diff --git a/packages/datastore/src/sync/merger.ts b/packages/datastore/src/sync/merger.ts
index ca26bcd2d02..c90038d3cd7 100644
--- a/packages/datastore/src/sync/merger.ts
+++ b/packages/datastore/src/sync/merger.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {
 	PersistentModelConstructor,
 } from '../types';
 import { MutationEventOutbox } from './outbox';
-
 class ModelMerger {
 	constructor(
 		private readonly outbox: MutationEventOutbox,
diff --git a/packages/datastore/src/sync/outbox.ts b/packages/datastore/src/sync/outbox.ts
index aed7adbb65d..eedadd7951c 100644
--- a/packages/datastore/src/sync/outbox.ts
+++ b/packages/datastore/src/sync/outbox.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ import {
 import { SYNC } from '../util';
 import { TransformerMutationType } from './utils';
 
-import { Logger } from '@aws-amplify/core';
-const logger = new Logger('DataStore - Outbox');
-
 // TODO: Persist deleted ids
 
 class MutationEventOutbox {
@@ -31,23 +28,11 @@ class MutationEventOutbox {
 		mutationEvent: MutationEvent
 	): Promise<void> {
 		storage.runExclusive(async s => {
-			const mutationEventModelDefinition = this.schema.namespaces[SYNC].models[
-				'MutationEvent'
-			];
-
-			const predicate = ModelPredicateCreator.createFromExisting<MutationEvent>(
-				mutationEventModelDefinition,
-				c =>
-					c
-						.modelId('eq', mutationEvent.modelId)
-						.id('ne', this.inProgressMutationEventId)
-			);
-
+			const predicate = this.currentPredicate(mutationEvent);
 			const existing = await s.query(this.MutationEvent, predicate);
 			const [first] = existing;
-			logger.debug('enqueue');
+
 			if (first === undefined) {
-				logger.debug(name, { existing, mutationEvent });
 				await s.save(mutationEvent, undefined, this.ownSymbol);
 				return;
 			}
@@ -56,6 +41,8 @@ class MutationEventOutbox {
 
 			if (first.operation === TransformerMutationType.CREATE) {
 				if (incomingMutationType === TransformerMutationType.DELETE) {
+					// get predicate again to avoid race condition with inProgressMutationEventId
+					const predicate = this.currentPredicate(mutationEvent);
 					// delete all for model
 					await s.delete(this.MutationEvent, predicate);
 				} else {
@@ -77,27 +64,21 @@ class MutationEventOutbox {
 					mutationEvent
 				);
 
-				// TODO: delete this:
-				const { name } = JSON.parse(mutationEvent.data);
-				logger.debug(name, { existing, updated, mutationEvent });
-
 				// If no condition
 				if (Object.keys(incomingCondition).length === 0) {
+					// get predicate again to avoid race condition with inProgressMutationEventId
+					const predicate = this.currentPredicate(mutationEvent);
 					// delete all for model
 					await s.delete(this.MutationEvent, predicate);
 				}
 
 				if (updated) {
-					logger.debug('enqueue pre-save');
 					await s.save(updated, undefined, this.ownSymbol);
-					logger.debug('end enqueue');
 					return;
 				}
 
 				// Enqueue new one
 				await s.save(mutationEvent, undefined, this.ownSymbol);
-
-				logger.debug('end enqueue');
 			}
 		});
 	}
@@ -108,7 +89,16 @@ class MutationEventOutbox {
 	): Promise<MutationEvent> {
 		const head = await this.peek(storage);
 
-		logger.debug('Dequeue', record);
+		const mutationEventModelDefinition = this.schema.namespaces[SYNC].models[
+			'MutationEvent'
+		];
+
+		const predicate = ModelPredicateCreator.createFromExisting<MutationEvent>(
+			mutationEventModelDefinition,
+			c => c.modelId('eq', record.id)
+		);
+
+		const all = await storage.query(this.MutationEvent, predicate);
 
 		if (record) {
 			await this.reconcileOutboxOnDequeue(storage, record);
@@ -118,8 +108,6 @@ class MutationEventOutbox {
 
 		this.inProgressMutationEventId = undefined;
 
-		logger.debug('end Dequeue');
-
 		return head;
 	}
 
@@ -215,8 +203,6 @@ class MutationEventOutbox {
 
 			const outdatedMutations = await s.query(this.MutationEvent, predicate);
 
-			logger.debug('Reconcile Dequeue', outdatedMutations);
-
 			if (!outdatedMutations.length) {
 				return;
 			}
@@ -242,6 +228,20 @@ class MutationEventOutbox {
 			);
 		});
 	}
+
+	private currentPredicate(mutationEvent: MutationEvent) {
+		const mutationEventModelDefinition = this.schema.namespaces[SYNC].models[
+			'MutationEvent'
+		];
+
+		return ModelPredicateCreator.createFromExisting<MutationEvent>(
+			mutationEventModelDefinition,
+			c =>
+				c
+					.modelId('eq', mutationEvent.modelId)
+					.id('ne', this.inProgressMutationEventId)
+		);
+	}
 }
 
 export { MutationEventOutbox };
diff --git a/packages/datastore/src/sync/processors/mutation.ts b/packages/datastore/src/sync/processors/mutation.ts
index 4360915526d..2035f6d214c 100644
--- a/packages/datastore/src/sync/processors/mutation.ts
+++ b/packages/datastore/src/sync/processors/mutation.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ class MutationProcessor {
 
 				do {
 					try {
-						logger.debug('Outbox sending', tryWith);
 						const result = <GraphQLResult<Record<string, PersistentModel>>>(
 							await API.graphql(tryWith)
 						);