diff --git a/cli/recipe/sync.go b/cli/recipe/sync.go
index fd6f1af2..7464035d 100644
--- a/cli/recipe/sync.go
+++ b/cli/recipe/sync.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/cli/internal"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/autocomplete"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
+	recipePkg "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/recipe"
 	"coopcloud.tech/tagcmp"
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ local file system.
 	Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 		recipe := internal.ValidateRecipeWithPrompt(c, false)
 
+		if err := recipePkg.EnsureUpToDate(recipe.Name); err != nil {
+			logrus.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
 		mainApp, err := internal.GetMainAppImage(recipe)
 		if err != nil {
 			logrus.Fatal(err)