diff --git a/scripts/test-incremental.sh b/scripts/test-incremental.sh
index 29198669ac..fa95f25f42 100755
--- a/scripts/test-incremental.sh
+++ b/scripts/test-incremental.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ patch -p0 -b <$patch
 
 ./goblint --conf $conf $args --enable incremental.load --set save_run $base/$test-incrementalrun $source &> $base/$test.after.incr.log
 ./goblint --conf $conf $args --enable incremental.only-rename --set save_run $base/$test-originalrun $source &> $base/$test.after.scratch.log
-./goblint --conf $conf --enable solverdiffs --compare_runs $base/$test-originalrun $base/$test-incrementalrun $source
+./goblint --conf $conf --disable dbg.compare_runs.glob --enable solverdiffs --compare_runs $base/$test-originalrun $base/$test-incrementalrun $source
 
 patch -p0 -b -R <$patch
 rm -r $base/$test-originalrun $base/$test-incrementalrun
diff --git a/src/analyses/accessAnalysis.ml b/src/analyses/accessAnalysis.ml
index a646d9d3a1..88b3dfec18 100644
--- a/src/analyses/accessAnalysis.ml
+++ b/src/analyses/accessAnalysis.ml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct
   module V =
   struct
     include Printable.Either (V0) (CilType.Varinfo)
+    let name () = "access" (* HACK: incremental accesses rely on this! *)
     let access x = `Left x
     let vars x = `Right x
   end
diff --git a/src/cdomains/basetype.ml b/src/cdomains/basetype.ml
index 4db41612cf..bfe3a592d2 100644
--- a/src/cdomains/basetype.ml
+++ b/src/cdomains/basetype.ml
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ struct
     | _ -> Local
   let name () = "variables"
   let printXml f x = BatPrintf.fprintf f "<value>\n<data>\n%s\n</data>\n</value>\n" (XmlUtil.escape (show x))
-  let var_id _ = "globals"
-  let node _ = MyCFG.Function Cil.dummyFunDec
 
   let arbitrary () = MyCheck.Arbitrary.varinfo
 end
diff --git a/src/framework/analyses.ml b/src/framework/analyses.ml
index b71371e051..5183113cf0 100644
--- a/src/framework/analyses.ml
+++ b/src/framework/analyses.ml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct
   let contexts x = `Right x
 
   (* from Basetype.Variables *)
-  let var_id _ = "globals"
+  let var_id = show (* HACK: incremental accesses rely on this! *)
   let node _ = MyCFG.Function Cil.dummyFunDec
   let pretty_trace = pretty
 end
diff --git a/src/solvers/postSolver.ml b/src/solvers/postSolver.ml
index 4b6e016f03..9080dbaffc 100644
--- a/src/solvers/postSolver.ml
+++ b/src/solvers/postSolver.ml
@@ -72,8 +72,11 @@ module Verify: F =
   struct
     include Unit (S) (VH)
 
+    let accs = VH.create 123
+
     let init () =
-      Goblintutil.verified := Some true
+      Goblintutil.verified := Some true;
+      VH.clear accs
 
     let complain_constraint x ~lhs ~rhs =
       Goblintutil.verified := Some false;
@@ -84,8 +87,18 @@ module Verify: F =
       ignore (Pretty.printf "Fixpoint not reached at %a\nOrigin: %a\n @[Solver computed:\n%a\nSide-effect:\n%a\nDifference: %a\n@]" S.Var.pretty_trace y S.Var.pretty_trace x S.Dom.pretty lhs S.Dom.pretty rhs S.Dom.pretty_diff (rhs, lhs))
 
     let one_side ~vh ~x ~y ~d =
-      let y_lhs = try VH.find vh y with Not_found -> S.Dom.bot () in
-      if not (S.Dom.leq d y_lhs) then
+      (* HACK: incremental accesses insanity! *)
+      (* ignore (Pretty.printf "one_side %s: %a\n" (S.Var.var_id y) S.Dom.pretty d); *)
+      let is_acc = String.starts_with (S.Var.var_id y) "access:" in
+      let y_lhs =
+        if is_acc && not (VH.mem accs y) then (
+          VH.replace accs y ();
+          S.Dom.bot ()
+        )
+        else
+          try VH.find vh y with Not_found -> S.Dom.bot ()
+      in
+      if not is_acc && not (S.Dom.leq d y_lhs) then
         complain_side x y ~lhs:y_lhs ~rhs:d
       else
         VH.replace vh y (S.Dom.join y_lhs d) (* HACK: allow warnings/accesses to be added *)
diff --git a/tests/incremental/11-restart/12-mutex-simple.c b/tests/incremental/11-restart/12-mutex-simple.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82c1642a93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/incremental/11-restart/12-mutex-simple.c
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int myglobal;
+pthread_mutex_t mutex1 = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+pthread_mutex_t mutex2 = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+
+void *t_fun(void *arg) {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex1);
+  myglobal=myglobal+1; // RACE!
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex1);
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+int main(void) {
+  pthread_t id;
+  pthread_create(&id, NULL, t_fun, NULL);
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex2);
+  myglobal=myglobal+1; // RACE!
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex2);
+  pthread_join (id, NULL);
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/incremental/11-restart/12-mutex-simple.json b/tests/incremental/11-restart/12-mutex-simple.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..daff0678ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/incremental/11-restart/12-mutex-simple.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "incremental": {
+        "restart": {
+            "sided": {
+                "enabled": false
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/incremental/11-restart/12-mutex-simple.patch b/tests/incremental/11-restart/12-mutex-simple.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14913c581d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/incremental/11-restart/12-mutex-simple.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+--- tests/incremental/11-restart/12-mutex-simple.c
++++ tests/incremental/11-restart/12-mutex-simple.c
+@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pthread_mutex_t mutex2 = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+
+ void *t_fun(void *arg) {
+   pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex1);
+-  myglobal=myglobal+1; // RACE!
++  myglobal=myglobal+1; // NORACE
+   pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex1);
+   return NULL;
+ }
+@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ void *t_fun(void *arg) {
+ int main(void) {
+   pthread_t id;
+   pthread_create(&id, NULL, t_fun, NULL);
+-  pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex2);
+-  myglobal=myglobal+1; // RACE!
+-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex2);
++  pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex1);
++  myglobal=myglobal+1; // NORACE
++  pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex1);
+   pthread_join (id, NULL);
+   return 0;
+ }