diff --git a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/replication/ReplicationHub.java b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/replication/ReplicationHub.java
index b841cf987..890bb0ac7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/replication/ReplicationHub.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/replication/ReplicationHub.java
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public final class ReplicationHub extends AbstractReplication {
         @NotNull
         @Override
         public ReplicationHub createWithId(byte identifier) {
-            check();
+            check(identifier);
             return new ReplicationHub(identifier, this);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/replication/SingleChronicleHashReplication.java b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/replication/SingleChronicleHashReplication.java
index 03640a894..6032edfc2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/replication/SingleChronicleHashReplication.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/replication/SingleChronicleHashReplication.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public final class SingleChronicleHashReplication extends AbstractReplication {
         @NotNull
         @Override
         public SingleChronicleHashReplication createWithId(byte identifier) {
-            check();
+            check(identifier);
             return new SingleChronicleHashReplication(identifier, this);
         }
     }