diff --git a/go/logic/inspect.go b/go/logic/inspect.go
index 23f238a..d2633de 100644
--- a/go/logic/inspect.go
+++ b/go/logic/inspect.go
@@ -596,10 +596,10 @@ func (this *Inspector) applyColumnTypes(databaseName, tableName string, columnsL
 // getAutoIncrementValue get's the original table's AUTO_INCREMENT value, if exists (0 value if not exists)
 func (this *Inspector) getAutoIncrementValue(tableName string) (autoIncrement uint64, err error) {
 	query := `
-    SELECT
+		SELECT
 			AUTO_INCREMENT
-    FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
-    WHERE
+		FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
+		WHERE
 			TABLES.TABLE_SCHEMA = ?
 			AND TABLES.TABLE_NAME = ?
 			AND AUTO_INCREMENT IS NOT NULL
diff --git a/localtests/autoinc-copy-deletes-user-defined/create.sql b/localtests/autoinc-copy-deletes-user-defined/create.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2058b0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localtests/autoinc-copy-deletes-user-defined/create.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+drop event if exists gh_ost_test;
+
+drop table if exists gh_ost_test;
+create table gh_ost_test (
+  id int auto_increment,
+  i int not null,
+  primary key(id)
+) auto_increment=1;
+
+insert into gh_ost_test values (NULL, 11);
+insert into gh_ost_test values (NULL, 13);
+insert into gh_ost_test values (NULL, 17);
+insert into gh_ost_test values (NULL, 23);
+insert into gh_ost_test values (NULL, 29);
+insert into gh_ost_test values (NULL, 31);
+insert into gh_ost_test values (NULL, 37);
+delete from gh_ost_test where id>=5;
diff --git a/localtests/autoinc-copy-deletes-user-defined/expect_table_structure b/localtests/autoinc-copy-deletes-user-defined/expect_table_structure
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e180af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localtests/autoinc-copy-deletes-user-defined/expect_table_structure
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+AUTO_INCREMENT=7
diff --git a/localtests/autoinc-copy-deletes-user-defined/extra_args b/localtests/autoinc-copy-deletes-user-defined/extra_args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cce91e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localtests/autoinc-copy-deletes-user-defined/extra_args
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--alter='AUTO_INCREMENT=7'