diff --git a/debezium-connector-oracle/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/oracle/logminer/LogFileCollector.java b/debezium-connector-oracle/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/oracle/logminer/LogFileCollector.java
index cf4c0307a..de95d6804 100644
--- a/debezium-connector-oracle/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/oracle/logminer/LogFileCollector.java
+++ b/debezium-connector-oracle/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/oracle/logminer/LogFileCollector.java
@@ -265,9 +265,12 @@ private boolean isOpenThreadConsistent(RedoThread thread, Scn startScn, List<Log
         else {
             // If thread is open and read position is after enabled position, then redo thread should
             // have a log with the read position within its bounds; otherwise it's inconsistent.
-            if (threadLogs.stream().noneMatch(log -> log.isScnInLogFileRange(startScn))) {
-                logException(String.format("Redo Thread %d is inconsistent; does not have a log that contains scn %s", threadId, startScn));
-                return false;
+            if (startScn.compareTo(thread.getCheckpointScn()) >= 0) {
+                // Read position is after last checkpoint for open redo-thread, we should have a log with SCN
+                if (threadLogs.stream().noneMatch(log -> log.isScnInLogFileRange(startScn))) {
+                    logException(String.format("Redo Thread %d is inconsistent; does not have a log that contains scn %s", threadId, startScn));
+                    return false;
+                }
             }
 
             final Optional<Long> missingSequence = getFirstLogMissingSequence(threadLogs);
diff --git a/debezium-connector-oracle/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/oracle/logminer/LogFileCollectorTest.java b/debezium-connector-oracle/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/oracle/logminer/LogFileCollectorTest.java
index 42446f9b6..bde8b1c25 100644
--- a/debezium-connector-oracle/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/oracle/logminer/LogFileCollectorTest.java
+++ b/debezium-connector-oracle/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/oracle/logminer/LogFileCollectorTest.java
@@ -1787,6 +1787,7 @@ public void testOpenRedoThreadSwitchDoesNotMissArchiveLogIfNotYetAvailable() thr
                 .enabled("PUBLIC")
                 .enabledScn(Scn.valueOf(12345))
                 .status("OPEN")
+                .checkpointScn(Scn.valueOf(1234567240))
                 .lastRedoScn(Scn.valueOf(1234567890))
                 .lastRedoSequenceNumber(1065L)
                 .build()
@@ -1810,6 +1811,104 @@ public void testOpenRedoThreadSwitchDoesNotMissArchiveLogIfNotYetAvailable() thr
         assertThat(collector.isLogFileListConsistent(Scn.valueOf(1234567250), files, redoThreadState)).isTrue();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @FixFor("DBZ-8162")
+    public void testOpenRedoThreadAfterBeingDoesNotBecomeInconsistent() throws Exception {
+        // In this scenario, a node in the RAC cluster is taken down for a period of time duration a
+        // maintenance window. The connector and environment continue onward for some time and the
+        // DBA brings the node back online, at which point the open log check for SCN should not fail.
+        RedoThreadState redoThreadState = RedoThreadState.builder()
+                .thread()
+                .threadId(1)
+                .status("OPEN")
+                .enabled("PUBLIC")
+                .enabledScn(Scn.valueOf(1918873))
+                .checkpointScn(Scn.valueOf(14338976116101L))
+                .lastRedoScn(Scn.valueOf(14339038344586L))
+                .lastRedoSequenceNumber(164492L)
+                .build()
+                .thread()
+                .threadId(2)
+                .status("OPEN")
+                .enabled("PUBLIC")
+                .enabledScn(Scn.valueOf(2028329))
+                .checkpointScn(Scn.valueOf(14338976116789L))
+                .lastRedoScn(Scn.valueOf(14339038344484L))
+                .lastRedoSequenceNumber(138697L)
+                .build()
+                .build();
+
+        final List<LogFile> files = new ArrayList<>();
+        files.add(createArchiveLog("thread_2_seq_138697.5633.1177608211", 14338976116789L, 14339038344652L, 138697, 2));
+        files.add(createRedoLog("group_5.273.1086113793", 14339038344652L, 138698, 2));
+        files.add(createRedoLog("group_2.270.1086113793", 14339038343718L, 164492, 1));
+
+        final Configuration config = getDefaultConfig().build();
+        final OracleConnection connection = getOracleConnectionMock(redoThreadState);
+
+        // Logs should be consistent
+        LogFileCollector collector = setCollectorLogFiles(getLogFileCollector(config, connection), files);
+        assertThat(collector.isLogFileListConsistent(Scn.valueOf(14339038344480L), files, redoThreadState)).isTrue();
+
+        // Transition Node 2 to CLOSED
+        redoThreadState = RedoThreadState.builder()
+                .thread()
+                .threadId(1)
+                .status("OPEN")
+                .enabled("PUBLIC")
+                .enabledScn(Scn.valueOf(1918873))
+                .checkpointScn(Scn.valueOf(14339038343718L))
+                .lastRedoScn(Scn.valueOf(14339070179636L))
+                .lastRedoSequenceNumber(164492L)
+                .build()
+                .thread()
+                .threadId(2)
+                .status("CLOSED")
+                .enabled("PUBLIC")
+                .enabledScn(Scn.valueOf(2028329))
+                .checkpointScn(Scn.valueOf(14339070179724L))
+                .lastRedoScn(Scn.valueOf(14339070179614L))
+                .lastRedoSequenceNumber(138698L)
+                .build()
+                .build();
+
+        files.clear();
+        files.add(createArchiveLog("thread_2_seq_138698.6821.1177608599", 14339038344652L, 14339070179726L, 138698, 2));
+        files.add(createRedoLog("group_2.270.1086113793", 14339038343718L, 164492, 1));
+
+        collector = setCollectorLogFiles(getLogFileCollector(config, connection), files);
+        assertThat(collector.isLogFileListConsistent(Scn.valueOf(14339070176922L), files, redoThreadState)).isTrue();
+
+        // Re-open node 2
+        redoThreadState = RedoThreadState.builder()
+                .thread()
+                .threadId(1)
+                .status("OPEN")
+                .enabled("PUBLIC")
+                .enabledScn(Scn.valueOf(1918873))
+                .checkpointScn(Scn.valueOf(14339038343718L))
+                .lastRedoScn(Scn.valueOf(14339074283009L))
+                .lastRedoSequenceNumber(164492L)
+                .build()
+                .thread()
+                .threadId(2)
+                .status("OPEN")
+                .enabled("PUBLIC")
+                .enabledScn(Scn.valueOf(2028329))
+                .checkpointScn(Scn.valueOf(14339074283022L))
+                .lastRedoScn(Scn.valueOf(14339070179614L))
+                .lastRedoSequenceNumber(138698L)
+                .build()
+                .build();
+
+        files.clear();
+        files.add(createRedoLog("group_6.274.1086113795", 14339074283016L, 138699, 2));
+        files.add(createRedoLog("group_2.270.1086113793", 14339038343718L, 164492, 1));
+
+        collector = setCollectorLogFiles(getLogFileCollector(config, connection), files);
+        assertThat(collector.isLogFileListConsistent(Scn.valueOf(14339074282971L), files, redoThreadState)).isTrue();
+    }
+
     private static LogFile createRedoLog(String name, long startScn, int sequence, int threadId) {
         return createRedoLog(name, startScn, Long.MAX_VALUE, sequence, threadId);
     }