diff --git a/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs b/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs
index 9ae73c46..9349ac9c 100755
--- a/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ namespace SparkleLib {
 
         public void OnFileActivity (FileSystemEventArgs args)
         {
-            if (IsBuffering)
+            if (IsBuffering || this.is_syncing)
                 return;
 
             if (args != null) {