diff --git a/tap_postgres/__init__.py b/tap_postgres/__init__.py
index 24524e37..1d0b2a13 100644
--- a/tap_postgres/__init__.py
+++ b/tap_postgres/__init__.py
@@ -586,6 +586,23 @@ def sync_logical_streams(conn_config, logical_streams, state, end_lsn, state_fil
         LOGGER.info("Pure Logical Replication upto lsn %s for (%s)", end_lsn, list(map(lambda s: s['tap_stream_id'], logical_streams)))
         logical_streams = list(map(lambda s: logical_replication.add_automatic_properties(s, conn_config), logical_streams))
 
+        # Remove LOG_BASED stream bookmarks from state if it has been de-selected
+        # This is to avoid sending very old starting and flushing positions to source
+        selected_streams = set()
+        for s in logical_streams:
+            selected_streams.add("{}".format(s['tap_stream_id']))
+
+        new_state = dict(currently_syncing = state['currently_syncing'], bookmarks = {})
+
+        for stream, bookmark in state['bookmarks'].items():
+            if bookmark == {}:
+                new_state['bookmarks'][stream] = bookmark
+            elif (bookmark['last_replication_method'] != 'LOG_BASED'):
+                new_state['bookmarks'][stream] = bookmark
+            elif stream in selected_streams:
+                new_state['bookmarks'][stream] = bookmark
+        state = new_state
+
         state = logical_replication.sync_tables(conn_config, logical_streams, state, end_lsn, state_file)
 
     return state
@@ -686,8 +703,8 @@ def parse_args(required_config_keys):
     Parses the command-line arguments mentioned in the SPEC and the
     BEST_PRACTICES documents:
 
-    -c,--config     Config file
-    -s,--state      State file
+    -c,--config     config file
+    -s,--state      state file
     -d,--discover   Run in discover mode
     -p,--properties Properties file: DEPRECATED, please use --catalog instead
     --catalog       Catalog file
@@ -705,7 +722,7 @@ def parse_args(required_config_keys):
 
     parser.add_argument(
         '-s', '--state',
-        help='State file')
+        help='state file')
 
     parser.add_argument(
         '-p', '--properties',