diff --git a/legendary/cli.py b/legendary/cli.py
index 7837db3..9de0fb5 100644
--- a/legendary/cli.py
+++ b/legendary/cli.py
@@ -844,7 +844,10 @@ class LegendaryCLI:
         print('\nChecking automatic sync...')
         if not self.core.egl_sync_enabled and not args.one_shot:
             if not args.enable_sync:
-                args.enable_sync = args.yes or get_boolean_choice('Enable automatic synchronization?')
+                choice = get_boolean_choice('Enable automatic synchronization?')
+                if not choice:  # if user chooses no, still run the sync once
+                    self.core.egl_sync()
+                args.enable_sync = args.yes or choice
             self.core.lgd.config.set('Legendary', 'egl_sync', str(args.enable_sync))
         else:
             self.core.egl_sync()