diff --git a/roles/lmn_vm/files/sync-vm.sh b/roles/lmn_vm/files/sync-vm.sh
index 71c6a53..157150f 100755
--- a/roles/lmn_vm/files/sync-vm.sh
+++ b/roles/lmn_vm/files/sync-vm.sh
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ sync_all_images() {
 }
 
 sync_all_torrents() {
-    rsync -av --password-file=/etc/rsync.secret rsync://vmuser@server:/vmimages-download/*.torrent \
-	  /var/lib/libvirt/images/
-    rsync -av --password-file=/etc/rsync.secret rsync://vmuser@server:/vmimages-download/xml \
-	  /var/lib/libvirt/images/
-    rsync -av --password-file=/etc/rsync.secret rsync://vmuser@server:/vmimages-download/desktop/*.desktop \
-	  /usr/local/share/applications/
-    update-desktop-database /usr/local/share/applications
+    rsync -ai rsync://vmuser@server:/vmimages-download/*.torrent /var/lib/libvirt/images/
+    rsync -ai rsync://vmuser@server:/vmimages-download/xml /var/lib/libvirt/images/
+    RSYNC_COMMAND=$(rsync -ai --delete rsync://vmuser@server:/vmimages-download/desktop/*.desktop /usr/local/share/applications/)
+    if [[ $? -eq 0 ]] && [[ -n "${RSYNC_COMMAND}" ]]; then
+        echo "${RSYNC_COMMAND}"
+        update-desktop-database /usr/local/share/applications
+    fi
 }
 
 create_starter() {