diff --git a/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.c b/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.c
index 7a5760c..23e94ae 100644
--- a/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.c
+++ b/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.c
@@ -206,6 +206,41 @@ static void _ocf_metadata_validate_superblock(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 	ocf_pipeline_next(pipeline);
 }
 
+static void _ocf_metadata_validate_core_config(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
+		void *priv, ocf_pipeline_arg_t arg)
+{
+	struct ocf_metadata_context *context = priv;
+	ocf_ctx_t ctx = context->cache->owner;
+	struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *ctrl;
+	struct ocf_superblock_config *superblock;
+	struct ocf_core_meta_config *core_config;
+	ocf_core_id_t core_id;
+	bool valid_in_bitmap;
+
+	ctrl = (struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *)context->ctrl;
+	superblock = METADATA_MEM_POOL(ctrl, metadata_segment_sb_config);
+	core_config = METADATA_MEM_POOL(ctrl, metadata_segment_core_config);
+
+	for (core_id = 0; core_id < OCF_CORE_MAX; core_id++) {
+		valid_in_bitmap = env_bit_test(core_id,
+				superblock->valid_core_bitmap);
+
+		if (valid_in_bitmap && !core_config[core_id].valid) {
+			ocf_log(ctx, log_err, "Core is marked as valid in "
+					"bitmap but not in core metadata!\n");
+			OCF_PL_FINISH_RET(pipeline, -OCF_ERR_INVAL);
+		}
+
+		if (core_config[core_id].valid && !valid_in_bitmap) {
+			ocf_log(ctx, log_err, "Core is marked as valid in "
+					"core metadata but not in bitmap!\n");
+			OCF_PL_FINISH_RET(pipeline, -OCF_ERR_INVAL);
+		}
+	}
+
+	ocf_pipeline_next(pipeline);
+}
+
 static void ocf_metadata_load_sb_restore(
 		struct ocf_metadata_context *context)
 {
@@ -282,6 +317,7 @@ struct ocf_pipeline_properties ocf_metadata_load_sb_pipeline_props = {
 				ocf_metadata_load_sb_load_segment_args),
 		OCF_PL_STEP_FOREACH(ocf_metadata_check_crc,
 				ocf_metadata_load_sb_load_segment_args),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_metadata_validate_core_config),
 		OCF_PL_STEP_TERMINATOR(),
 	},
 };
@@ -347,6 +383,7 @@ struct ocf_pipeline_properties ocf_metadata_load_sb_recov_pipeline_props = {
 				ocf_metadata_load_sb_recov_load_segment_args),
 		OCF_PL_STEP_FOREACH(ocf_metadata_check_crc,
 				ocf_metadata_load_sb_recov_load_segment_args),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_metadata_validate_core_config),
 		OCF_PL_STEP_TERMINATOR(),
 	},
 };
diff --git a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
index b5ee5a1..2add57e 100644
--- a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
+++ b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_close_all_uninitialized_cores(
 	int j, i;
 
 	for (j = cache->conf_meta->core_count, i = 0; j > 0; ++i) {
-		if (!env_bit_test(i, cache->conf_meta->valid_core_bitmap))
+		if (!cache->core[i].added)
 			continue;
 
 		volume = &(cache->core[i].volume);
@@ -326,11 +326,8 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_close_all_uninitialized_cores(
 
 		env_free(cache->core[i].counters);
 		cache->core[i].counters = NULL;
-
-		env_bit_clear(i, cache->conf_meta->valid_core_bitmap);
+		cache->core[i].added = false;
 	}
-
-	cache->conf_meta->core_count = 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -351,9 +348,6 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_load_add_cores(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 
 	OCF_ASSERT_PLUGGED(cache);
 
-	/* Count value will be re-calculated on the basis of 'valid' flag */
-	cache->conf_meta->core_count = 0;
-
 	/* Check in metadata which cores were saved in cache metadata */
 	for_each_core_metadata(cache, core, core_id) {
 		struct ocf_metadata_uuid *muuid;
@@ -401,9 +395,7 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_load_add_cores(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 			}
 
 		}
-		env_bit_set(core_id, cache->conf_meta->valid_core_bitmap);
 		core->added = true;
-		cache->conf_meta->core_count++;
 		core->volume.cache = cache;
 
 		if (ocf_mngt_core_init_front_volume(core))
@@ -433,8 +425,8 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_load_add_cores(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 			ocf_core_log(core, log_err,
 					"Size of core volume doesn't match with"
 					" the size stored in cache metadata!");
-			error = -OCF_ERR_CORE_SIZE_MISMATCH;	
-			goto err;	
+			error = -OCF_ERR_CORE_SIZE_MISMATCH;
+			goto err;
 		}
 
 		hd_lines = ocf_bytes_2_lines(cache, length);
@@ -1963,10 +1955,7 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_cache_stop_remove_cores(ocf_cache_t cache, bool attached)
 	int no = cache->conf_meta->core_count;
 
