diff --git a/UnitTests/Makefile.unittests b/UnitTests/Makefile.unittests
index 6721c392be..8cdfad3feb 100755
--- a/UnitTests/Makefile.unittests
+++ b/UnitTests/Makefile.unittests
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ unittests-recovery:
 	$(MAKE) execute-recovery-test PID=$(PID) RECOVERY_SCRIPT="resume-recovery-multi-flush"
 	$(MAKE) execute-recovery-test PID=$(PID) RECOVERY_SCRIPT="resume-recovery-simple"
 	$(MAKE) execute-recovery-test PID=$(PID) RECOVERY_SCRIPT="resume-recovery-all"
+	$(MAKE) execute-recovery-test PID=$(PID) RECOVERY_SCRIPT="resume-recovery-other"
 	$(MAKE) execute-recovery-test PID=$(PID) RECOVERY_SCRIPT="resume-recovery"
 	$(MAKE) execute-recovery-test PID=$(PID) RECOVERY_SCRIPT="foxx-directories"
 	$(MAKE) execute-recovery-test PID=$(PID) RECOVERY_SCRIPT="collection-rename"
diff --git a/arangod/Wal/CollectorThread.cpp b/arangod/Wal/CollectorThread.cpp
index 050c93bb05..9a64113fea 100644
--- a/arangod/Wal/CollectorThread.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Wal/CollectorThread.cpp
@@ -495,10 +495,22 @@ int CollectorThread::collectLogfiles (bool& worked) {
 
     return res;
   }
-  catch (...) {
-    LOG_DEBUG("collecting logfile %llu failed", (unsigned long long) logfile->id());
-    _logfileManager->setCollectionDone(logfile);
+  catch (triagens::basics::Exception const& ex) {
+    _logfileManager->forceStatus(logfile, Logfile::StatusType::SEALED);
 
+    int res = ex.code();
+    
+    LOG_DEBUG("collecting logfile %llu failed: %s", 
+              (unsigned long long) logfile->id(),
+              TRI_errno_string(res));
+
+    return res;
+  }
+  catch (...) {
+    _logfileManager->forceStatus(logfile, Logfile::StatusType::SEALED);
+
+    LOG_DEBUG("collecting logfile %llu failed", (unsigned long long) logfile->id());
+  
     return TRI_ERROR_INTERNAL;
   }
 }
@@ -814,6 +826,10 @@ int CollectorThread::collect (Logfile* logfile) {
   TRI_datafile_t* df = logfile->df();
 
   TRI_ASSERT(df != nullptr);
+    
+  TRI_IF_FAILURE("CollectorThreadCollectException") {
+    THROW_ARANGO_EXCEPTION(TRI_ERROR_DEBUG);
+  }
 
   // We will sequentially scan the logfile for collection:
   TRI_MMFileAdvise(df->_data, df->_maximalSize, TRI_MADVISE_SEQUENTIAL);
diff --git a/js/server/tests/recovery/resume-recovery-other.js b/js/server/tests/recovery/resume-recovery-other.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c523700de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/server/tests/recovery/resume-recovery-other.js
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/*jshint globalstrict:false, strict:false, unused : false */
+/*global assertEqual */
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief tests for dump/reload
+///
+/// @file
+///
+/// DISCLAIMER
+///
+/// Copyright 2010-2012 triagens GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+///
+/// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+/// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+/// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+///
+///     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+///
+/// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+/// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+/// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+/// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+/// limitations under the License.
+///
+/// Copyright holder is triAGENS GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+///
+/// @author Jan Steemann
+/// @author Copyright 2012, triAGENS GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+var db = require("org/arangodb").db;
+var internal = require("internal");
+var jsunity = require("jsunity");
+
+
+function runSetup () {
+  'use strict';
+  internal.debugClearFailAt();
+  
+  db._drop("UnitTestsRecovery");
+  var c = db._create("UnitTestsRecovery"), i, j;
+  c.ensureSkiplist("value2");
+
+  for (i = 0; i < 10000; ++i) {
+    c.save({ _key: "test" + i, value1: "test" + i, value2: i });
+  }
+
+  internal.wal.flush(true, true);
+
+  internal.debugSetFailAt("CollectorThreadCollectException");
+  
+  for (j = 0; j < 4; ++j) {
+    for (i = 0; i < 10000; ++i) {
+      c.save({ _key: "foo-" + i + "-" + j, value1: "test" + i, value2: "abc" + i });
+    }
+  
+    internal.wal.flush(true, false);
+  }
+  
+  for (i = 0; i < 10000; ++i) {
+    c.update("test" + i, { value2: i + 1 });
+  }
+
+  c.save({ _key: "crashme" }, true);
+
+  internal.debugSegfault("crashing server");
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief test suite
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+function recoverySuite () {
+  'use strict';
+  jsunity.jsUnity.attachAssertions();
+
+  return {
+    setUp: function () {
+    },
+    tearDown: function () {
+    },
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief test whether we can restore the trx data
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    
+    testResumeRecoveryOther : function () {
+      var c = db._collection("UnitTestsRecovery"), i, j, doc;
+      var idx = c.getIndexes()[1];
+        
+      assertEqual(50001, c.count());
+
+      for (i = 0; i < 10000; ++i) {
+        doc = c.document("test" + i);
+        assertEqual("test" + i, doc.value1);
+        assertEqual(i + 1, doc.value2);
+        assertEqual(1, c.byExampleSkiplist(idx.id, { value2: i + 1 }).toArray().length);
+      }
+
+      for (j = 0; j < 4; ++j) {
+        for (i = 0; i < 10000; ++i) {
+          doc = c.document("foo-" + i + "-" + j);
+          assertEqual("test" + i, doc.value1);
+          assertEqual("abc" + i, doc.value2);
+        
+          assertEqual(4, c.byExampleSkiplist(idx.id, { value2: "abc" + i }).toArray().length);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+        
+  };
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief executes the test suite
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+function main (argv) {
+  'use strict';
+  if (argv[1] === "setup") {
+    runSetup();
+    return 0;
+  }
+  else {
+    jsunity.run(recoverySuite);
+    return jsunity.done().status ? 0 : 1;
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/js/server/tests/shell-wal-noncluster-memoryintense.js b/js/server/tests/shell-wal-noncluster-memoryintense.js
index 95d100205a..f740009181 100644
--- a/js/server/tests/shell-wal-noncluster-memoryintense.js
+++ b/js/server/tests/shell-wal-noncluster-memoryintense.js
@@ -89,6 +89,31 @@ function walFailureSuite () {
       assertEqual(1000, c.count());
     },
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief test disabled collector
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+    testCollectorThreadException : function () {
+      internal.wal.flush(true, true);
+      internal.debugSetFailAt("CollectorThreadCollectException");
+
+      var i = 0;
+      for (i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
+        c.save({ _key: "test" + i });
+      }
+
+      assertEqual(1000, c.count());
+      internal.wal.flush(true, false);
+      
+      assertEqual(1000, c.count());
+      internal.wait(6);
+      internal.debugClearFailAt();
+      
+      testHelper.waitUnload(c);
+      
+      assertEqual(1000, c.count());
+    },
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief test no more available logfiles
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////