diff --git a/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/repo/NotebookRepoSync.java b/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/repo/NotebookRepoSync.java
index 288cff97671..49f40fcdd70 100644
--- a/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/repo/NotebookRepoSync.java
+++ b/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/repo/NotebookRepoSync.java
@@ -42,12 +42,15 @@ public class NotebookRepoSync implements NotebookRepo{
   private static final int maxRepoNum = 2;
   private static final String pushKey = "pushNoteIDs";
   private static final String pullKey = "pullNoteIDs";
+  private static ZeppelinConfiguration config;
 
   /**
    * @param (conf)
    * @throws - Exception
    */
   public NotebookRepoSync(ZeppelinConfiguration conf) throws Exception {
+
+    config = conf;
     
     String allStorageClassNames = conf.getString(ConfVars.ZEPPELIN_NOTEBOOK_STORAGE).trim();
     if (allStorageClassNames.isEmpty()) {
@@ -72,6 +75,9 @@ public NotebookRepoSync(ZeppelinConfiguration conf) throws Exception {
 
   /* by default lists from first repository */
   public List<NoteInfo> list() throws IOException {
+    if (config.getBoolean(ConfVars.ZEPPELIN_NOTEBOOK_RELOAD_FROM_STORAGE) && getRepoCount() > 1) {
+      sync(0, 1);
+    }
     return getRepo(0).list();
   }
   
diff --git a/zeppelin-zengine/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/repo/NotebookRepoSyncTest.java b/zeppelin-zengine/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/repo/NotebookRepoSyncTest.java
index 981ed6e2451..bfc6561d571 100644
--- a/zeppelin-zengine/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/repo/NotebookRepoSyncTest.java
+++ b/zeppelin-zengine/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/repo/NotebookRepoSyncTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.zeppelin.conf.ZeppelinConfiguration;
 import org.apache.zeppelin.conf.ZeppelinConfiguration.ConfVars;
 import org.apache.zeppelin.interpreter.InterpreterFactory;
@@ -180,6 +181,40 @@ public void testSyncUpdateMain() throws IOException {
         notebookRepoSync.list(1).get(0).getId()).getLastParagraph().getId());
   }
   
+  @Test
+  public void testSyncOnList() throws IOException {
+	
+	/* check that both storage repos are empty */
+	assertTrue(notebookRepoSync.getRepoCount() > 1);
+	assertEquals(0, notebookRepoSync.list(0).size());
+	assertEquals(0, notebookRepoSync.list(1).size());
+	    
+	File srcDir = new File("src/test/resources/2A94M5J1Z");
+	File destDir = new File(secNotebookDir + "/2A94M5J1Z");
+	
+	/* copy manually new notebook into secondary storage repo and check repos */
+    try {
+        FileUtils.copyDirectory(srcDir, destDir);
+      } catch (IOException e) {
+        e.printStackTrace();
+      }
+    assertEquals(0, notebookRepoSync.list(0).size());
+    assertEquals(1, notebookRepoSync.list(1).size());
+    
+    /* Although new notebook is added to secondary storage it's not displayed 
+     * on list() with ZEPPELIN_NOTEBOOK_RELOAD_FROM_STORAGE set to false
+     */
+    System.setProperty(ConfVars.ZEPPELIN_NOTEBOOK_RELOAD_FROM_STORAGE.getVarName(), "false");
+    assertEquals(0, notebookRepoSync.list().size());
+    
+    /* notebook is synced after ZEPPELIN_NOTEBOOK_RELOAD_FROM_STORAGE variable is set to true */
+    System.setProperty(ConfVars.ZEPPELIN_NOTEBOOK_RELOAD_FROM_STORAGE.getVarName(), "true");
+    assertEquals(1, notebookRepoSync.list().size());
+    
+    assertEquals(1, notebookRepoSync.list(0).size());
+	assertEquals(1, notebookRepoSync.list(1).size());
+  }
+  
   private void delete(File file){
     if(file.isFile()) file.delete();
       else if(file.isDirectory()){