diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/sync.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/sync.php
index 0a223bc48..e9d4c8748 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/sync.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/sync.php
@@ -19,70 +19,71 @@ class Sync{
         $pid = pcntl_fork();
     }
     $pidfile = '/tmp/ams_cron_pid';
-    if(isset($pid)) {
-    // We're the main process.
-    } else {
-        if(!file_exists($pidfile)) {
-            $pid = getmypid();
-            $file = fopen($pidfile, 'w');
-                
-            fwrite($file, $pid);
-            fclose($file);
-
-            try {
-                $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
-                $statement = $dbl->executeWithoutParams("SELECT * FROM ams_querycache");
-                $rows = $statement->fetchAll();           
-                foreach ($rows as $record) {
+    
+        if(isset($pid)) {
+        // We're the main process.
+        } else {
+            if(!file_exists($pidfile)) {
+                $pid = getmypid();
+                $file = fopen($pidfile, 'w');
                     
-                    $db = new DBLayer($record['db']);
-                    switch($record['type']) {
-                        case 'createPermissions':
-                            $decode = json_decode($record['query']);
-                            $values = array('username' => $decode[0]);
-                            //make connection with and put into shard db & delete from the lib
-                            $sth = $db->execute("SELECT UId FROM user WHERE Login= :username;", $values);
-                            $result = $sth->fetchAll();
-                            foreach ($result as $UId) {
-                                $ins_values = array('id' => $UId['UId']);
-                                $db->execute("INSERT INTO permission (UId, ClientApplication, AccessPrivilege) VALUES (:id, 'r2', 'OPEN');", $ins_values);
-                                $db->execute("INSERT INTO permission (UId, ClientApplication, AccessPrivilege) VALUES (:id , 'ryzom_open', 'OPEN');", $ins_values);
-                            }
-                            break;
-                        case 'change_pass':
-                            $decode = json_decode($record['query']);
-                            $values = array('user' => $decode[0], 'pass' => $decode[1]);
-                            //make connection with and put into shard db & delete from the lib
-                            $db->execute("UPDATE user SET Password = :pass WHERE Login = :user",$values);              
-                            break;
-                        case 'change_mail':
-                            $decode = json_decode($record['query']);
-                            $values = array('user' => $decode[0], 'mail' => $decode[1]);
-                            //make connection with and put into shard db & delete from the lib
-                            $db->execute("UPDATE user SET Email = :mail WHERE Login = :user",$values);              
-                            break;
-                        case 'createUser': 
-                            $decode = json_decode($record['query']);
-                            $values = array('login' => $decode[0], 'pass' => $decode[1], 'mail' => $decode[2] );
-                            //make connection with and put into shard db & delete from the lib
-                            $db->execute("INSERT INTO user (Login, Password, Email) VALUES (:login, :pass, :mail)",$values);              
-                            break;
-                    }
-                    $dbl->execute("DELETE FROM ams_querycache WHERE SID=:SID",array('SID' => $record['SID']));
-                }
-                if ($display == true) {
-                    print('Syncing completed');
-                }
-            }
-            catch (PDOException $e) {
-                if ($display == true) {
-                    print('Something went wrong! The shard is probably still offline!');
-                    print_r($e);
-                }
-            }
-            unlink($pidfile);
-        }
+                fwrite($file, $pid);
+                fclose($file);
 
-    }
+                try {
+                    $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+                    $statement = $dbl->executeWithoutParams("SELECT * FROM ams_querycache");
+                    $rows = $statement->fetchAll();           
+                    foreach ($rows as $record) {
+                        
+                        $db = new DBLayer($record['db']);
+                        switch($record['type']) {
+                            case 'createPermissions':
+                                $decode = json_decode($record['query']);
+                                $values = array('username' => $decode[0]);
+                                //make connection with and put into shard db & delete from the lib
+                                $sth = $db->execute("SELECT UId FROM user WHERE Login= :username;", $values);
+                                $result = $sth->fetchAll();
+                                foreach ($result as $UId) {
+                                    $ins_values = array('id' => $UId['UId']);
+                                    $db->execute("INSERT INTO permission (UId, ClientApplication, AccessPrivilege) VALUES (:id, 'r2', 'OPEN');", $ins_values);
+                                    $db->execute("INSERT INTO permission (UId, ClientApplication, AccessPrivilege) VALUES (:id , 'ryzom_open', 'OPEN');", $ins_values);
+                                }
+                                break;
+                            case 'change_pass':
+                                $decode = json_decode($record['query']);
+                                $values = array('user' => $decode[0], 'pass' => $decode[1]);
+                                //make connection with and put into shard db & delete from the lib
+                                $db->execute("UPDATE user SET Password = :pass WHERE Login = :user",$values);              
+                                break;
+                            case 'change_mail':
+                                $decode = json_decode($record['query']);
+                                $values = array('user' => $decode[0], 'mail' => $decode[1]);
+                                //make connection with and put into shard db & delete from the lib
+                                $db->execute("UPDATE user SET Email = :mail WHERE Login = :user",$values);              
+                                break;
+                            case 'createUser': 
+                                $decode = json_decode($record['query']);
+                                $values = array('login' => $decode[0], 'pass' => $decode[1], 'mail' => $decode[2] );
+                                //make connection with and put into shard db & delete from the lib
+                                $db->execute("INSERT INTO user (Login, Password, Email) VALUES (:login, :pass, :mail)",$values);              
+                                break;
+                        }
+                        $dbl->execute("DELETE FROM ams_querycache WHERE SID=:SID",array('SID' => $record['SID']));
+                    }
+                    if ($display == true) {
+                        print('Syncing completed');
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (PDOException $e) {
+                    if ($display == true) {
+                        print('Something went wrong! The shard is probably still offline!');
+                        print_r($e);
+                    }
+                }
+                unlink($pidfile);
+            }
+
+        }
     }
 }