diff --git a/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/framework_test.go b/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/framework_test.go
index 16bacc5f266..1d25aafa75f 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/framework_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/framework_test.go
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ type testTMClient struct {
 	vrQueries                          map[int][]*queryResult
 	createVReplicationWorkflowRequests map[uint32]*tabletmanagerdatapb.CreateVReplicationWorkflowRequest
 	readVReplicationWorkflowRequests   map[uint32]*tabletmanagerdatapb.ReadVReplicationWorkflowRequest
+	primaryPositions                   map[uint32]string
 
 	env     *testEnv    // For access to the env config from tmc methods.
 	reverse atomic.Bool // Are we reversing traffic?
@@ -266,6 +267,7 @@ func newTestTMClient(env *testEnv) *testTMClient {
 		vrQueries:                          make(map[int][]*queryResult),
 		createVReplicationWorkflowRequests: make(map[uint32]*tabletmanagerdatapb.CreateVReplicationWorkflowRequest),
 		readVReplicationWorkflowRequests:   make(map[uint32]*tabletmanagerdatapb.ReadVReplicationWorkflowRequest),
+		primaryPositions:                   make(map[uint32]string),
 		env:                                env,
 	}
 }
@@ -513,7 +515,21 @@ func (tmc *testTMClient) UpdateVReplicationWorkflow(ctx context.Context, tablet
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (tmc *testTMClient) setPrimaryPosition(tablet *topodatapb.Tablet, position string) {
+	tmc.mu.Lock()
+	defer tmc.mu.Unlock()
+	if tmc.primaryPositions == nil {
+		tmc.primaryPositions = make(map[uint32]string)
+	}
+	tmc.primaryPositions[tablet.Alias.Uid] = position
+}
+
 func (tmc *testTMClient) PrimaryPosition(ctx context.Context, tablet *topodatapb.Tablet) (string, error) {
+	tmc.mu.Lock()
+	defer tmc.mu.Unlock()
+	if tmc.primaryPositions != nil && tmc.primaryPositions[tablet.Alias.Uid] != "" {
+		return tmc.primaryPositions[tablet.Alias.Uid], nil
+	}
 	return position, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/server.go b/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/server.go
index d0645a3a578..e1b9859e897 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/server.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/server.go
@@ -3497,6 +3497,13 @@ func (s *Server) switchWrites(ctx context.Context, req *vtctldatapb.WorkflowSwit
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Get the source positions now that writes are stopped, the streams were stopped (e.g.
+		// intra-keyspace materializations that write on the source), and we know for certain
+		// that any in progress writes are done.
+		if err := ts.gatherSourcePositions(ctx); err != nil {
+			return handleError("failed to gather replication positions on migration sources", err)
+		}
+
 		if err := confirmKeyspaceLocksHeld(); err != nil {
 			return handleError("locks were lost", err)
 		}
@@ -3725,7 +3732,7 @@ func (s *Server) CopySchemaShard(ctx context.Context, sourceTabletAlias *topodat
 	// Notify Replicas to reload schema. This is best-effort.
 	reloadCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, waitReplicasTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
-	_, ok := schematools.ReloadShard(reloadCtx, s.ts, s.tmc, logutil.NewMemoryLogger(), destKeyspace, destShard, destPrimaryPos, nil, true)
+	_, ok := schematools.ReloadShard(reloadCtx, s.ts, s.tmc, s.Logger(), destKeyspace, destShard, destPrimaryPos, nil, true)
 	if !ok {
 		s.Logger().Error(vterrors.Errorf(vtrpcpb.Code_INTERNAL, "CopySchemaShard: failed to reload schema on all replicas"))
 	}
diff --git a/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/traffic_switcher.go b/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/traffic_switcher.go
index 044efd0d9cf..34e1e4e4329 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/traffic_switcher.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/traffic_switcher.go
@@ -1016,19 +1016,10 @@ func (ts *trafficSwitcher) stopSourceWrites(ctx context.Context) error {
 		err = ts.changeShardsAccess(ctx, ts.SourceKeyspaceName(), ts.SourceShards(), disallowWrites)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		ts.Logger().Warningf("Error: %s", err)
+		ts.Logger().Warningf("Error stopping writes on migration sources: %v", err)
 		return err
 	}
-	return ts.ForAllSources(func(source *MigrationSource) error {
-		var err error
-		source.Position, err = ts.TabletManagerClient().PrimaryPosition(ctx, source.GetPrimary().Tablet)
-		ts.Logger().Infof("Stopped Source Writes. Position for source %v:%v: %v",
-			ts.SourceKeyspaceName(), source.GetShard().ShardName(), source.Position)
-		if err != nil {
-			ts.Logger().Warningf("Error: %s", err)
-		}
-		return err
-	})
+	return nil
 }
 
 // switchDeniedTables switches the denied tables rules for the traffic switch.
@@ -1318,6 +1309,24 @@ func (ts *trafficSwitcher) gatherPositions(ctx context.Context) error {
 	})
 }
 
