diff --git a/merlin/Handoff.md b/merlin/Handoff.md
index ecbdf55..0e35ea2 100644
--- a/merlin/Handoff.md
+++ b/merlin/Handoff.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Status of moving from merlin to merlin-go
+## Status of Mirror Synchronization
 - [x] debian
 - [ ] ubuntu (successful but too slow)
 - [ ] ubuntu-ports (successful but too slow)
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 - [x] xubuntu-releases
 - [ ] puppylinux (broken)
 - [ ] CPAN (unstable)
-- [ ] CRAN <
+- [x] CRAN
 - [x] CTAN
 - [ ] fedora-epel (some attrs not transfered)
 - [x] cygwin
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
 - [ ] eclipse (unstable)
 - [x] kde
 - [x] kde-applicationdata
-- [ ] archlinux <
+- [x] archlinux
 - [x] artixlinx
 - [x] slackware
 - [x] debian-cd
-- [x] x.org
+- [ ] x.org < (test with new sync location)
 - [x] centos
-- [x] opensuse
+- [ ] opensuse <
 - [x] FreeBSD
 - [ ] fedora-enchilada (broken: some attrs not transfered)
 - [x] ubuntu-ports-releases
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 - [x] sagemath
 - [x] vlc
 - [x] tdf
-- [ ] saltstack <
+- [x] saltstack
 - [ ] alpine (unstable)
 - [ ] raspbian (broken: too slow and failing)
 - [x] raspberrypi
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 - [x] almalinux
 - [x] ceph
 
-### Other Repos
+### Repos not being synced
 - debian-cdimage
 - debian-volatile
 - emdebian
diff --git a/merlin/merlin-config.ini b/merlin/merlin-config.ini
index afc9eb5..8e2f253 100644
--- a/merlin/merlin-config.ini
+++ b/merlin/merlin-config.ini
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ rsync_host = cpan-rsync.perl.org
 rsync_dir = CPAN
 
 [CRAN]
-verbose = true
 sync_type = csc-sync-ssh
 frequency = twice-daily
 local_dir = CRAN
@@ -222,7 +221,6 @@ rsync_dir = applicationdata
 ; our rsync_host is rsync://rsync.archlinux.org/ftp_tier1
 [archlinux]
 ; csc-sync-standard archlinux archlinux.mirror.rafal.ca archlinux
-verbose = true
 sync_type = csc-sync-archlinux
 frequency = five-minutely
 local_dir = archlinux
@@ -252,14 +250,16 @@ rsync_host = cdimage.debian.org
 rsync_dir = debian-cd
 
 [x.org]
-; rsync://mirrors.ircam.fr/pub/x.org/
+verbose = true
 ; csc-sync-standard x.org xorg.freedesktop.org xorg-archive
 ; csc-sync-standard x.org mirror.us.leaseweb.net xorg
 sync_type = csc-sync-standard
 frequency = twice-daily
 local_dir = x.org
-rsync_host = rsync.mirrorservice.org
-rsync_dir = ftp.x.org/pub/
+rsync_host = mirrors.ircam.fr
+rsync_dir = pub/x.org/
+; rsync_host = rsync.mirrorservice.org
+; rsync_dir = ftp.x.org/pub/
 
 [centos]
 sync_type = csc-sync-standard
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ rsync_host = us-msync.centos.org
 rsync_dir = CentOS
 
 [opensuse]
+verbose = true
 ; unsure what this setting is supposed to do
 ; #"--exclude distribution/.timestamp_invisible"
 sync_type = csc-sync-standard
@@ -396,7 +397,6 @@ rsync_host = rsync.documentfoundation.org
 rsync_dir = tdf-pub
 
 [saltstack]
-verbose = true
 sync_type = csc-sync-s3
 frequency = daily
 local_dir = saltstack
diff --git a/merlin/sync/interface.go b/merlin/sync/interface.go
index e2e6cbb..897ea0d 100644
--- a/merlin/sync/interface.go
+++ b/merlin/sync/interface.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func SyncIfPossible(repo *config.Repo, force bool) bool {
 		repo.SaveState()
 		repo.Logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Repo %s has started syncing", repo.Name))
 
-		go startRepoSync(repo)
+		go startRepoSync(repo, force)
 		return true
 	}
 	return false
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func SyncCompleted(repo *config.Repo, exit int) {
 }
 
 // begin and manage the steps of the sync and return the exit status
-func startRepoSync(repo *config.Repo) {
+func startRepoSync(repo *config.Repo, force bool) {
 	status := config.FAILURE
 	done := false
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func startRepoSync(repo *config.Repo) {
 	}()
 
 	status, done = preRepoSync(repo)
-	if done {
+	if done && !force {
 		return
 	}