diff --git a/oxdbarchive/model.py b/oxdbarchive/model.py
index a81ab7e..7ecd017 100644
--- a/oxdbarchive/model.py
+++ b/oxdbarchive/model.py
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ class Archive(SQLObject):
         print self.addFile(meta), f.encode('utf-8')
         stats['added'] += 1
         md5sum_on_disk.append(meta['md5sum'])
+        self.notifyFrontend('add', meta['md5sum'])
     for f in oxdb_files:
       if oxdb_files[f]['md5sum'] not in md5sum_on_disk:
         print "remove", f.encode('utf-8')
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ class Archive(SQLObject):
     for f in self.files:
       self.notifyFrontend('add', f.md5sum)
   
-  def syncFrontend(self):
+  def syncFrontend(self, addOnly=False):
     dto = socket.getdefaulttimeout()
     socket.setdefaulttimeout(256)
     data = getUrl("%s/list" % self.baseUrlFrontend)
@@ -223,8 +224,9 @@ class Archive(SQLObject):
         f = ArchiveFile.byMd5sum(md5sum)
       except SQLObjectNotFound:
         self.notifyFrontend('remove', md5sum)
-    for f in ArchiveFile.select(NOT(IN(ArchiveFile.q.md5sum, md5sums))):
-      self.notifyFrontend('add', f.md5sum)
+    if not addOnly:
+      for f in ArchiveFile.select(NOT(IN(ArchiveFile.q.md5sum, md5sums))):
+        self.notifyFrontend('add', f.md5sum)
 
 class ArchiveFile(SQLObject):
   '''