diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/7031-deefdragon b/changelogs/unreleased/7031-deefdragon
deleted file mode 100644
index 430b8c0560..0000000000
--- a/changelogs/unreleased/7031-deefdragon
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix #7031. Added check for Owner References when synchronizing backups, removing references that are not found.
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diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/7032-deefdragon b/changelogs/unreleased/7032-deefdragon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..710ed3a110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/7032-deefdragon
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix #6857. Added check for matching Owner References when synchronizing backups, removing references that are not found/have mismatched uid.
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diff --git a/pkg/controller/backup_sync_controller.go b/pkg/controller/backup_sync_controller.go
index 3b2c758ba3..e199390388 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/backup_sync_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/backup_sync_controller.go
@@ -172,24 +172,33 @@ func (b *backupSyncReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request)
 		}
 		backup.Labels[velerov1api.StorageLocationLabel] = label.GetValidName(backup.Spec.StorageLocation)
 
-		//check for the backup schedule. If it does not exist, remove it.
+		//check for the ownership references. If they do not exist, remove them.
 		listedReferences := backup.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences
 		foundReferences := make([]metav1.OwnerReference, 0)
 		for _, v := range listedReferences {
-			schedule := new(velerov1api.Schedule)
-			err := b.client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{
-				Name:      v.Name,
-				Namespace: backup.Namespace,
-			}, schedule)
-			switch {
-			case err != nil && apierrors.IsNotFound(err):
-				log.Debug("Removing missing schedule ownership reference from backup")
-			case err != nil && !apierrors.IsNotFound(err):
-				log.WithError(errors.WithStack(err)).Error("Error finding ownership reference schedule")
-				fallthrough
+			switch v.Kind {
+			case "Schedule":
+
+				schedule := new(velerov1api.Schedule)
+				err := b.client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{
+					Name:      v.Name,
+					Namespace: backup.Namespace,
+				}, schedule)
+				switch {
+				case err != nil && apierrors.IsNotFound(err):
+					log.Warn("Removing missing schedule ownership reference from backup")
+					continue
+				case schedule.UID != v.UID:
+					log.Warnf("Removing schedule ownership reference with mismatched UIDs. Expected %s, got %s", v.UID, schedule.UID)
+					continue
+				case err != nil && !apierrors.IsNotFound(err):
+					log.WithError(errors.WithStack(err)).Error("Error finding schedule ownership reference, keeping schedule on backup")
+				}
 			default:
-				foundReferences = append(foundReferences, v)
+				log.Warnf("Unable to check ownership reference for unknown kind, %s", v.Kind)
 			}
+
+			foundReferences = append(foundReferences, v)
 		}
 		backup.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = foundReferences