diff --git a/db/clientcursor.cpp b/db/clientcursor.cpp
index 85f21059ff9..85620a787f3 100644
--- a/db/clientcursor.cpp
+++ b/db/clientcursor.cpp
@@ -133,12 +133,12 @@ namespace mongo {
                 i != toAdvance.end(); ++i )
         {
             Cursor *c = (*i)->c.get();
+            c->checkLocation();
             DiskLoc tmp1 = c->refLoc();
             if ( tmp1 != dl ) {
                 /* this might indicate a failure to call ClientCursor::updateLocation() */
-                problem() << "warning: cursor loc does not match byLoc position!" << endl;
+                problem() << "warning: cursor loc " << tmp1 << " does not match byLoc position " << dl << " !" << endl;
             }
-            c->checkLocation();
             c->advance();
             if ( c->eof() ) {
                 // advanced to end -- delete cursor
diff --git a/jstests/capped4.js b/jstests/capped4.js
index aa824bafe8a..9d4735b92f6 100644
--- a/jstests/capped4.js
+++ b/jstests/capped4.js
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ assert( !t.findOne( { i : 19 } ) );
 assert( !c.hasNext() );
 assert( !d.hasNext() );
 assert( t.find().sort( { i : 1 } ).hint( { i : 1 } ).toArray().length > 10 );
+
+assert( t.validate().valid );