diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/horde/Horde/SyncML/Command/Alert.php b/phpgwapi/inc/horde/Horde/SyncML/Command/Alert.php
index 6ad807d099..84c6ebdc96 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/horde/Horde/SyncML/Command/Alert.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/horde/Horde/SyncML/Command/Alert.php
@@ -312,10 +312,9 @@ class Horde_SyncML_Command_Alert extends Horde_SyncML_Command {
         switch ($this->_xmlStack) {
         case 1:
             $state = & $_SESSION['SyncML.state'];
-            Horde::logMessage('SyncML: looking for sync for ' . $this->_targetLocURI, __FILE__, __LINE__, PEAR_LOG_DEBUG);
             $sync = $state->getSync($this->_targetLocURI);
 
-            if (!$sync) {
+            if (!$sync && $this->_alert < ALERT_RESULT_ALERT) {
                 Horde::logMessage('SyncML: create new sync for ' . $this->_targetLocURI . ' ' . $this->_alert, __FILE__, __LINE__, PEAR_LOG_DEBUG);
                 $sync = &Horde_SyncML_Sync::factory($this->_alert);
                 
diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/horde/Horde/SyncML/Sync.php b/phpgwapi/inc/horde/Horde/SyncML/Sync.php
index 061150a27c..433ae979a1 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/horde/Horde/SyncML/Sync.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/horde/Horde/SyncML/Sync.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class Horde_SyncML_Sync {
 
     function &factory($alert)
     {
+    	Horde::logMessage('SyncML: new sync for alerttype ' . $alert, __FILE__, __LINE__, PEAR_LOG_DEBUG);
         switch ($alert) {
         case ALERT_TWO_WAY:
             include_once 'Horde/SyncML/Sync/TwoWaySync.php';