diff --git a/git-importer.py b/git-importer.py
index 7327e1c..f05f9e9 100755
--- a/git-importer.py
+++ b/git-importer.py
@@ -119,7 +119,10 @@ def main():
     importer = Importer(URL_OBS, args.project, args.packages)
     importer.import_into_db()
     for package in args.packages:
-        export_package(args.project, package, args.repodir, args.cachedir, args.gc)
+        if not importer.package_with_scmsync(package):
+            export_package(args.project, package, args.repodir, args.cachedir, args.gc)
+        else:
+            logging.debug(f"{args.project}/{package} has scmsync links - skipping export")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/lib/importer.py b/lib/importer.py
index 6ec511f..e72ffab 100644
--- a/lib/importer.py
+++ b/lib/importer.py
@@ -26,13 +26,16 @@ class Importer:
         # Import multiple Factory packages into the database
         self.packages = packages
         self.project = project
+        self.scmsync_cache = dict()
+        self.packages_with_scmsync = set()
 
         self.db = DB()
         self.obs = OBS(api_url)
-        assert project == "openSUSE:Factory"
+        assert not self.has_scmsync(project)
         self.refreshed_packages = set()
         self.gone_packages_set = None
 
+
     def import_request(self, number):
         self.obs.request(number).import_into_db(self.db)
 
@@ -213,6 +216,10 @@ class Importer:
             return
         logging.debug(f"Refresh {project}/{package}")
         self.refreshed_packages.add(key)
+        if self.has_scmsync(project) or self.has_scmsync(key):
+            self.packages_with_scmsync.add(package)
+            logging.debug(f"{project}/{package} already in Git - skipping")
+            return
         self.update_db_package(project, package)
         self.fetch_all_linked_packages(project, package)
 
@@ -255,3 +262,18 @@ class Importer:
                 for line in f.readlines():
                     self.gone_packages_set.add(line.strip())
         return key in self.gone_packages_set
+
+    def has_scmsync(self, key):
+        if key in self.scmsync_cache:
+            return self.scmsync_cache[key]
+
+        root = self.obs._meta(key)
+        scmsync_exists = False
+        if root is not None:
+            scmsync_exists = root.find('scmsync') is not None
+        self.scmsync_cache[key] = scmsync_exists
+        return scmsync_exists
+
+    def package_with_scmsync(self, package):
+        return package in self.packages_with_scmsync
+
diff --git a/lib/obs.py b/lib/obs.py
index 147b051..d36c56b 100644
--- a/lib/obs.py
+++ b/lib/obs.py
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ class OBS:
         logging.debug(f"GET {url}")
         return ET.parse(osc.core.http_GET(url)).getroot()
 
-    def _meta(self, project, package, **params):
+    def _meta(self, key, **params):
         try:
-            root = self._xml(f"source/{project}/{package}/_meta", **params)
+            root = self._xml(f"source/{key}/_meta", **params)
         except HTTPError:
-            logging.error(f"Package [{project}/{package} {params}] has no meta")
+            logging.error(f"Project/Package [{key} {params}] has no meta")
             return None
         return root
 
@@ -118,13 +118,13 @@ class OBS:
         return root
 
     def exists(self, project, package):
-        root = self._meta(project, package)
+        root = self._meta(f"{project}/{package}")
         if root is None:
             return False
         return root.get("project") == project
 
     def devel_project(self, project, package):
-        root = self._meta(project, package)
+        root = self._meta(f"{project}/{package}")
         devel = root.find("devel")
         if devel is None:
             return None