diff --git a/src/cli/syncback.rs b/src/cli/syncback.rs
index b98cb62a..0c4a7dc4 100644
--- a/src/cli/syncback.rs
+++ b/src/cli/syncback.rs
@@ -361,23 +361,44 @@ fn refresh_git_index(project_dir: &Path) {
 
     if is_git_repo {
         log::info!("Refreshing git index...");
-        let result = Command::new("git")
-            .args(["update-index", "--refresh"])
-            .current_dir(project_dir)
-            .stdout(Stdio::null())
-            .stderr(Stdio::null())
-            .status();
+        let mut attempts = 0;
+        loop {
+            attempts += 1;
+            let result = Command::new("git")
+                .args(["update-index", "--refresh"])
+                .current_dir(project_dir)
+                .stdout(Stdio::null())
+                .stderr(Stdio::null())
+                .status();
 
-        match result {
-            Ok(status) => {
-                if status.success() {
-                    log::info!("Git index refreshed.");
-                } else {
-                    log::warn!("git update-index --refresh exited with: {}", status);
+            match result {
+                Ok(status) => {
+                    if status.success() {
+                        log::info!("Git index refreshed.");
+                        break;
+                    } else if attempts < 2 {
+                        log::debug!(
+                            "git update-index --refresh exited with: {}, retrying in 500ms...",
+                            status
+                        );
+                        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(500));
+                    } else {
+                        log::warn!("git update-index --refresh exited with: {}", status);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    if attempts < 2 {
+                        log::debug!(
+                            "Failed to run git update-index --refresh: {}, retrying in 500ms...",
+                            e
+                        );
+                        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(500));
+                    } else {
+                        log::warn!("Failed to run git update-index --refresh: {}", e);
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
-            }
-            Err(e) => {
-                log::warn!("Failed to run git update-index --refresh: {}", e);
             }
         }
     } else {