diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncV2Provider.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncV2Provider.java
index d1b3683fe..156e7b404 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncV2Provider.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncV2Provider.java
@@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ public class ActFmSyncV2Provider extends SyncV2Provider {
     /** @return runnable to fetch changes to tags */
     private void startTaskFetcher(final boolean manual, final SyncResultCallback callback,
             final AtomicInteger finisher) {
-        final boolean pushActiveTasksOrder = actFmSyncService.cancelFilterOrderingPush(SubtasksUpdater.ACTIVE_TASKS_ORDER);
-        final boolean pushTodayOrder = actFmSyncService.cancelFilterOrderingPush(SubtasksUpdater.TODAY_TASKS_ORDER);
+        final boolean pushActiveTasksOrder = actFmSyncService.cancelFilterOrderingPush(SubtasksUpdater.ACTIVE_TASKS_ORDER) && manual;
+        final boolean pushTodayOrder = actFmSyncService.cancelFilterOrderingPush(SubtasksUpdater.TODAY_TASKS_ORDER) && manual;
 
         actFmSyncService.fetchActiveTasks(manual, handler, new Runnable() {
             @Override
@@ -465,8 +465,8 @@ public class ActFmSyncV2Provider extends SyncV2Provider {
                 fetchTagData(tagData, noRemoteId, manual, callback, finisher);
 
                 if(!noRemoteId) {
+                    boolean orderPushQueued = actFmSyncService.cancelTagOrderingPush(tagData.getId()) && manual;
                     actFmSyncService.waitUntilEmpty();
-                    boolean orderPushQueued = actFmSyncService.cancelTagOrderingPush(tagData.getId());
                     fetchTasksForTag(tagData, manual, orderPushQueued, callback, finisher);
                     fetchUpdatesForTag(tagData, manual, callback, finisher);
                 }
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/AstridOrderedListFragmentHelper.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/AstridOrderedListFragmentHelper.java
index 236623921..c071c7193 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/AstridOrderedListFragmentHelper.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/AstridOrderedListFragmentHelper.java
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public class AstridOrderedListFragmentHelper<LIST> implements OrderedListFragmen
                 }
 
                 if (madeChanges) {
-                    updater.writeSerialization(list, updater.serializeTree());
+                    updater.writeSerialization(list, updater.serializeTree(), true);
                 }
             } finally {
                 recurring.close();
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/AstridOrderedListUpdater.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/AstridOrderedListUpdater.java
index 879c77ce6..3a751383b 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/AstridOrderedListUpdater.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/AstridOrderedListUpdater.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public abstract class AstridOrderedListUpdater<LIST> {
     private final HashMap<Long, Node> idToNode;
 
     protected abstract String getSerializedTree(LIST list, Filter filter);
-    protected abstract void writeSerialization(LIST list, String serialized);
+    protected abstract void writeSerialization(LIST list, String serialized, boolean shouldQueueSync);
     protected abstract void applyToFilter(Filter filter);
 
     public int getIndentForTask(long targetTaskId) {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public abstract class AstridOrderedListUpdater<LIST> {
             tasks.close();
         }
         if (changedThings)
-            writeSerialization(list, serializeTree());
+            writeSerialization(list, serializeTree(), false);
     }
 
     private void removeNodes(Set<Long> idsToRemove) {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public abstract class AstridOrderedListUpdater<LIST> {
             newSiblings.add(insertAfter + 1, node);
         }
 
-        writeSerialization(list, serializeTree());
+        writeSerialization(list, serializeTree(), true);
         applyToFilter(filter);
     }
 
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ public abstract class AstridOrderedListUpdater<LIST> {
             beforeIndex--;
         }
         newSiblings.add(beforeIndex, moveThis);
-        writeSerialization(list, serializeTree());
+        writeSerialization(list, serializeTree(), true);
         applyToFilter(filter);
     }
 
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ public abstract class AstridOrderedListUpdater<LIST> {
         treeRoot.children.add(moveThis);
         moveThis.parent = treeRoot;
         setNodeIndent(moveThis, 0);
-        writeSerialization(list, serializeTree());
+        writeSerialization(list, serializeTree(), true);
         applyToFilter(filter);
     }
 
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ public abstract class AstridOrderedListUpdater<LIST> {
         Node newNode = new Node(taskId, treeRoot, 0);
         treeRoot.children.add(newNode);
         idToNode.put(taskId, newNode);
-        writeSerialization(list, serializeTree());
+        writeSerialization(list, serializeTree(), true);
         applyToFilter(filter);
     }
 
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ public abstract class AstridOrderedListUpdater<LIST> {
         }
         idToNode.remove(taskId);
 
-        writeSerialization(list, serializeTree());
+        writeSerialization(list, serializeTree(), true);
         applyToFilter(filter);
     }
 
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksFilterUpdater.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksFilterUpdater.java
index 0fee786c7..687428e2a 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksFilterUpdater.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksFilterUpdater.java
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ public class SubtasksFilterUpdater extends SubtasksUpdater<String> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void writeSerialization(String list, String serialized) {
+    protected void writeSerialization(String list, String serialized, boolean shouldQueueSync) {
         Preferences.setString(list, serialized);
-        actFmSyncService.pushFilterOrderingOnSave(list);
+        if (shouldQueueSync)
+            actFmSyncService.pushFilterOrderingOnSave(list);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksTagUpdater.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksTagUpdater.java
index c15c3d33f..73e431e66 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksTagUpdater.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/SubtasksTagUpdater.java
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ public class SubtasksTagUpdater extends SubtasksUpdater<TagData> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void writeSerialization(TagData list, String serialized) {
+    protected void writeSerialization(TagData list, String serialized, boolean shouldQueueSync) {
         list.setValue(TagData.TAG_ORDERING, serialized);
         tagDataService.save(list);
-        actFmSyncService.pushTagOrderingOnSave(list.getId());
+        if (shouldQueueSync)
+            actFmSyncService.pushTagOrderingOnSave(list.getId());
     }
 
 }