diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/newDataStore/NewOwnerStore.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/newDataStore/NewOwnerStore.java
index 51bc76a18..d9499636f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/newDataStore/NewOwnerStore.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/newDataStore/NewOwnerStore.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.newDataStore;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Map;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.owner.Owner;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.owner.OwnerRepository;
@@ -17,8 +18,12 @@ public class NewOwnerStore {
 
     private HashMap<Integer, StaticOwner> ownerStore;
     private final OwnerRepository owners;
+
     private static NewOwnerStore storeSingleton;
 
+    private Collection<Owner> ownerRepositoryData;
+
+
     private NewOwnerStore(OwnerRepository owners) {
         this.owners = owners;
         this.ownerStore = new HashMap<>();
@@ -32,7 +37,9 @@ public class NewOwnerStore {
         return storeSingleton;
     }
 
-    public void populateStore() {
+
+
+    public void forklift() {
         Collection<Owner> ownerRepositoryData = this.owners.findAll();
         for(Owner owner : ownerRepositoryData) {
             ownerStore.put(owner.getId(), StaticOwner.convertToStaticOwner(owner));
@@ -55,8 +62,45 @@ public class NewOwnerStore {
 
         // Replace
         getStore().put(owner.getId(), StaticOwner.convertToStaticOwner(owner));
+    }
 
         // Report whether inexistent or inconsistent based on exists
 
+    public int checkConsistency() {
+        int inconsistencies = 0;
+
+        ownerRepositoryData = this.owners.findAll();
+
+        Iterator<Owner> iterator = ownerRepositoryData.iterator();
+
+        for (Integer id: ownerStore.keySet()){
+
+            if(iterator.hasNext()) {
+                Owner oldOwner = iterator.next();
+                if(id != oldOwner.getId() || !ownerStore.get(id).equals(oldOwner)) {
+                    inconsistencies++;
+                    violation(id, StaticOwner.convertToStaticOwner(oldOwner), ownerStore.get(id));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return inconsistencies;
+    }
+
+    private void violation(int i, StaticOwner expected, StaticOwner actual)
+    {
+        System.out.println("Consistency Violation! \n” + “i = ” + i + “\n\t expected = " +
+        expected.toString() + "\n\t actual = " + actual.toString());
+    }
+
+    public void save(Owner owner){
+        //actual write to datastore
+        owners.save(owner);
+        //shadow write to new datastore
+        ownerStore.put(owner.getId(), StaticOwner.convertToStaticOwner(owner));
+    }
+
+    //this is for testing to introduce inconsistencies
+    public void testPutInOldDatastoreOnly(Owner owner){
+        owners.save(owner);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/StaticOwner.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/StaticOwner.java
index 55bbfabee..2d8af32e3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/StaticOwner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/StaticOwner.java
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ public class StaticOwner {
         return telephone;
     }
 
-
     public static StaticOwner convertToStaticOwner(Owner owner) {
         return new StaticOwner(owner.getId(), owner.getLastName(), owner.getFirstName(),
             owner.getAddress(), owner.getCity(), owner.getTelephone());
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/newDataStore/NewOwnerStoreTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/newDataStore/NewOwnerStoreTest.java
index b92e080a5..8fc5581b7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/newDataStore/NewOwnerStoreTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/newDataStore/NewOwnerStoreTest.java
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.newDataStore;
 
+
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.junit.Before;
+
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -29,12 +34,18 @@ public class NewOwnerStoreTest {
 
     NewOwnerStore testOwnerStore;
 
-    @Test
-    public void testPopulation() {
-        testOwnerStore = NewOwnerStore.getInstance(owners);
-        testOwnerStore.populateStore();
-        Map<Integer, StaticOwner> ownerStore = testOwnerStore.getStore();
+    HashMap<Integer, StaticOwner> ownerStore;
 
+
+    @Before
+    public void setup() {
+        testOwnerStore = NewOwnerStore.getInstance(owners);
+        testOwnerStore.forklift();
+        ownerStore = testOwnerStore.getStore();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testForklift() {
         for (Integer id: ownerStore.keySet()){
 
             Integer key = id;
@@ -46,7 +57,7 @@ public class NewOwnerStoreTest {
     @Test
     public void testShadowRead() {
         testOwnerStore = NewOwnerStore.getInstance(owners);
-        testOwnerStore.populateStore();
+        testOwnerStore.forklift();
 
         Collection<Owner> results = this.owners.findByLastName("");
 
@@ -95,5 +106,8 @@ public class NewOwnerStoreTest {
         return inconsistencies;
     }
 
-
+    @Test
+    public void consistencyCheck () {
+        System.out.println(testOwnerStore.checkConsistency());
+    }
 }