diff --git a/builder b/builder
index 8586d1a..0a82963 100755
--- a/builder
+++ b/builder
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ my $equo_mirrorsort      = $ENV{EQUO_MIRRORSORT}      // 1;
 my $entropy_repository   = $ENV{ENTROPY_REPOSITORY}   // "main"; # Can be weekly, main, testing
 my $artifacts_folder     = $ENV{ARTIFACTS_DIR};
 my $dep_scan_depth = $ENV{DEPENDENCY_SCAN_DEPTH} // 2;
+my $skip_sync = $ENV{SKIP_SYNC} // 0;
+my $webrsync = $ENV{WEBRSYNC} // 0;
 
 my $make_conf = $ENV{MAKE_CONF};
 
@@ -172,8 +174,15 @@ auto-sync = no' > /etc/portage/repos.conf/local.conf
 
 system("mkdir -p /usr/portage/distfiles/git3-src");
 
-# sync portage and overlays
-system("layman -S;emerge --sync");
+unless($skip_sync == 1){
+  # sync portage and overlays
+  system("layman -S");
+  if($webrsync == 1){
+   system("emerge-webrsync");
+  } else {
+   system("emerge --sync");
+  }
+}
 
 # preparing for MOAR automation
 qx|eselect profile set $profile|;
diff --git a/sabayon-buildpackages b/sabayon-buildpackages
index f8f46a4..6f2bb24 100755
--- a/sabayon-buildpackages
+++ b/sabayon-buildpackages
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ docker_volumes=( -v "$OUTPUT_DIR:/usr/portage/packages" )
 [ -z "$EQUO_SPLIT_INSTALL" ] || docker_env+=(-e "EQUO_SPLIT_INSTALL=$EQUO_SPLIT_INSTALL")
 [ -z "$ARTIFACTS_DIR" ] || docker_env+=(-e "ARTIFACTS_DIR=$ARTIFACTS_DIR")
 [ -z "$ENTROPY_REPOSITORY" ] || docker_env+=(-e "ENTROPY_REPOSITORY=$ENTROPY_REPOSITORY")
+[ -z "$SKIP_SYNC" ] || docker_env+=(-e "SKIP_SYNC=$SKIP_SYNC")
+[ -z "$WEBRSYNC" ] || docker_env+=(-e "WEBRSYNC=$WEBRSYNC")
 [ -z "$DISTFILES" ] || docker_volumes+=(-v "$DISTFILES:/usr/portage/distfiles")
 [ -z "$ENTROPY_DOWNLOADED_PACKAGES" ] || docker_volumes+=(-v "$ENTROPY_DOWNLOADED_PACKAGES:/var/lib/entropy/client/packages")