diff --git a/sync-pull-all.sh b/sync-pull-all.sh
index 262dad49..060df222 100755
--- a/sync-pull-all.sh
+++ b/sync-pull-all.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ GITEA="https://git.nexasystems.ca/admin"
 pull_one() {
   local d="$1"
   local br; br=$(git -C "$d" symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo main)
+  # self-heal: re-add the gitea mirror remote if a fresh clone dropped it
+  if [ "$d" != "." ] && ! git -C "$d" remote get-url gitea >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    git -C "$d" remote add gitea "https://git.nexasystems.ca/admin/$d.git" 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
   if git -C "$d" pull --ff-only -q origin "$br" 2>/dev/null; then
     echo "updated: $d"
   else
diff --git a/sync-push-all.sh b/sync-push-all.sh
index e29cb70b..22d70eb8 100755
--- a/sync-push-all.sh
+++ b/sync-push-all.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")" || exit 1
 push_one() {
   local d="$1"
   local br; br=$(git -C "$d" symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo main)
+  # self-heal: re-add the gitea mirror remote if a fresh clone dropped it
+  if [ "$d" != "." ] && ! git -C "$d" remote get-url gitea >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    git -C "$d" remote add gitea "https://git.nexasystems.ca/admin/$d.git" 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
   local flag=""
   [ -n "$(git -C "$d" status --porcelain --untracked-files=no)" ] && flag="  [HAS UNCOMMITTED CHANGES - not pushed]"
   local any=0