diff --git a/assemble_test.go b/assemble_test.go
index 3199fc2..75f91ff 100644
--- a/assemble_test.go
+++ b/assemble_test.go
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"crypto/rand"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -295,3 +297,48 @@ func join(slices ...[]byte) []byte {
 	}
 	return out
 }
+
+func readCaibxFile(t *testing.T, indexLocation string) (idx Index) {
+	is, err := NewLocalIndexStore(filepath.Dir(indexLocation))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer is.Close()
+	indexName := filepath.Base(indexLocation)
+	idx, err = is.GetIndex(indexName)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return idx
+}
+
+func TestExtractWithNonStaticSeeds(t *testing.T) {
+	n := 10
+	outDir := t.TempDir()
+	out := filepath.Join(outDir, "out")
+
+	// Test a seed that is initially valid, but becomes corrupted halfway through
+	// the extraction operation
+	MockValidate = true
+
+	store, err := NewLocalStore("testdata/blob2.store", StoreOptions{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer store.Close()
+
+	index := readCaibxFile(t, "testdata/blob2.caibx")
+
+	var seeds []Seed
+	srcIndex := readCaibxFile(t, "testdata/blob2_corrupted.caibx")
+	seed, err := NewIndexSeed(out, "testdata/blob2_corrupted", srcIndex)
+	seeds = append(seeds, seed)
+
+	// Test that the MockValidate works as expected
+	seq := NewSeedSequencer(index, seeds...)
+	plan := seq.Plan()
+	err = plan.Validate(context.Background(), n, NullProgressBar{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	options := AssembleOptions{n, InvalidSeedActionRegenerate}
+	_, err = AssembleFile(context.Background(), out, index, store, seeds, options)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	//Test the output
+	err = VerifyIndex(context.Background(), out, index, n, NullProgressBar{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/sequencer.go b/sequencer.go
index b56e61f..57d7a07 100644
--- a/sequencer.go
+++ b/sequencer.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ type SeedSegmentCandidate struct {
 
 type Plan []SeedSegmentCandidate
 
+var MockValidate = false
+
 // NewSeedSequencer initializes a new sequencer from a number of seeds.
 func NewSeedSequencer(idx Index, src ...Seed) *SeedSequencer {
 	return &SeedSequencer{
@@ -108,6 +110,10 @@ func (p Plan) Validate(ctx context.Context, n int, pb ProgressBar) (err error) {
 		in      = make(chan Job)
 		fileMap = make(map[string]*os.File)
 	)
+	if MockValidate {
+		// This is used in the automated tests to mock a plan that is valid
+		return nil
+	}
 	length := 0
 	for _, s := range p {
 		if !s.isFileSeed() {
diff --git a/testdata/blob2 b/testdata/blob2
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..777e84a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/blob2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cmd/desync/testdata/blob2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/blob2.caibx b/testdata/blob2.caibx
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..292fd5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/blob2.caibx
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cmd/desync/testdata/blob2.caibx
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/blob2.store b/testdata/blob2.store
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..7e5d52c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/blob2.store
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cmd/desync/testdata/blob2.store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/blob2_corrupted b/testdata/blob2_corrupted
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..f9ecb82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/blob2_corrupted
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cmd/desync/testdata/blob2_corrupted
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/blob2_corrupted.caibx b/testdata/blob2_corrupted.caibx
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..6922d5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/blob2_corrupted.caibx
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cmd/desync/testdata/blob2_corrupted.caibx
\ No newline at end of file