 	/* All exported objects removed, cleaning up rest. */
-	for_each_core_all(cache, core, core_id) {
-		if (!env_bit_test(core_id, cache->conf_meta->valid_core_bitmap))
-			continue;
-
+	for_each_core(cache, core, core_id) {
 		cache_mngt_core_remove_from_cache(core);
 		if (attached)
 			cache_mngt_core_remove_from_cleaning_pol(core);
@@ -1974,7 +1963,6 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_cache_stop_remove_cores(ocf_cache_t cache, bool attached)
 		if (--no == 0)
 			break;
 	}
-	ENV_BUG_ON(cache->conf_meta->core_count != 0);
 }
 
 static void ocf_mngt_cache_stop_remove_cores(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
@@ -3000,8 +2988,6 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_cache_unplug(ocf_cache_t cache, bool stop,
 		struct _ocf_mngt_cache_unplug_context *context,
 		_ocf_mngt_cache_unplug_end_t cmpl, void *priv)
 {
-	ENV_BUG_ON(stop && cache->conf_meta->core_count != 0);
-
 	context->cmpl = cmpl;
 	context->priv = priv;
 	context->cache = cache;
diff --git a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_common.c b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_common.c
index 3668e65..5305521 100644
--- a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_common.c
+++ b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_common.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ void cache_mngt_core_deinit_attached_meta(ocf_core_t core)
 void cache_mngt_core_remove_from_meta(ocf_core_t core)
 {
 	ocf_cache_t cache = ocf_core_get_cache(core);
+	ocf_core_id_t core_id = ocf_core_get_id(core);
 
 	ocf_metadata_start_exclusive_access(&cache->metadata.lock);
 
@@ -116,6 +117,9 @@ void cache_mngt_core_remove_from_meta(ocf_core_t core)
 	ocf_mngt_core_clear_uuid_metadata(core);
 	core->conf_meta->seq_no = OCF_SEQ_NO_INVALID;
 
+	env_bit_clear(core_id, cache->conf_meta->valid_core_bitmap);
+	cache->conf_meta->core_count--;
+
 	ocf_metadata_end_exclusive_access(&cache->metadata.lock);
 }
 
@@ -123,18 +127,14 @@ void cache_mngt_core_remove_from_meta(ocf_core_t core)
 void cache_mngt_core_remove_from_cache(ocf_core_t core)
 {
 	ocf_cache_t cache = ocf_core_get_cache(core);
-	ocf_core_id_t core_id = ocf_core_get_id(core);
 
 	ocf_core_seq_cutoff_deinit(core);
 	env_free(core->counters);
 	core->counters = NULL;
 	core->added = false;
-	env_bit_clear(core_id, cache->conf_meta->valid_core_bitmap);
 
 	if (!core->opened && --cache->ocf_core_inactive_count == 0)
 		env_bit_clear(ocf_cache_state_incomplete, &cache->cache_state);
-
-	cache->conf_meta->core_count--;
 }
 
 void ocf_mngt_cache_put(ocf_cache_t cache)
diff --git a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_core.c b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_core.c
index 4490bc9..8f22dd2 100644
--- a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_core.c
+++ b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_core.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_cache_add_core_handle_error(
 	if (context->flags.counters_allocated) {
 		env_bit_clear(core_id,
 				cache->conf_meta->valid_core_bitmap);
+		cache->conf_meta->core_count--;
 		core->conf_meta->valid = false;
 		core->added = false;
 		core->opened = false;
@@ -356,9 +357,6 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_cache_add_core_flush_sb_complete(void *priv, int error)
 	if (error)
 		OCF_PL_FINISH_RET(context->pipeline, -OCF_ERR_WRITE_CACHE);
 
-	/* Increase value of added cores */
-	context->cache->conf_meta->core_count++;
-
 	ocf_pipeline_next(context->pipeline);
 }
 
@@ -463,6 +461,8 @@ static void ocf_mngt_cache_add_core_insert(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 
 	/* In metadata mark data this core was added into cache */
 	env_bit_set(core_id, cache->conf_meta->valid_core_bitmap);
+	context->cache->conf_meta->core_count++;
+
 	core->conf_meta->valid = true;
 	core->added = true;
 	core->opened = true;