diff --git a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/add.go b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/add.go
index a9dceb7..869921b 100644
--- a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/add.go
+++ b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/add.go
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ func storeImage(ctx context.Context, s *store.Layout, i v1alpha1.Image) error {
 	}
 
 	err = cosign.SaveImage(ctx, s, r.Name())
-	//desc, err := s.AddOCI(ctx, img, r.Name())
+	// sync with local index
+	s.CopyAll(ctx, s.OCI, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/sync.go b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/sync.go
index 065e21e..e02aa1a 100644
--- a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/sync.go
+++ b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/sync.go
@@ -42,12 +42,6 @@ func (o *SyncOpts) AddFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 func SyncCmd(ctx context.Context, o *SyncOpts, s *store.Layout) error {
 	l := log.FromContext(ctx)
 
-	// Start from an empty store (contents are cached elsewhere)
-	l.Debugf("flushing content store")
-	if err := s.Flush(ctx); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	// if passed products, check for a remote manifest to retrieve and use.
 	for _, product := range o.Products {
 		l.Infof("processing content file for product: '%s'", product)