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 5e8d2d37d..c41985cfc 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
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Sync{
      * This is done because the shard could have been offline and we want changes made on the website (which is still online) to eventually hit the shard.
      * These changes are: createPermissions, createUser, change_pass, change_mail
      */
-    static public function syncdata () {
+    static public function syncdata ($display = true) {
 
         try {
             $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
@@ -56,11 +56,15 @@ class Sync{
                 }
                 $dbl->execute("DELETE FROM ams_querycache WHERE SID=:SID",array('SID' => $record['SID']));
             }
-            print('Syncing completed');
+            if ($display == true) {
+                print('Syncing completed');
+            }
         }
         catch (PDOException $e) {
-            print('Something went wrong! The shard is probably still offline!');
-            print_r($e);
+            if ($display == true) {
+                print('Something went wrong! The shard is probably still offline!');
+                print_r($e);
+            }
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/index.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/index.php
index 50d8227be..65faef428 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/index.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/index.php
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ if (!@include '../config.php') {
 }
 session_start();
 
+//Running Cron?
+if ( isset( $_GET["cron"]) ){
+    if ($_GET["cron"] == "true"){
+     Sync::syncdata(false);
+     }
+}
+
+//Always try to sync on page load, ie "lazy" cron
+Sync::syncdata(false);
+
 //Decide what page to load
 if ( ! isset( $_GET["page"]) ){
      if(isset($_SESSION['user'])){
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/js/help.js b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/js/help.js
index 3c1fad7b3..2dc0773c0 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/js/help.js
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/js/help.js
@@ -25,4 +25,10 @@ function show_help(help_tip)
 
 }
 
-$("#sync").click(function() {alert("Handler for .click() called.");});
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+function syncRun()
+{
+	$.get("index.php?cron=true");
+	alert("Sync function called.");
+}
+
+$("#sync").click(function() {syncRun();});
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