diff --git a/admin/sync/exercices.go b/admin/sync/exercices.go
index ebba4610..6b25115f 100644
--- a/admin/sync/exercices.go
+++ b/admin/sync/exercices.go
@@ -243,12 +243,6 @@ func SyncExercice(i Importer, theme *fic.Theme, epath string, dmap *map[int64]*f
 
 // SyncExercices imports new or updates existing exercices, in a given theme.
 func SyncExercices(i Importer, theme *fic.Theme) (errs []string) {
-	if !avoidImporterSync() {
-		if err := i.Sync(); err != nil {
-			errs = append(errs, err.Error())
-		}
-	}
-
 	if exercices, err := GetExercices(i, theme); err != nil {
 		errs = append(errs, err.Error())
 	} else {
diff --git a/admin/sync/full.go b/admin/sync/full.go
index baa08740..a841d0ac 100644
--- a/admin/sync/full.go
+++ b/admin/sync/full.go
@@ -186,8 +186,10 @@ func SyncThemeDeep(i Importer, theme *fic.Theme, tid int, themeStep uint8) (errs
 	oneThemeDeepSync.Lock()
 	defer oneThemeDeepSync.Unlock()
 
-	if err := i.Sync(); err != nil {
-		errs = append(errs, err.Error())
+	if !avoidImporterSync() {
+		if err := i.Sync(); err != nil {
+			errs = append(errs, err.Error())
+		}
 	}
 
 	DeepSyncProgress = 3 + uint8(tid)*themeStep
diff --git a/admin/sync/importer_gitbin.go b/admin/sync/importer_gitbin.go
index 6501864b..2aa1889c 100644
--- a/admin/sync/importer_gitbin.go
+++ b/admin/sync/importer_gitbin.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package sync
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -55,11 +56,13 @@ func (i GitImporter) Init() error {
 	if n, err := countFileInDir(i.li.Base); err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else if n == 0 {
-		cmdclone := exec.Command("git", "-C", i.li.Base, "clone", "--recursive", i.Remote)
+		log.Println("Please wait while creating the local git repository...")
+		cmdclone := exec.Command("git", "clone", "--recursive", "--depth", "1", "--shallow-submodules", i.Remote, i.li.Base)
 		stdout, err := cmdclone.CombinedOutput()
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%w:\n%s", err, stdout)
 		}
+		log.Println("Local git repository successfully cloned")
 	}
 
 	// Check if the .git directory exists, change the origin remote to our
@@ -73,11 +76,21 @@ func (i GitImporter) Init() error {
 }
 
 func (i GitImporter) Sync() error {
-	cmdremote := exec.Command("git", "-C", i.li.Base, "pull", "--rebase", "--force", "--recurse-submodules=yes", "origin")
+	log.Println("Synchronizing local git repository...")
+	cmdremote := exec.Command("git", "-C", i.li.Base, "pull", "--rebase", "--force", "-X", "theirs", "--recurse-submodules=yes", "origin")
 	stdout, err := cmdremote.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Local git repository synchronization failed: %s\n%s", err, stdout)
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w:\n%s", err, stdout)
 	}
 
+	cmdsubmodule := exec.Command("git", "-C", i.li.Base, "submodule", "foreach", "--recursive", "git", "lfs", "pull")
+	stdout, err = cmdsubmodule.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Local LFS synchronization failed: %s\n%s", err, stdout)
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w:\n%s", err, stdout)
+	}
+
+	log.Println("Local git repository synchronized successfully")
 	return nil
 }