diff --git a/middle-pgsql.cpp b/middle-pgsql.cpp
index b0f5ba19c..865a254f7 100644
--- a/middle-pgsql.cpp
+++ b/middle-pgsql.cpp
@@ -384,6 +384,11 @@ void middle_pgsql_t::nodes_set(osmium::Node const &node)
     }
 }
 
+osmium::Location middle_pgsql_t::nodes_get(osmid_t osm_id)
+{
+    return persistent_cache->get(osm_id);
+}
+
 size_t middle_query_pgsql_t::nodes_get_list(osmium::WayNodeList *nodes) const
 {
     return m_persistent_cache ? m_persistent_cache->get_list(nodes)
diff --git a/middle-pgsql.hpp b/middle-pgsql.hpp
index 8cf3c7445..b2ac1b2c4 100644
--- a/middle-pgsql.hpp
+++ b/middle-pgsql.hpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct middle_pgsql_t : public slim_middle_t
     void commit() override;
 
     void nodes_set(osmium::Node const &node) override;
+    osmium::Location nodes_get(osmid_t osm_id) override;
     void nodes_delete(osmid_t id) override;
     void node_changed(osmid_t id) override;
 
diff --git a/middle-ram.cpp b/middle-ram.cpp
index c4ec82031..95b26a19a 100644
--- a/middle-ram.cpp
+++ b/middle-ram.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ void middle_ram_t::nodes_set(osmium::Node const &node)
     cache->set(node.id(), node.location());
 }
 
+osmium::Location middle_ram_t::nodes_get(osmid_t osm_id)
+{
+    return cache->get(osm_id);
+}
+
 void middle_ram_t::ways_set(osmium::Way const &way)
 {
     ways.set(way.id(), new ramWay(way, extra_attributes));
diff --git a/middle-ram.hpp b/middle-ram.hpp
index 212421438..b84cfe7b9 100644
--- a/middle-ram.hpp
+++ b/middle-ram.hpp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ struct middle_ram_t : public middle_t, public middle_query_t
     void commit(void) override;
 
     void nodes_set(osmium::Node const &node) override;
+    osmium::Location nodes_get(osmid_t osm_id) override;
     size_t nodes_get_list(osmium::WayNodeList *nodes) const override;
     int nodes_delete(osmid_t id);
     int node_changed(osmid_t id);
diff --git a/middle.hpp b/middle.hpp
index 1b58aae52..3c971bb09 100644
--- a/middle.hpp
+++ b/middle.hpp
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ struct middle_t
     virtual void commit(void) = 0;
 
     virtual void nodes_set(osmium::Node const &node) = 0;
+    virtual osmium::Location nodes_get(osmid_t osm_id) = 0;
+
     virtual void ways_set(osmium::Way const &way) = 0;
     virtual void relations_set(osmium::Relation const &rel) = 0;
 
diff --git a/osmdata.cpp b/osmdata.cpp
index c6838e8de..764f85295 100644
--- a/osmdata.cpp
+++ b/osmdata.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include "osmdata.hpp"
 #include "output.hpp"
 
+int nodes_moved = 0;
+
 osmdata_t::osmdata_t(std::shared_ptr<middle_t> mid_,
                      std::shared_ptr<output_t> const &out_)
 : mid(mid_)
@@ -82,15 +84,21 @@ int osmdata_t::node_modify(osmium::Node const &node)
 {
     slim_middle_t *slim = dynamic_cast<slim_middle_t *>(mid.get());
 
-    slim->nodes_delete(node.id());
-    slim->nodes_set(node);
+    osmium::Location oldnode = slim->nodes_get(node.id());
+    if ( node.location().x() != oldnode.x() || node.location().y() != oldnode.y() ) {
+        slim->nodes_delete(node.id());
+        slim->nodes_set(node);
+        nodes_moved++;
+    }
 
     int status = 0;
     for (auto& out: outs) {
         status |= out->node_modify(node);
     }
 
-    slim->node_changed(node.id());
+    if ( node.location().x() != oldnode.x() || node.location().y() != oldnode.y() ) {
+        slim->node_changed(node.id());
+    }
 
     return status;
 }
@@ -275,6 +283,7 @@ struct pending_threaded_processor : public middle_t::pending_processor {
         //reset the number we've done
         ids_done = 0;
 
+        fprintf(stderr, "\n%i nodes moved\n", nodes_moved);
         fprintf(stderr, "\nGoing over pending ways...\n");
         fprintf(stderr, "\t%zu ways are pending\n", ids_queued);
         fprintf(stderr, "\nUsing %zu helper-processes\n", clones.size());