diff --git a/lua/dep.lua b/lua/dep.lua
index fe03e5f..96544ca 100644
--- a/lua/dep.lua
+++ b/lua/dep.lua
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ end
 ---@param package package package table spec
 ---@return boolean sync
 local function shouldsync(opts, package)
-  if opts.sync == "new" or opts.sync == nil then
+  if opts.sync == "never" then
+    return false
+  elseif opts.sync == "new" or opts.sync == nil then
     return not package.exists
   else
     return opts.sync == "always"