diff --git a/init-server.py b/init-server.py
index 1ca67eb..dece167 100755
--- a/init-server.py
+++ b/init-server.py
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ def http_host_autoupdate(hostname, user, port):
 
     prepare_http_host(c)
 
+    run_http_host_sync(c)
+
     put(c, SCRIPTS_DIR / 'http_host' / 'cron.d' / 'ofm_http_host', '/etc/cron.d/')
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/http_host/host_manager.py b/scripts/http_host/host_manager.py
index ff6523b..c9e95be 100755
--- a/scripts/http_host/host_manager.py
+++ b/scripts/http_host/host_manager.py
@@ -166,8 +166,9 @@ def nginx_sync():
 
 
 @cli.command()
+@click.option('--force', is_flag=True, help='Force nginx sync run')
 @click.pass_context
-def sync(ctx):
+def sync(ctx, force):
     """
     Runs the sync task, normally called by cron every minute
     On a new server this also takes care of everything, no need to run anything manually.
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ def sync(ctx):
 
     deploy_done = ctx.invoke(set_latest_versions)
 
-    if download_done or deploy_done:
+    if download_done or deploy_done or force:
         ctx.invoke(nginx_sync)
 
 
diff --git a/ssh_lib/tasks.py b/ssh_lib/tasks.py
index abb8b4b..693c241 100644
--- a/ssh_lib/tasks.py
+++ b/ssh_lib/tasks.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def prepare_http_host(c):
 
 
 def run_http_host_sync(c):
-    sudo_cmd(c, f'{VENV_BIN}/python -u {HTTP_HOST_BIN}/host_manager.py sync')
+    sudo_cmd(c, f'{VENV_BIN}/python -u {HTTP_HOST_BIN}/host_manager.py sync --force')
 
 
 def upload_http_host_files(c):