diff --git a/frappe/model/sync.py b/frappe/model/sync.py
index 138f9eaad4..7ce9dba245 100644
--- a/frappe/model/sync.py
+++ b/frappe/model/sync.py
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ def sync_for(app_name, force=0, sync_everything = False, verbose=False, reset_pe
 
 	for module_name in frappe.local.app_modules.get(app_name) or []:
 		folder = os.path.dirname(frappe.get_module(app_name + "." + module_name).__file__)
-		get_doc_files(files, folder)
+		files = get_doc_files(files, folder, force, sync_everything, verbose=verbose)
 
 	l = len(files)
+
 	if l:
 		for i, doc_path in enumerate(files):
 			import_file_by_path(doc_path, force=force, ignore_version=True,
@@ -78,6 +79,9 @@ def sync_for(app_name, force=0, sync_everything = False, verbose=False, reset_pe
 def get_doc_files(files, start_path):
 	"""walk and sync all doctypes and pages"""
 
+	if not files:
+		files = []
+
 	# load in sequence - warning for devs
 	document_types = ['doctype', 'page', 'report', 'dashboard_chart_source', 'print_format',
 		'web_page', 'website_theme', 'web_form', 'web_template',
@@ -95,3 +99,5 @@ def get_doc_files(files, start_path):
 					if os.path.exists(doc_path):
 						if not doc_path in files:
 							files.append(doc_path)
+
+	return files
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