diff --git a/routers/hat/repo/branch.go b/routers/hat/repo/branch.go
index ad8e67f..d615f5f 100644
--- a/routers/hat/repo/branch.go
+++ b/routers/hat/repo/branch.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func ListBranches(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "CountBranches", err)
 			return
 		}
-		if totalNumOfBranches == 0 { // sync branches immediately because non-empty repository should have at least 1 branch
+		if totalNumOfBranches < 2 { // sync branches immediately because non-empty repository should have at least 1 branch
 			_, err = repo_module.SyncRepoBranches(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, 0)
 			if err != nil {
 				ctx.ServerError("SyncRepoBranches", err)