diff --git a/ezsync b/ezsync
index dd4aaaa..a478843 100755
--- a/ezsync
+++ b/ezsync
@@ -89,3 +89,8 @@ trap 'die "Process killed! This may lead into unexpected problems!"' 1 2 3 9 15
 printInfo "Loading public keys..."
 eval `keychain --noask --eval id_dsa id_rsa &> /dev/null`
 [ ${?} -ne 0 ] && die "EzBuild was unable to load public keys!" 1
+
+# Update local copy of Portage that is being built
+printInfo "Refreshing local build Portage tree..."
+synchronizeRepository ${PORTAGESDIR}/${PORTAGE_BUILD[0]} ${PORTAGE_BUILD[1]} ${PORTAGE_BUILD[2]} ${PORTAGE_BUILD[3]}
+[ ${?} -ne 0 ] && die "EzBuild was unable to refresh local copy of build Portage tree!"