diff --git a/src/sync.d b/src/sync.d
index 44f018f2..e9b904a0 100644
--- a/src/sync.d
+++ b/src/sync.d
@@ -3200,10 +3200,25 @@ final class SyncEngine
 					"lastModifiedDateTime": mtime.toISOExtString()
 				])
 			];
-			auto res = onedrive.updateById(fromItem.driveId, fromItem.id, diff, fromItem.eTag);
-			// update itemdb
+			
+			// Perform the move operation on OneDrive
+			JSONValue response;
+			try {
+				response = onedrive.updateById(fromItem.driveId, fromItem.id, diff, fromItem.eTag);
+			} catch (OneDriveException e) {
+				if (e.httpStatusCode == 412) {
+					// OneDrive threw a 412 error, most likely: ETag does not match current item's value
+					// Retry without eTag
+					log.vdebug("File Move Failed - OneDrive eTag / cTag match issue");
+					log.vlog("OneDrive returned a 'HTTP 412 - Precondition Failed' when attempting to move the file - gracefully handling error");
+					string nullTag = null;
+					// move the file but without the eTag
+					response = onedrive.updateById(fromItem.driveId, fromItem.id, diff, nullTag);
+				}
+			} 
+			// save the move response from OneDrive in the database
 			// Is the response a valid JSON object - validation checking done in saveItem
-			saveItem(res);
+			saveItem(response);
 		}
 	}