diff --git a/include/ctx.h b/include/ctx.h
index 52032cd..af59eb6 100644
--- a/include/ctx.h
+++ b/include/ctx.h
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ bool lm_ctx_install(
 bool lm_ctx_remove(
     lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_pkg_t *pkg, lm_ctx_remove_callback_t callback, void *data); // removes a single package
 bool lm_ctx_check(
-    lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_pkg_t *pkg, lm_ctx_check_callback_t callback, void *data);              // checks a single package
-bool lm_ctx_sync(lm_ctx_t *ctx, bool do_update, lm_ctx_sync_callback_t callback, void *data); // syncs all the pools
-void lm_ctx_ping(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_ctx_ping_callback_t callback, void *data);                 // pings all the pools
-bool lm_ctx_serve(lm_ctx_t *ctx, char *addr, uint8_t threads);                                // serves all the pools
+    lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_pkg_t *pkg, lm_ctx_check_callback_t callback, void *data); // checks a single package
+size_t lm_ctx_sync(lm_ctx_t *ctx, bool do_update, lm_ctx_sync_callback_t callback, void *data); // syncs all the pools
+void   lm_ctx_ping(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_ctx_ping_callback_t callback, void *data);                 // pings all the pools
+bool   lm_ctx_serve(lm_ctx_t *ctx, char *addr, uint8_t threads);                                // serves all the pools
 
 /* ####################
    ## pool fucntions ##
diff --git a/include/types.h b/include/types.h
index 313a04c..156ebe0 100644
--- a/include/types.h
+++ b/include/types.h
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ typedef struct lm_pool {
   lm_pool_path_t  paths;
   lm_url_t        url;
   lm_pkg_t       *pkg;
-  bool            available;
   char           *name;
+  bool            available, loaded;
 } lm_pool_t;
diff --git a/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po b/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po
index 0b1b1d9..e20e5e5 100644
--- a/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po
+++ b/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-07-11 13:49+0300\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-07-13 14:04+0300\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
diff --git a/src/ctx/serve.c b/src/ctx/serve.c
index a653a76..a88fb7c 100644
--- a/src/ctx/serve.c
+++ b/src/ctx/serve.c
@@ -161,6 +161,13 @@ bool lm_ctx_serve(lm_ctx_t *ctx, char *addr, uint8_t threads){
       continue;
     }
 
+    if(!pool->loaded){
+      pdebug(__func__, "requested pool (%s) is not loaded, closing connection", pool->name);
+      lm_mptp_init(&packet, false, MPTP_S2C_BRUH, true);
+      lm_mptp_server_send(sock, &packet, &saddr);
+      continue;
+    }
+
     lm_pool_thread_arg_t *arg = malloc(sizeof(lm_pool_thread_arg_t));
 
     memcpy(&arg->addr, &saddr, sizeof(struct sockaddr));
diff --git a/src/ctx/sync.c b/src/ctx/sync.c
index 590f204..57f3f72 100644
--- a/src/ctx/sync.c
+++ b/src/ctx/sync.c
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ bool __lm_ctx_sync_callback(char *path, size_t current, size_t total, void *data
   return cbdata->callback(cbdata->ctx, cbdata->pool, cbdata->state, current, total, data);
 }
 
-bool lm_ctx_sync(lm_ctx_t *ctx, bool do_update, lm_ctx_sync_callback_t callback, void *data){
+size_t lm_ctx_sync(lm_ctx_t *ctx, bool do_update, lm_ctx_sync_callback_t callback, void *data){
   struct __lm_ctx_sync_cb_data cbdata = {
     .ctx = ctx,
     .callback = callback,
     .data = data,
   };
   lm_pool_t *cur = ctx->pools;
+  size_t loaded_count = 0;
   bool status = false;
 
   while(NULL != cur){
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@ bool lm_ctx_sync(lm_ctx_t *ctx, bool do_update, lm_ctx_sync_callback_t callback,
       callback(ctx, cur, SYNC_INFO_SUCCESS, 0, 0, data);
     else if(NULL != callback && !status)
       callback(ctx, cur, SYNC_INFO_FAIL, 0, 0, data);
+
+    if(status)
+      cur->loaded = true;
+
     status = false;
     cur = cur->next;
   }
@@ -72,6 +77,9 @@ bool lm_ctx_sync(lm_ctx_t *ctx, bool do_update, lm_ctx_sync_callback_t callback,
     cbdata.pool = cur;
     cbdata.state = SYNC_DOWNLOADING_LIST;
 
+    if(!cur->loaded)
+      goto next_list;
+
     if(lm_pool_path_is_empty(cur)){
       pdebug(__func__, "(%s) failed to load list, pool paths are empty", cur->name);
       goto next_list;
@@ -95,6 +103,12 @@ bool lm_ctx_sync(lm_ctx_t *ctx, bool do_update, lm_ctx_sync_callback_t callback,
       callback(ctx, cur, SYNC_LIST_SUCCESS, 0, 0, data);
     else if(NULL != callback && !status)
       callback(ctx, cur, SYNC_LIST_FAIL, 0, 0, data);
+
+    if(!status)
+      cur->loaded = false;
+    else
+      loaded_count++;
+   
     status = false;
     cur = cur->next;
   }
diff --git a/src/pool/pool.c b/src/pool/pool.c
index d937231..0c65127 100644
--- a/src/pool/pool.c
+++ b/src/pool/pool.c
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ lm_pool_t *lm_pool_new(char *name, char *url) {
   lm_pool_t *pool = malloc(sizeof(lm_pool_t));
   bzero(pool, sizeof(lm_pool_t));
   
-  pool->available = false;
+  pool->available = true;
+  pool->loaded    = false;
   pool->name      = name;
 
   if (NULL != url && !lm_url_init(&pool->url, url)) {