diff --git a/bkctld b/bkctld
index 8fe8f53..bb5344d 100755
--- a/bkctld
+++ b/bkctld
@@ -395,10 +395,11 @@ sub_sync() {
 		exit 1
 	fi
 	jail=$1
-	rsync -a ${CONFDIR}/$jail ${NODE}:${CONFDIR}/$jail
+	ssh $NODE bkctld init $jail >/dev/null
 	rsync -a ${JAILDIR}/${jail}/ ${NODE}:${JAILDIR}/${jail}/ --exclude proc/* --exclude sys/* --exclude dev/* --exclude var/run/*.pid --exclude var/backup/*
+	rsync -a ${CONFDIR}/$jail ${NODE}:${CONFDIR}/$jail
 	if ( check_jail_on $jail ); then
-		ssh $NODE bkctld start $jail
+		ssh $NODE bkctld start $jail >/dev/null
 	fi
 	if [ -n "${FIREWALL_RULES}" ]; then
 		rsync -a ${FIREWALL_RULES} ${NODE}:${FIREWALL_RULES}