diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/context/sync.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/context/sync.tsx
index 269ed7ae0bd..fa656b6c06c 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/context/sync.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/context/sync.tsx
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ export const { use: useSync, provider: SyncProvider } = createSimpleContext({
       console.log("bootstrapping")
       const start = Date.now() - 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
       const sessionListPromise = sdk.client.session
-        .list({ start: start })
+        .list({ start: start, roots: true })
         .then((x) => (x.data ?? []).toSorted((a, b) => a.id.localeCompare(b.id)))
 
       // blocking - include session.list when continuing a session