+// gatherSourcePositions will get the current replication position for all
+// migration sources.
+func (ts *trafficSwitcher) gatherSourcePositions(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return ts.ForAllSources(func(source *MigrationSource) error {
+		var err error
+		tablet := source.GetPrimary().Tablet
+		tabletAlias := topoproto.TabletAliasString(tablet.Alias)
+		source.Position, err = ts.TabletManagerClient().PrimaryPosition(ctx, tablet)
+		if err != nil {
+			ts.Logger().Errorf("Error getting migration source position on %s: %s", tabletAlias, err)
+			return vterrors.Errorf(vtrpcpb.Code_INTERNAL, "failed to get position on migration source %s: %v",
+				tabletAlias, err)
+		}
+		ts.Logger().Infof("Position on migration source %s after having stopped writes: %s", tabletAlias, source.Position)
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
 func (ts *trafficSwitcher) isSequenceParticipating(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 	vschema, err := ts.TopoServer().GetVSchema(ctx, ts.targetKeyspace)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/traffic_switcher_test.go b/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/traffic_switcher_test.go
index 5c0b2aba682..dfe394b2608 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/traffic_switcher_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/traffic_switcher_test.go
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	tabletmanagerdatapb "vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/proto/tabletmanagerdata"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/proto/vschema"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/topo"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes"
@@ -361,3 +364,72 @@ func TestGetTargetSequenceMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+// TestSwitchTrafficPositionHandling confirms that if any writes are somehow
+// executed against the source between the stop source writes and wait for
+// catchup steps, that we have the correct position and do not lose the write(s).
+func TestTrafficSwitchPositionHandling(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 60*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	workflowName := "wf1"
+	tableName := "t1"
+	sourceKeyspaceName := "sourceks"
+	targetKeyspaceName := "targetks"
+
+	schema := map[string]*tabletmanagerdatapb.SchemaDefinition{
+		tableName: {
+			TableDefinitions: []*tabletmanagerdatapb.TableDefinition{
+				{
+					Name:   tableName,
+					Schema: fmt.Sprintf("CREATE TABLE %s (id BIGINT, name VARCHAR(64), PRIMARY KEY (id))", tableName),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	sourceKeyspace := &testKeyspace{
+		KeyspaceName: sourceKeyspaceName,
+		ShardNames:   []string{"0"},
+	}
+	targetKeyspace := &testKeyspace{
+		KeyspaceName: targetKeyspaceName,
+		ShardNames:   []string{"0"},
+	}
+
+	env := newTestEnv(t, ctx, defaultCellName, sourceKeyspace, targetKeyspace)
+	defer env.close()
+	env.tmc.schema = schema
+
+	ts, _, err := env.ws.getWorkflowState(ctx, targetKeyspaceName, workflowName)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	sw := &switcher{ts: ts, s: env.ws}
+
+	lockCtx, sourceUnlock, lockErr := sw.lockKeyspace(ctx, ts.SourceKeyspaceName(), "test")
+	require.NoError(t, lockErr)
+	ctx = lockCtx
+	defer sourceUnlock(&err)
+	lockCtx, targetUnlock, lockErr := sw.lockKeyspace(ctx, ts.TargetKeyspaceName(), "test")
+	require.NoError(t, lockErr)
+	ctx = lockCtx
+	defer targetUnlock(&err)
+
+	err = ts.stopSourceWrites(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Now we simulate a write on the source.
+	newPosition := position[:strings.LastIndex(position, "-")+1]
+	oldSeqNo, err := strconv.Atoi(position[strings.LastIndex(position, "-")+1:])
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	newPosition = fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", newPosition, oldSeqNo+1)
+	env.tmc.setPrimaryPosition(env.tablets[sourceKeyspaceName][startingSourceTabletUID], newPosition)
+
+	// And confirm that we picked up the new position.
+	err = ts.gatherSourcePositions(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = ts.ForAllSources(func(ms *MigrationSource) error {
+		require.Equal(t, newPosition, ms.Position)
+		return nil
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/utils.go b/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/utils.go
index 1e317b5c69a..374d96396f2 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/utils.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/utils.go
@@ -398,8 +398,7 @@ func BuildTargets(ctx context.Context, ts *topo.Server, tmc tmclient.TabletManag
 		optionsJSON := wf.GetOptions()
 		if optionsJSON != "" {
 			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(optionsJSON), &options); err != nil {
-				log.Errorf("failed to unmarshal options: %v %s", err, optionsJSON)
-				return nil, err
+				return nil, vterrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to unmarshal options: %s", optionsJSON)
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -671,7 +670,7 @@ func areTabletsAvailableToStreamFrom(ctx context.Context, req *vtctldatapb.Workf
 
 	wg.Wait()
 	if allErrors.HasErrors() {
-		log.Errorf("%s", allErrors.Error())
+		ts.Logger().Errorf("%s", allErrors.Error())
 		return allErrors.Error()
 	}
 	return nil