diff --git a/subcmds/sync.py b/subcmds/sync.py
index e9d52b7..d1a0641 100644
--- a/subcmds/sync.py
+++ b/subcmds/sync.py
@@ -219,9 +219,25 @@
                  dest='repo_upgraded', action='store_true',
                  help=SUPPRESS_HELP)
 
-  def _FetchHelper(self, opt, project, lock, fetched, pm, sem, err_event):
+  def _FetchProjectList(self, opt, projects, *args):
     """Main function of the fetch threads when jobs are > 1.
 
+    Delegates most of the work to _FetchHelper.
+
+    Args:
+      opt: Program options returned from optparse.  See _Options().
+      projects: Projects to fetch.
+      *args: Remaining arguments to pass to _FetchHelper. See the
+          _FetchHelper docstring for details.
+    """
+    for project in projects:
+      success = self._FetchHelper(opt, project, *args)
+      if not success and not opt.force_broken:
+        break
+
+  def _FetchHelper(self, opt, project, lock, fetched, pm, sem, err_event):
+    """Fetch git objects for a single project.
+
     Args:
       opt: Program options returned from optparse.  See _Options().
       project: Project object for the project to fetch.
@@ -235,6 +251,9 @@
           can be started up.
       err_event: We'll set this event in the case of an error (after printing
           out info about the error).
+
+    Returns:
+      Whether the fetch was successful.
     """
     # We'll set to true once we've locked the lock.
     did_lock = False
@@ -281,6 +300,8 @@
         lock.release()
       sem.release()
 
+    return success
+
   def _Fetch(self, projects, opt):
     fetched = set()
     pm = Progress('Fetching projects', len(projects))
@@ -303,20 +324,24 @@
           else:
             sys.exit(1)
     else:
+      objdir_project_map = dict()
+      for project in projects:
+        objdir_project_map.setdefault(project.objdir, []).append(project)
+
       threads = set()
       lock = _threading.Lock()
       sem = _threading.Semaphore(self.jobs)
       err_event = _threading.Event()
-      for project in projects:
+      for project_list in objdir_project_map.values():
         # Check for any errors before starting any new threads.
         # ...we'll let existing threads finish, though.
         if err_event.isSet():
           break
 
         sem.acquire()
-        t = _threading.Thread(target = self._FetchHelper,
+        t = _threading.Thread(target = self._FetchProjectList,
                               args = (opt,
-                                      project,
+                                      project_list,
                                       lock,
                                       fetched,
                                       pm,
@@ -342,6 +367,10 @@
     return fetched
 
   def _GCProjects(self, projects):
+    gitdirs = {}
+    for project in projects:
+      gitdirs[project.gitdir] = project.bare_git
+
     has_dash_c = git_require((1, 7, 2))
     if multiprocessing and has_dash_c:
       cpu_count = multiprocessing.cpu_count()
@@ -350,8 +379,8 @@
     jobs = min(self.jobs, cpu_count)
 
     if jobs < 2:
-      for project in projects:
-        project.bare_git.gc('--auto')
+      for bare_git in gitdirs.values():
+        bare_git.gc('--auto')
       return
 
     config = {'pack.threads': cpu_count / jobs if cpu_count > jobs else 1}
@@ -360,10 +389,10 @@
     sem = _threading.Semaphore(jobs)
     err_event = _threading.Event()
 
-    def GC(project):
+    def GC(bare_git):
       try:
         try:
-          project.bare_git.gc('--auto', config=config)
+          bare_git.gc('--auto', config=config)
         except GitError:
           err_event.set()
         except:
@@ -372,11 +401,11 @@
       finally:
         sem.release()
 
-    for project in projects:
+    for bare_git in gitdirs.values():
       if err_event.isSet():
         break
       sem.acquire()
-      t = _threading.Thread(target=GC, args=(project,))
+      t = _threading.Thread(target=GC, args=(bare_git,))
       t.daemon = True
       threads.add(t)
       t.start()
@@ -416,12 +445,13 @@
         if path not in new_project_paths:
           # If the path has already been deleted, we don't need to do it
           if os.path.exists(self.manifest.topdir + '/' + path):
+            gitdir = os.path.join(self.manifest.topdir, path, '.git')
             project = Project(
                            manifest = self.manifest,
                            name = path,
                            remote = RemoteSpec('origin'),
-                           gitdir = os.path.join(self.manifest.topdir,
-                                                 path, '.git'),
+                           gitdir = gitdir,
+                           objdir = gitdir,
                            worktree = os.path.join(self.manifest.topdir, path),
                            relpath = path,
                            revisionExpr = 'HEAD',