diff --git a/matugen/files/scripts/sync-nvim-mac.sh b/matugen/files/scripts/sync-nvim-mac.sh
index 60617e9..65691e6 100755
--- a/matugen/files/scripts/sync-nvim-mac.sh
+++ b/matugen/files/scripts/sync-nvim-mac.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 set -eu
 
-lock_dir="$HOME/.cache/matugen-sync-nvim.lock"
 log_file="$HOME/.cache/matugen-sync-nvim.log"
 
 mkdir -p "$HOME/.cache"
 
-if mkdir "$lock_dir" 2>/dev/null; then
-  {
-    ssh mac-attio "mkdir -p ~/.config/nvim/lua/plugins"
-    scp "$HOME/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/dankcolors.lua" \
-      mac-attio:~/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/
-  } >>"$log_file" 2>&1
-  rmdir "$lock_dir"
-fi
+{
+  ssh mac-attio "mkdir -p ~/.config/nvim/lua/plugins"
+  scp "$HOME/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/dankcolors.lua" \
+    mac-attio:~/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/
+} >>"$log_file" 2>&1
diff --git a/matugen/files/scripts/sync-pi-mac.sh b/matugen/files/scripts/sync-pi-mac.sh
index 9dbd7b3..e81495d 100755
--- a/matugen/files/scripts/sync-pi-mac.sh
+++ b/matugen/files/scripts/sync-pi-mac.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 set -eu
 
-lock_dir="$HOME/.cache/matugen-sync-pi.lock"
 log_file="$HOME/.cache/matugen-sync-pi.log"
 
 mkdir -p "$HOME/.cache"
 
-if mkdir "$lock_dir" 2>/dev/null; then
-  {
-    ssh mac-attio "mkdir -p ~/.pi/agent/themes"
-    scp "$HOME/.pi/agent/themes/matugen.json" \
-      mac-attio:~/.pi/agent/themes/
-  } >>"$log_file" 2>&1
-  rmdir "$lock_dir"
-fi
+{
+  ssh mac-attio "mkdir -p ~/.pi/agent/themes"
+  scp "$HOME/.pi/agent/themes/matugen.json" \
+    mac-attio:~/.pi/agent/themes/
+} >>"$log_file" 2>&1
diff --git a/matugen/files/scripts/sync-zellij-mac.sh b/matugen/files/scripts/sync-zellij-mac.sh
index 2ad3240..d2225df 100755
--- a/matugen/files/scripts/sync-zellij-mac.sh
+++ b/matugen/files/scripts/sync-zellij-mac.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 set -eu
 
-lock_dir="$HOME/.cache/matugen-sync-zellij.lock"
 log_file="$HOME/.cache/matugen-sync-zellij.log"
 
 mkdir -p "$HOME/.cache"
 
-if mkdir "$lock_dir" 2>/dev/null; then
-  {
-    ssh mac-attio "mkdir -p ~/.config/zellij/themes"
-    scp "$HOME/.config/zellij/themes/matugen.kdl" \
-      mac-attio:~/.config/zellij/themes/
-  } >>"$log_file" 2>&1
-  rmdir "$lock_dir"
-fi
+{
+  ssh mac-attio "mkdir -p ~/.config/zellij/themes"
+  scp "$HOME/.config/zellij/themes/matugen.kdl" \
+    mac-attio:~/.config/zellij/themes/
+  ssh mac-attio "touch ~/.config/zellij/config.kdl"
+} >>"$log_file" 2>&1