diff --git a/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs b/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs
index 39c70dff..7305017e 100755
--- a/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ namespace SparkleLib {
 
         public void ForceRetry ()
         {
-            if (Error == ErrorStatus.None)
+            if (Error == ErrorStatus.None || this.is_syncing)
                 return;
             
             if (Error == ErrorStatus.LockedFiles)