diff --git a/apps/terminal/automations/deploy_applet_host/playbook.yml b/apps/terminal/automations/deploy_applet_host/playbook.yml
index d8b040583..4f652fcbf 100644
--- a/apps/terminal/automations/deploy_applet_host/playbook.yml
+++ b/apps/terminal/automations/deploy_applet_host/playbook.yml
@@ -177,6 +177,6 @@
     delay: 5
 
   - name: Sync all remote applets
-    ansible.windows.win_shell: >
-        echo "TODO: Sync all remote applets"
-    when: Initial
+    ansible.windows.win_shell:
+      "tinkerd install all"
+
diff --git a/apps/terminal/models/applet/host.py b/apps/terminal/models/applet/host.py
index 5a85cbaf8..990e366df 100644
--- a/apps/terminal/models/applet/host.py
+++ b/apps/terminal/models/applet/host.py
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ import os
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 from django.db import models
-from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from django.utils import timezone
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from rest_framework.exceptions import ValidationError
 from simple_history.utils import bulk_create_with_history
 
+from assets.models import Host
 from common.db.models import JMSBaseModel
 from common.utils import random_string
-from assets.models import Host
 
 __all__ = ['AppletHost', 'AppletHostDeployment']
 
@@ -44,13 +44,11 @@ class AppletHost(Host):
             raise ValidationError('Request user has no terminal')
 
         self.date_synced = timezone.now()
-        if not self.terminal:
+        if self.terminal == request_terminal:
+            self.save(update_fields=['date_synced'])
+        else:
             self.terminal = request_terminal
             self.save(update_fields=['terminal', 'date_synced'])
-        elif self.terminal and self.terminal != request_terminal:
-            raise ValidationError('Terminal has been set')
-        else:
-            self.save(update_fields=['date_synced'])
 
     def check_applets_state(self, applets_value_list):
         applets = self.applets.all()