diff --git a/git_superproject.py b/git_superproject.py
index 8610096..8769355 100644
--- a/git_superproject.py
+++ b/git_superproject.py
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ class Superproject(object):
     """Returns a dictionary of projects and their commit ids."""
     return self._project_commit_ids
 
+  @property
+  def manifest_path(self):
+    """Returns the manifest path if the path exists or None."""
+    return self._manifest_path if os.path.exists(self._manifest_path) else None
+
   def _GetBranch(self):
     """Returns the branch name for getting the approved manifest."""
     p = self._manifest.manifestProject
diff --git a/subcmds/sync.py b/subcmds/sync.py
index a770c25..7461754 100644
--- a/subcmds/sync.py
+++ b/subcmds/sync.py
@@ -301,6 +301,12 @@ later is required to fix a server side protocol bug.
                                                  self.repodir,
                                                  self.git_event_log,
                                                  quiet=opt.quiet)
+    if opt.local_only:
+      manifest_path = superproject.manifest_path
+      if manifest_path:
+        self._ReloadManifest(manifest_path, load_local_manifests)
+      return manifest_path
+
     all_projects = self.GetProjects(args,
                                     missing_ok=True,
                                     submodules_ok=opt.fetch_submodules)