diff --git a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Editor/InScenePlacedProcessor.cs b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Editor/InScenePlacedProcessor.cs
index 423ff4a65c..71a04bff2e 100644
--- a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Editor/InScenePlacedProcessor.cs
+++ b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Editor/InScenePlacedProcessor.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ public void OnProcessScene(Scene scene, BuildReport report)
         {
             foreach (var networkObject in FindObjects.FromSceneByType<NetworkObject>(scene, true))
             {
+                // Exclude any already spawned objects found since this executes after the NetworkSceneManager has finished
+                // migrating anything from the DDOL into the newly loaded scene.
+                if (networkObject.IsSpawned)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
                 networkObject.InScenePlaced = true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Core/NetworkObject.cs b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Core/NetworkObject.cs
index 3423c05a07..02244f69ec 100644
--- a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Core/NetworkObject.cs
+++ b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Core/NetworkObject.cs
@@ -3479,7 +3479,8 @@ internal static NetworkObject Deserialize(in SerializedObject serializedObject,
             {
                 if (networkManager.LogLevel <= LogLevel.Normal)
                 {
-                    NetworkLog.LogWarning($"[{networkObject.name}][Deserialize][{nameof(NetworkBehaviour)}Synchronization][Size mismatch] Expected: {endOfSynchronizationData} Currently At: {reader.Position}!");
+                    var networkObjectName = networkObject != null ? networkObject.name : "null";
+                    NetworkLog.LogWarning($"[{networkObjectName}][Deserialize][{nameof(NetworkBehaviour)}Synchronization][Size mismatch] Expected: {endOfSynchronizationData} Currently At: {reader.Position}!");
                 }
                 reader.Seek(endOfSynchronizationData);
             }
diff --git a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/SceneManagement/NetworkSceneManager.cs b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/SceneManagement/NetworkSceneManager.cs
index 8c07fbd603..61bc5ee896 100644
--- a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/SceneManagement/NetworkSceneManager.cs
+++ b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/SceneManagement/NetworkSceneManager.cs
@@ -1952,6 +1952,21 @@ private void OnClientLoadedScene(uint sceneEventId, Scene scene)
         /// </summary>
         internal List<ulong> ClientConnectionQueue = new List<ulong>();
 
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        private void AddSceneToClientSynchronization(ref SceneEventData sceneEventData, ref Scene scene)
+        {
+            // If we are just a normal client and in distributed authority mode, then always use the known server scene handle
+            if (NetworkManager.DistributedAuthorityMode && NetworkManager.CMBServiceConnection)
+            {
+                sceneEventData.AddSceneToSynchronize(SceneHashFromNameOrPath(scene.path), ClientSceneHandleToServerSceneHandle[scene.handle]);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                sceneEventData.AddSceneToSynchronize(SceneHashFromNameOrPath(scene.path), scene.handle);
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Server Side:
         /// This is used for players that have just had their connection approved and will assure they are synchronized
@@ -2002,61 +2017,53 @@ internal void SynchronizeNetworkObjects(ulong clientId, bool synchronizingServic
 
             // Organize how (and when) we serialize our NetworkObjects
             var hasSynchronizedActive = false;
-            for (int i = 0; i < SceneManager.sceneCount; i++)
-            {
-                var scene = SceneManager.GetSceneAt(i);
 
-                // NetworkSceneManager does not synchronize scenes that are not loaded by NetworkSceneManager
-                // unless the scene in question is the currently active scene.
-                if (ExcludeSceneFromSychronization != null && !ExcludeSceneFromSychronization(scene))
+            // It is possible a user might not want to synchronize the active scene, so we will check to see if it is valid before adding it to the synchronization list.
+            // !! Important !!
+            // The active scene MUST always be the first scene in the synchronization list.
+            if (ValidateSceneBeforeLoading(activeScene.buildIndex, activeScene.name, sceneEventData.LoadSceneMode))
+            {
+                sceneEventData.SceneHash = SceneHashFromNameOrPath(activeScene.path);
+                if (sceneEventData.SceneHash == sceneEventData.ActiveSceneHash)
                 {
-                    continue;
+                    hasSynchronizedActive = true;
                 }
 
