diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts
index 12a56fb6..56a307e9 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-node-impl.ts
@@ -2852,7 +2852,7 @@ function nodeRuntimeGitMirrorRun(scoped: ReturnType<typeof parseNodeScopedDelega
   if (!scoped.confirm && !scoped.dryRun) throw new Error(`git-mirror ${scoped.action} requires --dry-run or --confirm`);
   const spec = scoped.spec;
   const mirror = nodeRuntimeGitMirrorTarget(spec);
-  const retryMaxAttempts = !scoped.dryRun && scoped.action === "flush" ? 5 : 1;
+  const retryMaxAttempts = !scoped.dryRun && (scoped.action === "sync" || scoped.action === "flush") ? 5 : 1;
   const attempts: Record<string, unknown>[] = [];
   let finalAttempt: {
     attempt: number;