diff --git a/app/models/memberships/common_api.rb b/app/models/memberships/common_api.rb
index 34a1a5376..fa3285dd6 100644
--- a/app/models/memberships/common_api.rb
+++ b/app/models/memberships/common_api.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def validate_roles
     # But this method should not save the roles, so we must roll back after checking the validity.
     Role.transaction(requires_new: true) do
       roles_to_destroy, roles_to_update = roles.partition(&:marked_for_destruction?)
-      roles_to_destroy.each { |role| role.delete }
+      roles_to_destroy.each { |role| role.really_destroy! }
       roles_to_update.each { |role| save_role_without_validations(role) }
       roles_to_update.each { |role| validate_role(role) }
       raise ActiveRecord::Rollback
diff --git a/spec/models/memberships/switch_stammsektion_spec.rb b/spec/models/memberships/switch_stammsektion_spec.rb
index 6a41196a7..890f0073e 100644
--- a/spec/models/memberships/switch_stammsektion_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/memberships/switch_stammsektion_spec.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ def create_role(key, role, owner: person, **attrs)
       expect(switch).to be_valid
     end
 
+    it "is valid with membership in different section active since today" do
+      create_role(:matterhorn_mitglieder, "Mitglied", start_on: Time.zone.today)
+      expect(switch).to be_valid
+      expect(switch).to be_valid
+    end
+
     describe "existing membership in tree" do
       describe "join section" do
         it "is invalid if person is join_section member" do
@@ -110,6 +116,17 @@ def create_role(key, role, owner: person, **attrs)
         expect(person.primary_group).to eq matterhorn_mitglieder
       end
 
+      it "creates new role and destroys existing when start_on is today" do
+        bluemlisalp_mitglied.update_column(:start_on, Time.zone.today)
+        expect do
+          expect(switch.save).to eq true
+        end.not_to(change { person.reload.roles.count })
+        expect { bluemlisalp_mitglied.reload }.to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
+        expect(matterhorn_mitglied.start_on).to eq now.to_date
+        expect(matterhorn_mitglied.end_on).to eq now.end_of_year.to_date
+        expect(person.primary_group).to eq matterhorn_mitglieder
+      end
+
       it "creates new role and destroys existing if not yet active" do
         bluemlisalp_mitglied.update_columns(created_at: 1.minute.ago)
         expect do