diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncService.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncService.java
index f5b0060fe..13a746c63 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncService.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncService.java
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ public final class ActFmSyncService {
         invokeFetchList("activity", manual, null, new UpdateListItemProcessor(), done,
                 "updates:" + tagData.getId(), "tag_id", tagData.getValue(TagData.REMOTE_ID));
 
-        pushQueuedUpdates(tagData);
+        pushQueuedUpdatesForTag(tagData);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ public final class ActFmSyncService {
         invokeFetchList("activity", manual, null, new UpdateListItemProcessor(), done,
                 "comments:" + task.getId(), "task_id", task.getValue(Task.REMOTE_ID));
 
-        pushQueuedUpdates(task);
+        pushQueuedUpdatesForTask(task);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -898,10 +898,10 @@ public final class ActFmSyncService {
     public void fetchPersonalUpdates(boolean manual, Runnable done) {
         invokeFetchList("activity", manual, null, new UpdateListItemProcessor(), done, "personal");
 
+        pushAllQueuedUpdates();
     }
 
-    private void pushQueuedUpdates(TagData tagData) {
-
+    private void pushQueuedUpdatesForTag(TagData tagData) {
         Criterion criterion = null;
         if (tagData.getValue(TagData.REMOTE_ID) < 1) {
             criterion = Criterion.and(Update.REMOTE_ID.eq(0),
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ public final class ActFmSyncService {
         pushQueuedUpdates(cursor);
     }
 
-    private void pushQueuedUpdates(Task task) {
+    private void pushQueuedUpdatesForTask(Task task) {
         Criterion criterion = null;
         if (task.containsNonNullValue(Task.REMOTE_ID)) {
             criterion = Criterion.and(Update.REMOTE_ID.eq(0),
@@ -938,6 +938,11 @@ public final class ActFmSyncService {
         pushQueuedUpdates(cursor);
     }
 
+    private void pushAllQueuedUpdates() {
+        TodorooCursor<Update> cursor = updateDao.query(Query.select(Update.ID, Update.PICTURE).where(Update.REMOTE_ID.eq(0)));
+        pushQueuedUpdates(cursor);
+    }
+
     private void pushQueuedUpdates( TodorooCursor<Update> cursor) {
 
         try {
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 febd5ed7f..cd706d1f6 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncV2Provider.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncV2Provider.java
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ public class ActFmSyncV2Provider extends SyncV2Provider {
         new Thread(new Runnable() {
             public void run() {
                 callback.started();
-                callback.incrementMax(120);
+                callback.incrementMax(140);
 
-                final AtomicInteger finisher = new AtomicInteger(3);
+                final AtomicInteger finisher = new AtomicInteger(4);
 
                 actFmPreferenceService.recordSyncStart();
                 updateUserStatus();
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ public class ActFmSyncV2Provider extends SyncV2Provider {
 
                 startTagFetcher(callback, finisher);
 
+                startUpdatesFetcher(manual, callback, finisher);
+
                 actFmSyncService.waitUntilEmpty();
                 startTaskFetcher(manual, callback, finisher);
 
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ public class ActFmSyncV2Provider extends SyncV2Provider {
             if (status.has("picture"))
                 Preferences.setString(ActFmPreferenceService.PREF_PICTURE, status.optString("picture"));
 
-            actFmPreferenceService.reloadThisUser();
+            ActFmPreferenceService.reloadThisUser();
         } catch (IOException e) {
             handler.handleException("actfm-sync", e, e.toString()); //$NON-NLS-1$
         }
@@ -238,6 +240,21 @@ public class ActFmSyncV2Provider extends SyncV2Provider {
         }).start();
     }
 
+    /** fetch changes to personal updates and push unpushed updates */
+    private void startUpdatesFetcher(final boolean manual, final SyncResultCallback callback,
+            final AtomicInteger finisher) {
+        actFmSyncService.fetchPersonalUpdates(manual, new Runnable() { // Also pushes queued updates
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                callback.incrementProgress(20);
+                if (finisher.decrementAndGet() == 0) {
+                    finishSync(callback);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+    }
+
     /** @return runnable to fetch changes to tags */
     private void startTaskFetcher(final boolean manual, final SyncResultCallback callback,
             final AtomicInteger finisher) {