diff --git a/src/production/replicated_shard_actor.rs b/src/production/replicated_shard_actor.rs
index 83f28d1..4bb3d06 100644
--- a/src/production/replicated_shard_actor.rs
+++ b/src/production/replicated_shard_actor.rs
@@ -451,7 +451,11 @@ impl ReplicatedShardActor {
 
         self.replica_state.apply_remote_delta(delta.clone());
 
-        if delta.value.is_hash() {
+        let Some(merged_value) = self.replica_state.replicated_keys.get(&delta.key).cloned() else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        if merged_value.is_hash() {
             // TigerStyle: Postcondition - replica_state should have the hash
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
             {
@@ -462,7 +466,7 @@ impl ReplicatedShardActor {
             }
 
             // Apply hash delta
-            if let Some(hash) = delta.value.get_hash() {
+            if let Some(hash) = merged_value.get_hash() {
                 let pairs: Vec<(crate::redis::SDS, crate::redis::SDS)> = hash
                     .iter()
                     .filter_map(|(field, lww)| {
@@ -509,8 +513,8 @@ impl ReplicatedShardActor {
                     }
                 }
             }
-        } else if let Some(value) = delta.value.get() {
-            if let Some(expiry_ms) = delta.value.expiry_ms {
+        } else if let Some(value) = merged_value.get() {
+            if let Some(expiry_ms) = merged_value.expiry_ms {
                 let seconds = (expiry_ms / 1000) as i64;
                 let cmd = Command::setex(delta.key.clone(), seconds, value.clone());
                 self.executor.execute(&cmd);
@@ -518,7 +522,7 @@ impl ReplicatedShardActor {
                 let cmd = Command::set(delta.key.clone(), value.clone());
                 self.executor.execute(&cmd);
             }
-        } else if delta.value.is_tombstone() {
+        } else if merged_value.is_tombstone() {
             let cmd = Command::del(delta.key.clone());
             self.executor.execute(&cmd);
         }
@@ -627,6 +631,54 @@ mod tests {
         handle.shutdown().await;
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_replicated_shard_actor_remote_stale_delta_does_not_overwrite_executor() {
+        let handle = ReplicatedShardActor::spawn(ReplicaId::new(1), ConsistencyLevel::Eventual, 0);
+
+        let newer_replica = ReplicaId::new(2);
+        let older_replica = ReplicaId::new(1);
+
+        let mut newer_clock = crate::replication::lattice::LamportClock::new(newer_replica);
+        newer_clock.time = 10;
+        let newer_delta = ReplicationDelta::new(
+            "conflict_key".to_string(),
+            crate::replication::state::ReplicatedValue::with_value(
+                crate::redis::SDS::from_str("newer"),
+                newer_clock,
+            ),
+            newer_replica,
+        );
+
+        let mut older_clock = crate::replication::lattice::LamportClock::new(older_replica);
+        older_clock.time = 9;
+        let older_delta = ReplicationDelta::new(
+            "conflict_key".to_string(),
+            crate::replication::state::ReplicatedValue::with_value(
+                crate::redis::SDS::from_str("older"),
+                older_clock,
+            ),
+            older_replica,
+        );
+
+        handle.apply_remote_delta(newer_delta);
+        handle.apply_remote_delta(older_delta);
+
+        tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(20)).await;
+
+        let result = handle
+            .execute_readonly(Command::Get("conflict_key".to_string()))
+            .await;
+
+        match result {
+            RespValue::BulkString(Some(bytes)) => {
+                assert_eq!(bytes, b"newer".to_vec());
+            }
+            other => panic!("expected bulk string, got {:?}", other),
+        }
+
+        handle.shutdown().await;
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_replicated_shard_actor_snapshot() {
         let handle = ReplicatedShardActor::spawn(ReplicaId::new(1), ConsistencyLevel::Eventual, 0);