diff --git a/commonspace/object/tree/synctree/synctree.go b/commonspace/object/tree/synctree/synctree.go
index e579a8c8..8c000d80 100644
--- a/commonspace/object/tree/synctree/synctree.go
+++ b/commonspace/object/tree/synctree/synctree.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func buildSyncTree(ctx context.Context, peerId string, deps BuildDeps) (t SyncTr
 		headUpdate := syncTree.syncClient.CreateHeadUpdate(t, nil)
 		// send to everybody, because everybody should know that the node or client got new tree
 		syncTree.syncClient.Broadcast(headUpdate)
-		deps.SyncStatus.HeadsApply(peerId, syncTree.Id(), syncTree.Heads(), true)
+		deps.SyncStatus.ObjectReceive(peerId, syncTree.Id(), syncTree.Heads())
 	}
 	return
 }
diff --git a/commonspace/syncstatus/noop.go b/commonspace/syncstatus/noop.go
index 731ee500..660f46a0 100644
--- a/commonspace/syncstatus/noop.go
+++ b/commonspace/syncstatus/noop.go
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ func (n *noOpSyncStatus) Name() (name string) {
 func (n *noOpSyncStatus) HeadsChange(treeId string, heads []string) {
 }
 
+func (n *noOpSyncStatus) ObjectReceive(senderId, treeId string, heads []string) {
+}
+
 func (n *noOpSyncStatus) HeadsApply(senderId, treeId string, heads []string, allAdded bool) {
 }
 
diff --git a/commonspace/syncstatus/syncstatus.go b/commonspace/syncstatus/syncstatus.go
index 321ccc0b..cc991dfa 100644
--- a/commonspace/syncstatus/syncstatus.go
+++ b/commonspace/syncstatus/syncstatus.go
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ type StatusUpdater interface {
 
 	HeadsChange(treeId string, heads []string)
 	HeadsReceive(senderId, treeId string, heads []string)
+	ObjectReceive(senderId, treeId string, heads []string)
 	HeadsApply(senderId, treeId string, heads []string, allAdded bool)
 }