"
 	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/commonspace/syncstatus"
+	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/nodeconf"
 	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/util/periodicsync"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"strings"
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ func NewHeadSync(
 	spaceId string,
 	spaceIsDeleted *atomic.Bool,
 	syncPeriod int,
+	configuration nodeconf.Configuration,
 	storage spacestorage.SpaceStorage,
 	peerManager peermanager.PeerManager,
 	cache treegetter.TreeGetter,
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ func NewHeadSync(
 	factory := spacesyncproto.ClientFactoryFunc(spacesyncproto.NewDRPCSpaceSyncClient)
 	syncer := newDiffSyncer(spaceId, diff, peerManager, cache, storage, factory, syncStatus, l)
 	sync := func(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
-		if spaceIsDeleted.Load() {
+		if spaceIsDeleted.Load() && !configuration.IsResponsible(spaceId) {
 			return spacesyncproto.ErrSpaceIsDeleted
 		}
 		return syncer.Sync(ctx)
@@ -88,10 +90,6 @@ func (d *headSync) Init(objectIds []string, deletionState settingsstate.ObjectDe
 }
 
 func (d *headSync) HandleRangeRequest(ctx context.Context, req *spacesyncproto.HeadSyncRequest) (resp *spacesyncproto.HeadSyncResponse, err error) {
-	if d.spaceIsDeleted.Load() {
-		err = spacesyncproto.ErrSpaceIsDeleted
-		return
-	}
 	return HandleRangeRequest(ctx, d.diff, req)
 }
 
diff --git a/commonspace/objectsync/objectsync.go b/commonspace/objectsync/objectsync.go
index 04ff453d..a1f17b49 100644
--- a/commonspace/objectsync/objectsync.go
+++ b/commonspace/objectsync/objectsync.go
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/commonspace/objectsync/synchandler"
 	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/commonspace/peermanager"
 	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/commonspace/spacesyncproto"
+	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/nodeconf"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -27,8 +29,9 @@ type ObjectSync interface {
 type objectSync struct {
 	spaceId string
 
-	messagePool  MessagePool
-	objectGetter syncobjectgetter.SyncObjectGetter
+	messagePool   MessagePool
+	objectGetter  syncobjectgetter.SyncObjectGetter
+	configuration nodeconf.Configuration
 
 	syncCtx        context.Context
 	cancelSync     context.CancelFunc
@@ -38,12 +41,14 @@ type objectSync struct {
 func NewObjectSync(
 	spaceId string,
 	spaceIsDeleted *atomic.Bool,
+	configuration nodeconf.Configuration,
 	peerManager peermanager.PeerManager,
 	objectGetter syncobjectgetter.SyncObjectGetter) ObjectSync {
 	syncCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	os := newObjectSync(
 		spaceId,
 		spaceIsDeleted,
+		configuration,
 		objectGetter,
 		syncCtx,
 		cancel)
@@ -55,6 +60,7 @@ func NewObjectSync(
 func newObjectSync(
 	spaceId string,
 	spaceIsDeleted *atomic.Bool,
+	configuration nodeconf.Configuration,
 	objectGetter syncobjectgetter.SyncObjectGetter,
 	syncCtx context.Context,
 	cancel context.CancelFunc,
@@ -65,6 +71,7 @@ func newObjectSync(
 		syncCtx:        syncCtx,
 		cancelSync:     cancel,
 		spaceIsDeleted: spaceIsDeleted,
+		configuration:  configuration,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -85,8 +92,13 @@ func (s *objectSync) HandleMessage(ctx context.Context, senderId string, message
 }
 
 func (s *objectSync) handleMessage(ctx context.Context, senderId string, msg *spacesyncproto.ObjectSyncMessage) (err error) {
+	log := log.With(zap.String("objectId", msg.ObjectId), zap.String("replyId", msg.ReplyId))
 	if s.spaceIsDeleted.Load() {
-		return spacesyncproto.ErrSpaceIsDeleted
+		log = log.With(zap.Bool("isDeleted", true))
+		// preventing sync with other clients
+		if !slices.Contains(s.configuration.NodeIds(s.spaceId), senderId) {
+			return spacesyncproto.ErrSpaceIsDeleted
+		}
 	}
 	log.With(zap.String("objectId", msg.ObjectId), zap.String("replyId", msg.ReplyId)).DebugCtx(ctx, "handling message")
 	obj, err := s.objectGetter.GetObject(ctx, msg.ObjectId)
diff --git a/commonspace/settings/deletionmanager.go b/commonspace/settings/deletionmanager.go
index ddad78af..36c45936 100644
--- a/commonspace/settings/deletionmanager.go
+++ b/commonspace/settings/deletionmanager.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 type SpaceIdsProvider interface {
 	AllIds() []string
+	RemoveObjects(ids []string)
 }
 
 type SpaceDeleter interface {
@@ -60,13 +61,17 @@ func (d *deletionManager) UpdateState(state *settingsstate.State) (err error) {
 		if ok {
 			spaceDeleter.DeleteSpace(d.spaceId)
 		}
-		d.onSpaceDelete()
 		if d.isResponsible {
-			allIds := slice.DiscardFromSlice(d.provider.AllIds(), func(s string) bool {
-				return s == d.settingsId
+			allIds := slice.DiscardFromSlice(d.provider.AllIds(), func(id string) bool {
+				return id == d.settingsId
 			})
 			err = d.deletionState.Add(allIds)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			d.provider.RemoveObjects(allIds)
 		}
+		d.onSpaceDelete()
 	}
 	return
 }
diff --git a/commonspace/spaceservice.go b/commonspace/spaceservice.go
index 08c30308..8cf79947 100644
--- a/commonspace/spaceservice.go
+++ b/commonspace/spaceservice.go
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ func (s *spaceService) NewSpace(ctx context.Context, id string) (Space, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	headSync := headsync.NewHeadSync(id, spaceIsDeleted, s.config.SyncPeriod, st, peerManager, getter, syncStatus, log)
-	objectSync := objectsync.NewObjectSync(id, spaceIsDeleted, peerManager, getter)
+	headSync := headsync.NewHeadSync(id, spaceIsDeleted, s.config.SyncPeriod, lastConfiguration, st, peerManager, getter, syncStatus, log)
+	objectSync := objectsync.NewObjectSync(id, spaceIsDeleted, lastConfiguration, peerManager, getter)
 	sp := &space{
 		id:            id,
 		objectSync:    objectSync,