diff --git a/python/templates/Collection.cc.jinja2 b/python/templates/Collection.cc.jinja2
index 2fa4fbc71..b5871a117 100644
--- a/python/templates/Collection.cc.jinja2
+++ b/python/templates/Collection.cc.jinja2
@@ -187,14 +187,17 @@ bool registerCollection() {
     factory.registerCreationFunc("{{ class.full_type }}Collection", {{ package_name }}::meta::schemaVersion, createBuffers);
 
     // Make the SchemaEvolution aware of the current version by
-    // registering a no-op function with it
-    podio::SchemaEvolution::mutInstance().registerEvolutionFunc(
-      "{{ class.full_type }}Collection",
-      {{ package_name }}::meta::schemaVersion,
-      {{ package_name }}::meta::schemaVersion,
-      podio::SchemaEvolution::noOpSchemaEvolution,
-      podio::SchemaEvolution::Priority::AutoGenerated
-    );
+    // registering a no-op function for this and all preceeding versions
+    // will be overriden whenever an explicit action is required
+    for (unsigned int schemaVersion=1; schemaVersion< {{ package_name }}::meta::schemaVersion+1; ++schemaVersion) {
+      podio::SchemaEvolution::mutInstance().registerEvolutionFunc(
+        "{{ class.full_type }}Collection",
+        schemaVersion,
+        {{ package_name }}::meta::schemaVersion,
+        podio::SchemaEvolution::noOpSchemaEvolution,
+        podio::SchemaEvolution::Priority::AutoGenerated
+      );
+    }
 
 {% if old_schema_version is defined %}
     // register a buffer creation function for the schema evolution buffer
@@ -206,7 +209,7 @@ bool registerCollection() {
       {{ old_schema_version }},
       {{ package_name }}::meta::schemaVersion,
       podio::SchemaEvolution::noOpSchemaEvolution,
-      podio::SchemaEvolution::Priority::UserDefined // TODO: fix bug in registration
+      podio::SchemaEvolution::Priority::AutoGenerated
     );
 
 
diff --git a/src/SchemaEvolution.cc b/src/SchemaEvolution.cc
index 78aad343f..6c118a4a6 100644
--- a/src/SchemaEvolution.cc
+++ b/src/SchemaEvolution.cc
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ podio::CollectionReadBuffers SchemaEvolution::evolveBuffers(const podio::Collect
     }
 
     const auto& typeEvolFuncs = m_evolutionFuncs[mapIndex];
-    if (fromVersion < typeEvolFuncs.size() - 1) {
+    if (fromVersion < typeEvolFuncs.size() ) {
       // Do we need this check? In principle we could ensure at registration
       // time that this is always guaranteed
       return typeEvolFuncs[fromVersion - 1](oldBuffers, fromVersion);
@@ -53,21 +53,22 @@ void SchemaEvolution::registerEvolutionFunc(const std::string& collType, SchemaV
     m_evolutionFuncs.emplace_back(EvolFuncVersionMapT{});
   }
 
-  // From here on out we don't need the mutabale any longer
+  // From here on out we don't need the mutable any longer
   const auto& [_, mapIndex] = typeIt->second;
 
   auto& versionMap = m_evolutionFuncs[mapIndex];
   const auto prevSize = versionMap.size();
-  if (prevSize < fromVersion) {
-    versionMap.resize(fromVersion);
-    versionMap[fromVersion - 1] = evolutionFunc;
-  } else {
-    if (priority == Priority::UserDefined) {
-      versionMap[fromVersion - 1] = evolutionFunc;
-    } else {
-      std::cerr << "Not updating evolution function because priority is not UserDefined" << std::endl;
-    }
+  if (prevSize < currentVersion) {
+    versionMap.resize(currentVersion);
   }
+  versionMap[fromVersion - 1] = evolutionFunc;
+  // TODO: temporarily switching off UserDefined logic
+  //if (priority == Priority::UserDefined) {
+  //    versionMap[fromVersion - 1] = evolutionFunc;
+  //} else {
+  //    std::cerr << "Not updating evolution function because priority is not UserDefined" << std::endl;
+  //  }
+  //}
 }
 
 podio::CollectionReadBuffers SchemaEvolution::noOpSchemaEvolution(podio::CollectionReadBuffers&& buffers,