diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Events/EventType.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Events/EventType.cs
index dabb822de7..5de479b2a6 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Events/EventType.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Events/EventType.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Events
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Parameters: Absolute path to repository root
 		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>Changes made to the repository during this event will be pushed to the tracked branch if no test merges are present.</remarks>
 		[EventScript("PreSynchronize")]
 		RepoPreSynchronize,
 
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Instance.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Instance.cs
index 1bbc2d6975..8a10a76828 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Instance.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Instance.cs
@@ -152,6 +152,16 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 			}
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The <see cref="JobEntrypoint"/> for updating the repository.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="core">The <see cref="IInstanceCore"/> for the <paramref name="job"/>.</param>
+		/// <param name="databaseContextFactory">The <see cref="IDatabaseContextFactory"/> for the <paramref name="job"/>.</param>
+		/// <param name="job">The <see cref="Job"/> being run.</param>
+		/// <param name="progressReporter">The progress reporter action for the <paramref name="job"/>.</param>
+		/// <param name="cancellationToken">The <see cref="CancellationToken"/> for the operation.</param>
+		/// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> representing the running operation.</returns>
+#pragma warning disable CA1502	// Cyclomatic complexity
 		Task RepositoryAutoUpdateJob(
 			IInstanceCore core,
 			IDatabaseContextFactory databaseContextFactory,
@@ -321,7 +331,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 			}
 
 			// synch if necessary
-			if (repositorySettings.AutoUpdatesSynchronize.Value && startSha != repo.Head)
+			if (repositorySettings.AutoUpdatesSynchronize.Value && startSha != repo.Head && (shouldSyncTracked || repositorySettings.PushTestMergeCommits.Value))
 			{
 				var pushedOrigin = await repo.Sychronize(
 					repositorySettings.AccessUser,
@@ -350,6 +360,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 
 			progressReporter(5 * ProgressStep);
 		});
+#pragma warning restore CA1502   // Cyclomatic complexity
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Pull the repository and compile for every set of given <paramref name="minutes"/>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/Repository.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/Repository.cs
index 89c958eb70..c4f9eaaea9 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/Repository.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/Repository.cs
@@ -610,7 +610,14 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Repository
 		}
 
 		/// <inheritdoc />
-		public async Task<bool> Sychronize(string username, string password, string committerName, string committerEmail, Action<int> progressReporter, bool synchronizeTrackedBranch, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+		public async Task<bool> Sychronize(
+			string username,
+			string password,
+			string committerName,
+			string committerEmail,
+			Action<int> progressReporter,
+			bool synchronizeTrackedBranch,
+			CancellationToken cancellationToken)
 		{
 			if (committerName == null)
 				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(committerName));
@@ -659,12 +666,12 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Repository
 				logger.LogTrace("Resetting and cleaning untracked files...");
 				await Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
 				{
-					libGitRepo.RemoveUntrackedFiles();
-					cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 					libGitRepo.Reset(ResetMode.Hard, libGitRepo.Head.Tip, new CheckoutOptions
 					{
 						OnCheckoutProgress = CheckoutProgressHandler(progress => progressReporter(progress / 10))
 					});
+					cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+					libGitRepo.RemoveUntrackedFiles();
 				}, cancellationToken, DefaultIOManager.BlockingTaskCreationOptions, TaskScheduler.Current).ConfigureAwait(false);
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/RepositoryController.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/RepositoryController.cs
index 1114813a45..b342d9e1ee 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/RepositoryController.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/RepositoryController.cs
@@ -586,7 +586,15 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 							await UpdateRevInfo().ConfigureAwait(false);
 							if (fastForward.Value)
 							{
-								await repo.Sychronize(currentModel.AccessUser, currentModel.AccessToken, currentModel.CommitterName, currentModel.CommitterEmail, NextProgressReporter(), true, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+								await repo.Sychronize(
+									currentModel.AccessUser,
+									currentModel.AccessToken,
+									currentModel.CommitterName,
+									currentModel.CommitterEmail,
+									NextProgressReporter(),
+									true,
+									ct)
+									.ConfigureAwait(false);
 								postUpdateSha = repo.Head;
 							}
 							else
@@ -622,7 +630,15 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 							if (!repo.Tracking)
 								throw new JobException(ErrorCode.RepoReferenceNotTracking);
 							await repo.ResetToOrigin(NextProgressReporter(), ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
-							await repo.Sychronize(currentModel.AccessUser, currentModel.AccessToken, currentModel.CommitterName, currentModel.CommitterEmail, NextProgressReporter(), true, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+							await repo.Sychronize(
+								currentModel.AccessUser,
+								currentModel.AccessToken,
+								currentModel.CommitterName,
+								currentModel.CommitterEmail,
+								NextProgressReporter(),
+								true,
+								ct)
+								.ConfigureAwait(false);
 							await CallLoadRevInfo().ConfigureAwait(false);
 
 							// repo head is on origin so force this
@@ -836,9 +852,17 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 					}
 
 					var currentHead = repo.Head;
-					if (startSha != currentHead || (postUpdateSha != null && postUpdateSha != currentHead))
+					if (currentModel.PushTestMergeCommits.Value && (startSha != currentHead || (postUpdateSha != null && postUpdateSha != currentHead)))
 					{
-						await repo.Sychronize(currentModel.AccessUser, currentModel.AccessToken, currentModel.CommitterName, currentModel.CommitterEmail, NextProgressReporter(), false, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+						await repo.Sychronize(
+							currentModel.AccessUser,
+							currentModel.AccessToken,
+							currentModel.CommitterName,
+							currentModel.CommitterEmail,
+							NextProgressReporter(),
+							false,
+							ct)
+							.ConfigureAwait(false);
 						await UpdateRevInfo().ConfigureAwait(false);
 					}
 
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Jobs/IJobManager.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Jobs/IJobManager.cs
index 567d622d40..ba72d618d0 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Jobs/IJobManager.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Jobs/IJobManager.cs
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Jobs
 		/// <param name="jobCancellationToken">A <see cref="CancellationToken"/> that will cancel the <paramref name="job"/></param>
 		/// <param name="cancellationToken">The <see cref="CancellationToken"/> for the operation</param>
 		/// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> representing the <see cref="Job"/></returns>
-#pragma warning disable CA1068 // CancellationToken parameters must come last https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn-analyzers/issues/1816
 		Task WaitForJobCompletion(Job job, User canceller, CancellationToken jobCancellationToken, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
-#pragma warning restore CA1068 // CancellationToken parameters must come last
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Cancels a give <paramref name="job"/>