diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f116f3f..7967068 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type Application struct {
 
 	reposMut               sync.RWMutex
 	reposCache             []gitea.Repo // Sorted by recently-created-first
+	reposCacheByName       map[string]int
 	reposAlphabeticalOrder map[string]int
 }
 
diff --git a/sync.go b/sync.go
index a984828..dd54f19 100644
--- a/sync.go
+++ b/sync.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (this *Application) sync(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 	}
 
 	for i, rr := range repos {
-		if idx, ok := this.reposAlphabeticalOrder[rr.Name]; ok && this.reposCache[idx].GiteaUpdated == rr.GiteaUpdated {
+		if idx, ok := this.reposCacheByName[rr.Name]; ok && this.reposCache[idx].GiteaUpdated == rr.GiteaUpdated {
 			// Already exists in cache with same Gitea update time
 			// Copy timestamps
 			repos[i] = this.reposCache[idx]
@@ -156,9 +156,15 @@ func (this *Application) sync(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		repos = reordered
 	}
 
+	reposCacheByName := make(map[string]int, len(repos))
+	for idx, repo := range repos {
+		reposCacheByName[repo.Name] = idx
+	}
+
 	// Commit our changes for the other threads to look at
 	this.reposMut.Lock()
 	this.reposCache = repos
+	this.reposCacheByName = reposCacheByName
 	this.reposAlphabeticalOrder = alphabeticalOrderIndexes
 	this.reposMut.Unlock()