-                if (scene == DontDestroyOnLoadScene)
+                // If we are just a normal client, then always use the server scene handle
+                if (NetworkManager.DistributedAuthorityMode)
                 {
-                    continue;
+                    sceneEventData.SenderClientId = NetworkManager.LocalClientId;
+                    sceneEventData.SceneHandle = ClientSceneHandleToServerSceneHandle[activeScene.handle];
                 }
-
-                // This would depend upon whether we are additive or not
-                // If we are the base scene, then we set the root scene index;
-                if (activeScene == scene)
+                else
                 {
-                    if (!ValidateSceneBeforeLoading(scene.buildIndex, scene.name, sceneEventData.LoadSceneMode))
-                    {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    sceneEventData.SceneHash = SceneHashFromNameOrPath(scene.path);
-                    if (sceneEventData.SceneHash == sceneEventData.ActiveSceneHash)
-                    {
-                        hasSynchronizedActive = true;
-                    }
-
-                    // If we are just a normal client, then always use the server scene handle
-                    if (NetworkManager.DistributedAuthorityMode)
-                    {
-                        sceneEventData.SenderClientId = NetworkManager.LocalClientId;
-                        sceneEventData.SceneHandle = ClientSceneHandleToServerSceneHandle[scene.handle];
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        sceneEventData.SceneHandle = scene.handle;
-                    }
+                    sceneEventData.SceneHandle = activeScene.handle;
                 }
-                else if (!ValidateSceneBeforeLoading(scene.buildIndex, scene.name, LoadSceneMode.Additive))
+                AddSceneToClientSynchronization(ref sceneEventData, ref activeScene);
+            }
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < SceneManager.sceneCount; i++)
+            {
+                var scene = SceneManager.GetSceneAt(i);
+                // Skip adding the active scene at this point as we are just adding all other additively loaded scenes to the synchronization list.
+                // Skip adding the dont destroy on load scene as that is never synchronized.                
+                if ((scene.handle == activeScene.handle) || (scene == DontDestroyOnLoadScene))
                 {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                // If we are just a normal client and in distributed authority mode, then always use the known server scene handle
-                if (NetworkManager.DistributedAuthorityMode && NetworkManager.CMBServiceConnection)
+                // NetworkSceneManager does not synchronize scenes that are not loaded by NetworkSceneManager
+                // unless the scene in question is the currently active scene.
+                if (ExcludeSceneFromSychronization != null && !ExcludeSceneFromSychronization(scene))
                 {
-                    sceneEventData.AddSceneToSynchronize(SceneHashFromNameOrPath(scene.path), ClientSceneHandleToServerSceneHandle[scene.handle]);
+                    continue;
                 }
-                else
+
+                if (!ValidateSceneBeforeLoading(scene.buildIndex, scene.name, LoadSceneMode.Additive))
                 {
-                    sceneEventData.AddSceneToSynchronize(SceneHashFromNameOrPath(scene.path), scene.handle);
+                    continue;
                 }
+                AddSceneToClientSynchronization(ref sceneEventData, ref scene);
             }
 
             if (!hasSynchronizedActive && NetworkManager.CMBServiceConnection && synchronizingService)
@@ -2109,9 +2116,12 @@ private void OnClientBeginSync(uint sceneEventId)
             var sceneHash = sceneEventData.GetNextSceneSynchronizationHash();
             var sceneHandle = sceneEventData.GetNextSceneSynchronizationHandle();
             var sceneName = SceneNameFromHash(sceneHash);
+            var activeSceneName = SceneNameFromHash(sceneEventData.ActiveSceneHash);
             var activeScene = SceneManager.GetActiveScene();
 
-            var loadSceneMode = sceneHash == sceneEventData.SceneHash ? sceneEventData.LoadSceneMode : LoadSceneMode.Additive;
+            var activeSceneLoaded = activeSceneName == activeScene.name;
+
+            var loadSceneMode = sceneHash == sceneEventData.SceneHash && !activeSceneLoaded ? sceneEventData.LoadSceneMode : LoadSceneMode.Additive;
 
             // Store the sceneHandle and hash
             sceneEventData.NetworkSceneHandle = sceneHandle;