diff --git a/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs b/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs
index 8067b4ad..74f367af 100755
--- a/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ namespace SparkleLib {
                     SyncUpBase ();
             };
 
+
+        }
+
+
+        public void Initialize ()
+        {
             // Sync up everything that changed
             // since we've been offline
             if (AnyDifferences) {
diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleControllerBase.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleControllerBase.cs
index ccc3183c..1e9edbc3 100755
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleControllerBase.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleControllerBase.cs
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
                 UpdateState ();
             };
 
+            repo.Initialize ();
             Repositories.Add (repo);
         }