diff --git a/libmultipath/configure.c b/libmultipath/configure.c
index 1b1cc55..f66bd5b 100644
--- a/libmultipath/configure.c
+++ b/libmultipath/configure.c
@@ -1054,11 +1054,18 @@ int coalesce_paths (struct vectors * vecs, vector newmp, char * refwwid,
 			orphan_path(pp1, "only one path");
 			continue;
 		}
-                /* if path is handled before */
-                if (pp1->handled) {
-                        condlog(3, "%s: skip handled path.", pp1->dev_t);
-                        continue;
-                }
+
+		/* if path is offline */
+		if (pp1->state == PATH_DOWN) {
+			orphan_path(pp1, "skip offline path");
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* if path is handled before */
+		if (pp1->handled) {
+			condlog(3, "%s: skip handled path.", pp1->dev_t);
+			continue;
+		}
 
 
 		/*
@@ -1086,6 +1093,9 @@ int coalesce_paths (struct vectors * vecs, vector newmp, char * refwwid,
 			if (strcmp(pp1->wwid, pp2->wwid))
 				continue;
 
+			if (!pp2->size || pp2->state == PATH_DOWN)
+				continue;
+
 			if (!mpp->size && pp2->size)
 				mpp->size = pp2->size;
 
diff --git a/libmultipath/structs_vec.c b/libmultipath/structs_vec.c
index d85eb5f..6c42824 100644
--- a/libmultipath/structs_vec.c
+++ b/libmultipath/structs_vec.c
@@ -394,8 +394,9 @@ int verify_paths(struct multipath *mpp, struct vectors *vecs)
 		/*
 		 * see if path is in sysfs
 		 */
-		if (sysfs_attr_get_value(pp->udev, "dev",
-					 pp->dev_t, BLK_DEV_SIZE) < 0) {
+		if ((sysfs_attr_get_value(pp->udev, "dev",
+					 pp->dev_t, BLK_DEV_SIZE) < 0) ||
+			(pp->state == PATH_DOWN && pp->size != mpp->size)) {
 			if (pp->state != PATH_DOWN) {
 				condlog(1, "%s: removing valid path %s in state %d",
 					mpp->alias, pp->dev, pp->state);