diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 433a95a..71647a6 100644
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ if bw status 2>/dev/null | grep -q '"status":"unauthenticated"'; then
     bw login
 fi
 BW_SESSION=$(bw unlock --raw)
+bw sync --session "$BW_SESSION"
 bw get notes hantim-git-crypt-key --session "$BW_SESSION" | base64 -d > /tmp/git-crypt-key
 cd "$REPO_DIR"
 git-crypt unlock /tmp/git-crypt-key