diff --git a/sync.sh b/sync.sh
index 50d8da7..dce10ec 100755
--- a/sync.sh
+++ b/sync.sh
@@ -28,24 +28,25 @@ then
 
   mkdir -p ${BASE}
   echo Creating SVN Mirror...
-  svnadmin create ${LOCAL_SVN} ${REMOTE_SVN}
-  mkdir ${LOCAL_SVN}/hooks
+  svnadmin create ${LOCAL_SVN}
+  mkdir -p ${LOCAL_SVN}/hooks
   echo '#!/bin/sh' > ${LOCAL_SVN}/hooks/pre-revprop-change
   chmod 755 ${LOCAL_SVN}/hooks/pre-revprop-change
 
   echo Syncing SVN mirror for the first time, this will take a while...
-  svnsync sync file://${LOCAL_SVN}
+  svnadmin init file://${LOCAL_SVN} ${REMOTE_SVN}
 
   echo Cloning from git...
   git clone ${REMOTE_GIT} ${LOCAL_GIT}
 
   echo Setting up additional mirrors
+  pushd .
   cd ${LOCAL_GIT}
   for i in ${!EXTRA_GIT_MIRRORS[@]}
   do
     git remote add ${i} ${EXTRA_GIT_MIRRORS[$i]}
   done
-  cd ..
+  popd
 
   echo Adding SVN config
   cp authors.txt ${BASE}/