diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index 98857a20a3c9aff1283eea635665a0f8eb997da3..09beeb592f3119eb6bfc87a2a3f4503ce1c1592b 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -230,8 +230,10 @@ end
 #########################
 
 node['typo3_site']['sync_directories'].each do |sync_data|
-	ssh_known_hosts_entry sync_data['hostname'] do
-		port sync_data['port']
+	if sync_data['hostname']
+		ssh_known_hosts_entry sync_data['hostname'] do
+			port sync_data['port']
+		end
 	end
 
 	bash 'Synchronize ' + sync_data['local'] do
@@ -242,11 +244,18 @@ node['typo3_site']['sync_directories'].each do |sync_data|
 			sync_data['sync'] or not ::File.exists?("#{node['typo3_site']['webroot']}/#{node['typo3_site']['hostname']}/#{sync_data['local']}")
 		}
 
-		code <<-EOF
-			rsync --delete -auvz --progress -e "ssh -p #{sync_data['port']} -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
-				--no-o --no-g #{sync_data['user']}@#{sync_data['hostname']}:#{sync_data['remote']} \
+		if sync_data['hostname']
+			code <<-EOF
+				rsync --delete -auvz --progress -e "ssh -p #{sync_data['port']} -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
+					--no-o --no-g #{sync_data['user']}@#{sync_data['hostname']}:#{sync_data['remote']} \
+					"#{node['typo3_site']['webroot']}/#{node['typo3_site']['hostname']}/#{sync_data['local']}";
+				EOF
+		else
+			code <<-EOF
+				rsync --delete -auvz --progress --no-o --no-g #{sync_data['remote']} \
 				"#{node['typo3_site']['webroot']}/#{node['typo3_site']['hostname']}/#{sync_data['local']}";
-		EOF
+			EOF
+		end
 		action :run
 	end
 end