diff --git a/binhost.sh b/binhost.sh
index 05c817d..341b762 100755
--- a/binhost.sh
+++ b/binhost.sh
@@ -101,12 +101,14 @@ source /etc/profile
 chown -R portage:portage /etc/portage /var/lib/portage/world
 
 echo "Syncing..."
-if [[ -d /var/db/repos/gentoo/.git ]]; then
-    emaint sync -a
-else
+# if we're missing the tree, sync snapshot
+if [[ ! -d /var/db/repos/gentoo/profiles ]]; then
     emerge-webrsync -q
 fi
 
+# update all repos
+emaint sync -a
+
 echo "Building world.."
 
 emerge --verbose --usepkg --buildpkg \