diff --git a/src/collectors/cgroups.plugin/cgroup-discovery.c b/src/collectors/cgroups.plugin/cgroup-discovery.c
index f9b00aa841..5eb505bd1c 100644
--- a/src/collectors/cgroups.plugin/cgroup-discovery.c
+++ b/src/collectors/cgroups.plugin/cgroup-discovery.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static inline void cgroup_free(struct cgroup *cg) {
 
     rrdlabels_destroy(cg->chart_labels);
 
+    memset(cg, 0, sizeof(*cg));
     freez(cg);
 
     cgroup_root_count--;
diff --git a/src/database/rrddim.c b/src/database/rrddim.c
index 1a51227b25..68ad0a080e 100644
--- a/src/database/rrddim.c
+++ b/src/database/rrddim.c
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ static void *rrddim_alloc_db(size_t entries) {
     return callocz(entries, sizeof(storage_number));
 }
 
+static void rrddim_reinitialize_collection(RRDDIM *rd) {
+    RRDSET *st = rd->rrdset;
+
+    for(size_t tier = 0; tier < nd_profile.storage_tiers; tier++) {
+        if (!rd->tiers[tier].sch)
+            rd->tiers[tier].sch =
+                storage_metric_store_init(rd->tiers[tier].seb, rd->tiers[tier].smh, st->rrdhost->db[tier].tier_grouping * st->update_every, rd->rrdset->smg[tier]);
+    }
+}
+
 static void rrddim_insert_callback(const DICTIONARY_ITEM *item __maybe_unused, void *rrddim, void *constructor_data) {
     struct rrddim_constructor *ctr = constructor_data;
     RRDDIM *rd = rrddim;
@@ -244,6 +254,8 @@ static void rrddim_delete_callback(const DICTIONARY_ITEM *item __maybe_unused, v
     string_freez(rd->id);
     string_freez(rd->name);
     uuidmap_free(rd->uuid);
+
+    memset(rd, 0, sizeof(RRDDIM));
 }
 
 static bool rrddim_conflict_callback(const DICTIONARY_ITEM *item __maybe_unused, void *rrddim, void *new_rrddim, void *constructor_data) {
@@ -255,19 +267,14 @@ static bool rrddim_conflict_callback(const DICTIONARY_ITEM *item __maybe_unused,
 
     ctr->react_action = RRDDIM_REACT_NONE;
 
+    rrddim_flag_clear(rd, RRDDIM_FLAG_ARCHIVED | RRDDIM_FLAG_OBSOLETE);
+
     int rc = rrddim_reset_name(st, rd, ctr->name);
     rc += rrddim_set_algorithm(st, rd, ctr->algorithm);
     rc += rrddim_set_multiplier(st, rd, ctr->multiplier);
     rc += rrddim_set_divisor(st, rd, ctr->divisor);
 
-    for(size_t tier = 0; tier < nd_profile.storage_tiers;tier++) {
-        if (!rd->tiers[tier].sch)
-            rd->tiers[tier].sch =
-                    storage_metric_store_init(rd->tiers[tier].seb, rd->tiers[tier].smh, st->rrdhost->db[tier].tier_grouping * st->update_every, rd->rrdset->smg[tier]);
-    }
-
-    if(rrddim_flag_check(rd, RRDDIM_FLAG_ARCHIVED))
-        rrddim_flag_clear(rd, RRDDIM_FLAG_ARCHIVED);
+    rrddim_reinitialize_collection(rd);
 
     if(unlikely(rc))
         ctr->react_action = RRDDIM_REACT_UPDATED;
@@ -559,7 +566,8 @@ inline void rrddim_is_obsolete___safe_from_collector_thread(RRDSET *st, RRDDIM *
 inline void rrddim_isnot_obsolete___safe_from_collector_thread(RRDSET *st __maybe_unused, RRDDIM *rd) {
     netdata_log_debug(D_RRD_CALLS, "rrddim_isnot_obsolete___safe_from_collector_thread() for chart %s, dimension %s", rrdset_name(st), rrddim_name(rd));
 
-    rrddim_flag_clear(rd, RRDDIM_FLAG_OBSOLETE);
+    rrddim_flag_clear(rd, RRDDIM_FLAG_OBSOLETE|RRDDIM_FLAG_ARCHIVED);
+    rrddim_reinitialize_collection(rd);
     rrdcontext_updated_rrddim_flags(rd);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/database/rrdset-collection.c b/src/database/rrdset-collection.c
index ac79802ccd..a4cf5c7337 100644
--- a/src/database/rrdset-collection.c
+++ b/src/database/rrdset-collection.c
@@ -686,8 +686,8 @@ void rrdset_timed_done(RRDSET *st, struct timeval now, bool pending_rrdset_next)
             last_collected_total += rd->collector.last_collected_value;
             collected_total += rd->collector.collected_value;
 
-            if(unlikely(rrddim_flag_check(rd, RRDDIM_FLAG_OBSOLETE))) {
-                netdata_log_error("Dimension %s in chart '%s' has the OBSOLETE flag set, but it is collected.", rrddim_name(rd), rrdset_id(st));
+            if(unlikely(rrddim_flag_check(rd, RRDDIM_FLAG_OBSOLETE | RRDDIM_FLAG_ARCHIVED))) {
+                netdata_log_error("Dimension %s in chart '%s' has the OBSOLETE or ARCHIVED flag set, but it is collected.", rrddim_name(rd), rrdset_id(st));
                 rrddim_isnot_obsolete___safe_from_collector_thread(st, rd);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/database/rrdset-index-id.c b/src/database/rrdset-index-id.c
index ac82582ac6..1b1065f678 100644
--- a/src/database/rrdset-index-id.c
+++ b/src/database/rrdset-index-id.c
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ static void rrdset_delete_callback(const DICTIONARY_ITEM *item __maybe_unused, v
     string_freez(st->module_name);
 
     freez(st->exporting_flags);
+
+    memset(st, 0, sizeof(RRDSET));
 }
 
 // the item to be inserted, is already in the dictionary