diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/research/researchers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/research/researchers_controller.rb
index 81c0ad21868b26b2fefacc2519c59fee73a4afee..49b966e945b1bc1679e3a0000c5fbdc64308fc77 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/research/researchers_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/research/researchers_controller.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ class Admin::Research::ResearchersController < Admin::Research::ApplicationContr
   end
 
   def sync_with_hal
-    @researcher.import_research_hal_publications!
+    begin
+      Research::Hal.pause_git_sync
+      @researcher.import_research_hal_publications!
+    ensure
+      Research::Hal.unpause_git_sync
+    end
     redirect_to admin_research_researcher_path(@researcher)
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/research/hal.rb b/app/models/research/hal.rb
index 775b8dc4e8f3d0df212e11b5e910a36213094689..0554fa97527f2d37fab0b9d25a6c5be18cd2d233 100644
--- a/app/models/research/hal.rb
+++ b/app/models/research/hal.rb
@@ -8,15 +8,34 @@ module Research::Hal
 
   def self.update_from_api!
     begin
-      Research::Hal::Publication.skip_callback :save, :after, :connect_and_sync_direct_sources
+      pause_git_sync
       Research::Hal::Author.find_each do |author|
         author.import_research_hal_publications!
       end
     ensure
-      Research::Hal::Publication.set_callback :save, :after, :connect_and_sync_direct_sources
+      unpause_git_sync
     end
   end
 
+  def self.pause_git_sync
+    Research::Hal::Publication.skip_callback :save, :after, :connect_and_sync_direct_sources
+  end
+
+  def self.unpause_git_sync
+    Research::Hal::Publication.set_callback :save, :after, :connect_and_sync_direct_sources
+  end
+
+  def self.clear_queue!
+    ids = []
+    Delayed::Job.find_each do |job|
+      if  job.payload_object.method_name == :sync_indirect_object_with_git_without_delay &&
+          job.payload_object.args.first.is_a?(Research::Hal::Publication)
+        ids << job.id
+      end
+    end
+    Delayed::Job.where(id: ids).destroy_all
+  end
+
   def self.parts
     [
       [Research::Hal::Publication, :admin_research_hal_publications_path],