diff --git a/merlin/sync/command.go b/merlin/sync/command.go
index d0a1915..2717309 100644
--- a/merlin/sync/command.go
+++ b/merlin/sync/command.go
@@ -100,12 +100,13 @@ func cscSyncCeph(repo *config.Repo) []string {
 	}
 	args = append(args, buildDownloadDir(repo))
 
-	/* might need to implement two staged sync */
-	/*
-		rsync ${RSYNC_OPTS} ${SOURCE_HOST}::ceph --recursive --times --links \
-		--hard-links --delete-after \
-		${TARGET}
-	*/
+	args = append(args, []string{
+		"&&", "rsync", "--stats", "--progress", "--quiet", "-4", "--address=" + config.Conf.IPv4Address,
+		repo.RsyncHost + "::ceph",
+		"--recursive", "--times", "--links", "--hard-links", "--delete-after",
+	}...)
+	args = append(args, buildDownloadDir(repo))
+
 	return args
 
 }
@@ -129,7 +130,16 @@ func cscSyncDebian(repo *config.Repo) []string {
 		"--exclude", ".~tmp~/", "--timeout=3600", "-4",
 		"--address=" + config.Conf.IPv4Address,
 	}
-	// $RSYNC_HOST::$RSYNC_DIR/pool/ $TO/pool/ >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+	args = append(args, buildRsyncDaemonHost(repo) + "/pool/", buildDownloadDir(repo) + "/pool/")
+
+	args = append(args, []string{"&&", "nice", "rsync", "-rlHtvp",
+		"--delay-updates", "--delete-after",
+	     // --exclude "Archive-Update-in-Progress-${HOSTNAME}" \
+	     // --exclude "${TRACE_DIR}/${HOSTNAME}" \
+	     "--timeout=3600", "-4", "--address=" + config.Conf.IPv4Address,
+	}...)
+	args = append(args, buildRsyncDaemonHost(repo), buildDownloadDir(repo))
+
 	return args
 }
 
@@ -141,7 +151,7 @@ func cscSyncDebianCD(repo *config.Repo) []string {
 		"--address=" + config.Conf.IPv4Address,
 		// "--exclude", "Archive-Update-in-Progress-${HOSTNAME}"
 	}
-	// $RSYNC_HOST::$RSYNC_DIR $TO >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+	args = append(args, buildRsyncDaemonHost(repo), buildDownloadDir(repo))
 	return args
 }