diff --git a/changes/bug30916 b/changes/bug30916
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b006bfc75d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug30916
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (relay):
+    - Avoid crashing when starting with a corrupt keys directory where
+      the old ntor key and the new ntor key are identical. Fixes bug 30916;
+      bugfix on 0.2.4.8-alpha.
diff --git a/src/feature/relay/router.c b/src/feature/relay/router.c
index a838b5b489..29a8ffaa39 100644
--- a/src/feature/relay/router.c
+++ b/src/feature/relay/router.c
@@ -284,19 +284,17 @@ construct_ntor_key_map(void)
 {
   di_digest256_map_t *m = NULL;
 
-  if (!fast_mem_is_zero((const char*)
-                       curve25519_onion_key.pubkey.public_key,
-                       CURVE25519_PUBKEY_LEN)) {
-    dimap_add_entry(&m,
-                    curve25519_onion_key.pubkey.public_key,
+  const uint8_t *cur_pk = curve25519_onion_key.pubkey.public_key;
+  const uint8_t *last_pk = last_curve25519_onion_key.pubkey.public_key;
+
+  if (!fast_mem_is_zero((const char *)cur_pk, CURVE25519_PUBKEY_LEN)) {
+    dimap_add_entry(&m, cur_pk,
                     tor_memdup(&curve25519_onion_key,
                                sizeof(curve25519_keypair_t)));
   }
-  if (!fast_mem_is_zero((const char*)
-                          last_curve25519_onion_key.pubkey.public_key,
-                       CURVE25519_PUBKEY_LEN)) {
-    dimap_add_entry(&m,
-                    last_curve25519_onion_key.pubkey.public_key,
+  if (!fast_mem_is_zero((const char*)last_pk, CURVE25519_PUBKEY_LEN) &&
+      tor_memneq(cur_pk, last_pk, CURVE25519_PUBKEY_LEN)) {
+    dimap_add_entry(&m, last_pk,
                     tor_memdup(&last_curve25519_onion_key,
                                sizeof(curve25519_keypair_t)));
   }