diff --git a/cli/catalogue/catalogue.go b/cli/catalogue/catalogue.go
index 6998f1aa..6b21bc50 100644
--- a/cli/catalogue/catalogue.go
+++ b/cli/catalogue/catalogue.go
@@ -20,6 +20,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var CatalogueSyncCommand = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:     i18n.G("sync [flags]"),
+	Aliases: []string{i18n.G("g")},
+	Short:   i18n.G("Sync recipe catalogue for latest changes"),
+	Args:    cobra.NoArgs,
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		if err := catalogue.EnsureCatalogue(); err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		if err := catalogue.EnsureUpToDate(); err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		log.Info(i18n.G("catalogue successfully synced"))
+	},
+}
+
 var CatalogueGenerateCommand = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:     i18n.G("generate [recipe] [flags]"),
 	Aliases: []string{i18n.G("g")},
diff --git a/cli/run.go b/cli/run.go
index 72d98088..647c57d4 100644
--- a/cli/run.go
+++ b/cli/run.go
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ func Run(version, commit string) {
 
 	catalogue.CatalogueCommand.AddCommand(
 		catalogue.CatalogueGenerateCommand,
+		catalogue.CatalogueSyncCommand,
 	)
 
 	server.ServerCommand.AddCommand(
diff --git a/pkg/autocomplete/autocomplete.go b/pkg/autocomplete/autocomplete.go
index 03986c63..ace0ac71 100644
--- a/pkg/autocomplete/autocomplete.go
+++ b/pkg/autocomplete/autocomplete.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package autocomplete
 
 import (
 	"sort"
+	"strings"
 
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/app"
 	appPkg "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/app"
@@ -38,17 +39,27 @@ func ServiceNameComplete(appName string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
 
 // RecipeNameComplete completes recipe names.
 func RecipeNameComplete() ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
-	catl, err := recipe.ReadRecipeCatalogue(false)
+	catl, err := recipe.ReadRecipeCatalogue(true)
 	if err != nil {
 		err := i18n.G("autocomplete failed: %s", err)
 		return []string{err}, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveError
 	}
 
+	localRecipes, err := recipe.GetRecipesLocal()
+	if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "empty") {
+		err := i18n.G("autocomplete failed: %s", err)
+		return []string{err}, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveError
+	}
+
 	var recipeNames []string
 	for name := range catl {
 		recipeNames = append(recipeNames, name)
 	}
 
+	for _, recipeLocal := range localRecipes {
+		recipeNames = append(recipeNames, recipeLocal)
+	}
+
 	return recipeNames, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveDefault
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/recipe/recipe.go b/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
index 85ac951a..4ff35103 100644
--- a/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
+++ b/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
@@ -373,8 +373,6 @@ func GetStringInBetween(recipeName, str, start, end string) (result string, err
 
 // ReadRecipeCatalogue reads the recipe catalogue.
 func ReadRecipeCatalogue(offline bool) (RecipeCatalogue, error) {
-	recipes := make(RecipeCatalogue)
-
 	if err := catalogue.EnsureCatalogue(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -385,6 +383,8 @@ func ReadRecipeCatalogue(offline bool) (RecipeCatalogue, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	recipes := make(RecipeCatalogue)
+
 	if err := readRecipeCatalogueFS(&recipes); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/tests/integration/catalogue.bats b/tests/integration/catalogue.bats
index 0d4c25f7..27938a83 100644
--- a/tests/integration/catalogue.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/catalogue.bats
@@ -47,3 +47,24 @@ setup(){
   assert_success
   assert_exists "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/gitea/.git"
 }
+
+# bats test_tags=slow
+@test "sync latest changes" {
+  _ensure_catalogue
+
+  latestHash=$(git -C "$ABRA_DIR/catalogue" show -s --format="%H")
+
+  wantHash=$(git -C "$ABRA_DIR/catalogue" show -s --format="%H" "HEAD~3")
+
+  run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/catalogue" reset --hard HEAD~3
+  assert_success
+
+  currHash=$(git -C "$ABRA_DIR/catalogue" show -s --format="%H")
+  assert_equal "$currHash" "$wantHash"
+
+  run $ABRA catalogue sync
+  assert_success
+
+  syncHash=$(git -C "$ABRA_DIR/catalogue" show -s --format="%H")
+  assert_equal "$syncHash" "$latestHash"
+}