diff --git a/app/models/tournament.rb b/app/models/tournament.rb
index c2d9d66..fe2b9e1 100644
--- a/app/models/tournament.rb
+++ b/app/models/tournament.rb
@@ -205,25 +205,38 @@ class Tournament < ApplicationRecord
 		return error_string
 	end
   	
-  	def match_generation_error
-  	    error_string = ""
-  		if pool_to_bracket_number_of_wrestlers_error.length > 0
-  			error_string += pool_to_bracket_number_of_wrestlers_error
-   		elsif modified_sixteen_man_number_of_wrestlers_error.length > 0
-  			error_string += modified_sixteen_man_number_of_wrestlers_error
-  		elsif double_elim_number_of_wrestlers_error.length > 0
-  			error_string += double_elim_number_of_wrestlers_error
+	def wrestlers_with_out_of_order_seed_error
+		error_string = ""
+		weights.each do |weight|
+		  original_seeds = weight.wrestlers.map(&:original_seed).compact.sort
+		  if original_seeds.any? && original_seeds != (original_seeds.first..original_seeds.last).to_a
+			error_string += "The weight class #{weight.max} has wrestlers with out-of-order seeds: #{original_seeds}. There is a gap in the sequence."
+		  end
+		end
+		return error_string
+	end
+	  
+	def match_generation_error
+		error_string = ""
+		if pool_to_bracket_number_of_wrestlers_error.length > 0
+		  error_string += pool_to_bracket_number_of_wrestlers_error
+		elsif modified_sixteen_man_number_of_wrestlers_error.length > 0
+		  error_string += modified_sixteen_man_number_of_wrestlers_error
+		elsif double_elim_number_of_wrestlers_error.length > 0
+		  error_string += double_elim_number_of_wrestlers_error
 		elsif wrestlers_with_higher_seed_than_bracket_size_error.length > 0
-			error_string += wrestlers_with_higher_seed_than_bracket_size_error
+		  error_string += wrestlers_with_higher_seed_than_bracket_size_error
 		elsif wrestlers_with_duplicate_original_seed_error.length > 0
-			error_string += wrestlers_with_duplicate_original_seed_error
-  		end
+		  error_string += wrestlers_with_duplicate_original_seed_error
+		elsif wrestlers_with_out_of_order_seed_error.length > 0
+		  error_string += wrestlers_with_out_of_order_seed_error
+		end
 		if error_string.length > 0
 		  return "There is a tournament error. #{error_string}"
 		else
 		  return nil
 		end
-  	end
+	end	  
 
 	def reset_and_fill_bout_board
 		reset_mats
diff --git a/test/controllers/tournaments_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/tournaments_controller_test.rb
index 5d58923..63dc132 100644
--- a/test/controllers/tournaments_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/tournaments_controller_test.rb
@@ -760,4 +760,44 @@ class TournamentsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     get :generate_matches, params: { id: @tournament.id }
     redirect_tournament_error
   end
+
+  test "tournament generation error when a weight class has wrestlers with out-of-order original seeds" do
+    sign_in_owner
+    create_pool_tournament_single_weight(5) # Create a weight class with 5 wrestlers
+    @tournament.destroy_all_matches
+    @tournament.user_id = 1
+    @tournament.save
+  
+    # Set seeds to have a gap: [1, 2, 3, 5, nil]
+    wrestlers = @tournament.weights.first.wrestlers
+    wrestlers[0].original_seed = 1
+    wrestlers[1].original_seed = 2
+    wrestlers[2].original_seed = 3
+    wrestlers[3].original_seed = 5
+    wrestlers[4].original_seed = nil # Unseeded wrestler
+    wrestlers.each(&:save)
+  
+    get :generate_matches, params: { id: @tournament.id }
+    redirect_tournament_error
+  end
+
+  test "logged in tournament owner can generate matches with the correct seed order" do
+    sign_in_owner
+    create_pool_tournament_single_weight(5) # Create a weight class with 5 wrestlers
+    @tournament.destroy_all_matches
+    @tournament.user_id = 1
+    @tournament.save
+  
+    # Set seeds to have a gap: [1, 2, 3, 5, nil]
+    wrestlers = @tournament.weights.first.wrestlers
+    wrestlers[0].original_seed = 1
+    wrestlers[1].original_seed = 2
+    wrestlers[2].original_seed = 3
+    wrestlers[3].original_seed = 4
+    wrestlers[4].original_seed = nil # Unseeded wrestler
+    wrestlers.each(&:save)
+  
+    get :generate_matches, params: { id: @tournament.id }
+    success
+  end
 end