diff --git a/subcmds/gitc_init.py b/subcmds/gitc_init.py
index e99affa..c957a9d 100644
--- a/subcmds/gitc_init.py
+++ b/subcmds/gitc_init.py
@@ -68,15 +68,13 @@
       os.mkdir(self.client_dir)
     super(GitcInit, self).Execute(opt, args)
 
-    for name, remote in self.manifest.remotes.iteritems():
-      remote.fetchUrl = remote.resolvedFetchUrl
-
+    manifest_file = self.manifest.manifestFile
     if opt.manifest_file:
       if not os.path.exists(opt.manifest_file):
         print('fatal: Specified manifest file %s does not exist.' %
               opt.manifest_file)
         sys.exit(1)
-      self.manifest.Override(opt.manifest_file)
-    gitc_utils.generate_gitc_manifest(self.client_dir, self.manifest)
+      manifest_file = opt.manifest_file
+    gitc_utils.generate_gitc_manifest(self.repodir, opt.gitc_client, None, manifest_file)
     print('Please run `cd %s` to view your GITC client.' %
           os.path.join(gitc_utils.GITC_FS_ROOT_DIR, opt.gitc_client))
diff --git a/subcmds/start.py b/subcmds/start.py
index 188fd7c..940c341 100644
--- a/subcmds/start.py
+++ b/subcmds/start.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
         print("error: at least one project must be specified", file=sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    proj_name_to_gitc_proj_dict = {}
     if self.gitc_manifest:
       all_projects = self.GetProjects(projects, manifest=self.gitc_manifest,
                                       missing_ok=True)
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@
         else:
           project.already_synced = False
           project.old_revision = project.revisionExpr
-        proj_name_to_gitc_proj_dict[project.name] = project
         project.revisionExpr = None
       # Save the GITC manifest.
       gitc_utils.save_manifest(self.gitc_manifest)
@@ -77,9 +75,10 @@
     pm = Progress('Starting %s' % nb, len(all_projects))
     for project in all_projects:
       pm.update()
+
       if self.gitc_manifest:
-        gitc_project = proj_name_to_gitc_proj_dict[project.name]
-        # Sync projects that have already been opened.
+        gitc_project = self.gitc_manifest.paths[project.relpath]
+        # Sync projects that have not been opened.
         if not gitc_project.already_synced:
           proj_localdir = os.path.join(self.gitc_manifest.gitc_client_dir,
                                        project.relpath)
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@
           project.Sync_NetworkHalf()
           sync_buf = SyncBuffer(self.manifest.manifestProject.config)
           project.Sync_LocalHalf(sync_buf)
-          project.revisionExpr = gitc_project.old_revision
+          project.revisionId = gitc_project.old_revision
 
       # If the current revision is a specific SHA1 then we can't push back
       # to it; so substitute with dest_branch if defined, or with manifest
@@ -100,6 +99,7 @@
           branch_merge = project.dest_branch
         else:
           branch_merge = self.manifest.default.revisionExpr
+
       if not project.StartBranch(nb, branch_merge=branch_merge):
         err.append(project)
     pm.end()
diff --git a/subcmds/sync.py b/subcmds/sync.py
index 7b44dbd..79cfaaa 100644
--- a/subcmds/sync.py
+++ b/subcmds/sync.py
@@ -670,32 +670,36 @@
       if opt.jobs is None:
         self.jobs = self.manifest.default.sync_j
 
-    # TODO (sbasi) - Add support for manifest changes, aka projects
-    # have been added or deleted from the manifest.
     if self.gitc_manifest:
       gitc_manifest_projects = self.GetProjects(args,
-                                                manifest=self.gitc_manifest,
                                                 missing_ok=True)
       gitc_projects = []
       opened_projects = []
       for project in gitc_manifest_projects:
-        if not project.old_revision:
-          gitc_projects.append(project)
+        if project.relpath in self.gitc_manifest.paths and \
+           self.gitc_manifest.paths[project.relpath].old_revision:
+          opened_projects.append(project.relpath)
         else:
-          opened_projects.append(project)
+          gitc_projects.append(project.relpath)
 
-      if gitc_projects and not opt.local_only:
+      if not args:
+        gitc_projects = None
+
+      if gitc_projects != [] and not opt.local_only:
         print('Updating GITC client: %s' % self.gitc_manifest.gitc_client_name)
-        gitc_utils.generate_gitc_manifest(self.gitc_manifest.gitc_client_dir,
+        gitc_utils.generate_gitc_manifest(self.repodir,
+                                          self.gitc_manifest.gitc_client_name,
                                           self.gitc_manifest,
+                                          self.manifest.manifestFile,
                                           gitc_projects)
         print('GITC client successfully synced.')
 
       # The opened projects need to be synced as normal, therefore we
       # generate a new args list to represent the opened projects.
-      args = []
-      for proj in opened_projects:
-        args.append(os.path.relpath(proj.worktree, os.getcwd()))
+      # TODO: make this more reliable -- if there's a project name/path overlap,
+      # this may choose the wrong project.
+      args = [os.path.relpath(self.manifest.paths[p].worktree, os.getcwd())
+              for p in opened_projects]
       if not args:
         return
     all_projects = self.GetProjects(args,