diff --git a/csync/src/csync_update.c b/csync/src/csync_update.c
index b7eff2bac..b947f0992 100644
--- a/csync/src/csync_update.c
+++ b/csync/src/csync_update.c
@@ -761,7 +761,9 @@ int csync_ftw(CSYNC *ctx, const char *uri, csync_walker_fn fn,
       if (ctx->current_fs && !ctx->current_fs->child_modified
           && ctx->current_fs->instruction == CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_EVAL) {
         ctx->current_fs->instruction = CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_NONE;
-        ctx->current_fs->should_update_etag = true;
+        if (ctx->current == REMOTE_REPLICA) {
+          ctx->current_fs->should_update_etag = true;
+        }
       }
 
       if (ctx->current_fs && previous_fs && ctx->current_fs->has_ignored_files) {