diff --git a/gentoostrap.sh b/gentoostrap.sh
index 9690896..24779a5 100755
--- a/gentoostrap.sh
+++ b/gentoostrap.sh
@@ -214,7 +214,11 @@ build-gentoo-chroot() {
 
 	# Sync repositories
 	log "Getting ebuild repositories"
-	emerge-webrsync
+	if ! grep /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf -ie 'git'; then
+		# Only do this rsync if we're actually rsyncing
+		# As part of installation, we switch to git, so this prevents us from hammering upstream, too
+		emerge-webrsync
+	fi
 
 	# Get the stable plasma/systemd profile and select it
 	profile=$(