diff --git a/sync/common b/sync/common
index e909ecd..da2ddd1 100644
--- a/sync/common
+++ b/sync/common
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ VARIANTS=(boot minimal dvd1)
 
 # Syncing functions
 function parallel_rsync_no_delete_staging() {
-  TARGET="${1}"
+  local TARGET="${1}"
   sudo -l && find **/* -maxdepth 0 -type d | parallel --will-cite -j 18 sudo rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable {} "${TARGET}"
 }
 
 function parallel_rsync_no_delete_prod() {
-  TARGET="${1}"
+  local TARGET="${1}"
   sudo -l && find ./ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec find {}/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d \;|sed 's/^..//g' | parallel --will-cite -j 18 sudo rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable {} "${TARGET}"
   # shellcheck disable=SC2035
   sudo -l && find ** -maxdepth 0 -type l | parallel --will-cite -j 18 sudo rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable {} "${TARGET}"
@@ -86,36 +86,42 @@ function parallel_rsync_delete_staging() {
 }
 
 function parallel_rsync_delete_prod() {
-  TARGET="${1}"
+  local TARGET="${1}"
   sudo -l && find ./ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec find {}/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d \;|sed 's/^..//g' | parallel --will-cite -j 18 sudo rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable --delete {} "${TARGET}"
   # shellcheck disable=SC2035
   sudo -l && find ** -maxdepth 0 -type l | parallel --will-cite -j 18 sudo rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable {} "${TARGET}"
 }
 
 function rsync_no_delete_staging() {
-  TARGET="${1}"
+  local TARGET="${1}"
   sudo -l && rsync -vrlptDSH --chown=10004:10005 --progress --human-readable compose/ "${TARGET}"
 }
 
+function rsync_no_delete_staging_with_excludes() {
+  local TARGET="${1}"
+  local EXCLUDE="${2}"
+  sudo -l && rsync -vrlptDSH --chown=10004:10005 --progress --human-readable --exclude "${EXCLUDE}" compose/ "${TARGET}"
+}
+
 function rsync_no_delete_prod() {
-  REV="${1}"
-  TARGET="${2}"
+  local REV="${1}"
+  local TARGET="${2}"
   sudo -l && rsync -vrlptDSH --chown=10004:10005 --progress --human-readable "${REV}/" "${TARGET}"
 }
 
 function rsync_delete_staging() {
-  TARGET="${1}"
+  local TARGET="${1}"
   sudo -l && rsync -vrlptDSH --chown=10004:10005 --progress --human-readable --delete compose/ "${TARGET}"
 }
 
 function rsync_delete_prod() {
-  REV="${1}"
-  TARGET="${2}"
+  local REV="${1}"
+  local TARGET="${2}"
   sudo -l && rsync -vrlptDSH --chown=10004:10005 --progress --human-readable --delete "${REV}/" "${TARGET}"
 }
 
 function perform_hardlink() {
-  TARGET="${1}"
+  local TARGET="${1}"
   hardlink -x '.*\.xml.*' "${TARGET}"
 }
 
@@ -124,6 +130,7 @@ export -f parallel_rsync_no_delete_prod
 export -f parallel_rsync_delete_staging
 export -f parallel_rsync_delete_prod
 export -f rsync_no_delete_staging
+export -f rsync_no_delete_staging_with_excludes
 export -f rsync_no_delete_prod
 export -f rsync_delete_staging
 export -f rsync_delete_prod
diff --git a/sync/minor-release-sync-to-staging.sh b/sync/minor-release-sync-to-staging.sh
index 846d457..b7b15dd 100644
--- a/sync/minor-release-sync-to-staging.sh
+++ b/sync/minor-release-sync-to-staging.sh
@@ -10,10 +10,16 @@ source $(dirname "$0")/common
 # Major Version (eg, 8)
 MAJ=${RLVER}
 
+if [ "${MAJ}" == "9" ]; then
+  echo "Does not work for Rocky Linux 9. Please use sync-to-staging"
+  exit 32
+fi
+
 # sync all pieces of a release, including extras, nfv, etc
 for COMPOSE in "${NONSIG_COMPOSE[@]}"; do
   echo "${COMPOSE}: Syncing"
-  pushd "${RELEASE_COMPOSE_ROOT}/compose" || { echo "${COMPOSE}: Failed to change directory"; break; }
+  SYNCSRC="/mnt/compose/${MAJ}/latest-${COMPOSE}-${MAJ}"
+  pushd "${SYNCSRC}/compose" || { echo "${COMPOSE}: Failed to change directory"; break; }
 
   if [[ "${COMPOSE}" == "Rocky" ]]; then
     # ISO Work before syncing
@@ -39,30 +45,20 @@ for COMPOSE in "${NONSIG_COMPOSE[@]}"; do
       done
       popd || { echo "Could not change directory"; break; }
     done
+    mkdir -p live/x86_64
+    ln -s live Live
   fi
+  popd || { echo "${COMPOSE}: Failed to change directory"; break; }
 
   TARGET="${STAGING_ROOT}/${CATEGORY_STUB}/${REV}"
   mkdir -p "${TARGET}"
-  # disabling because none of our files should be starting with dashes. If they
-  # are something is *seriously* wrong here.
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2035
-  sudo -l && find **/* -maxdepth 0 -type d | parallel --will-cite -j 18 sudo rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable \
-      {} "${TARGET}"
-
-  if [[ "${COMPOSE}" == "Rocky" ]]; then
-    cp COMPOSE_ID "${TARGET}"
-    chown 10004:10005 "${TARGET}/COMPOSE_ID"
-    rsync -av --chown=10004:10005 --progress --relative --human-readable metadata "${TARGET}"
+  pushd "${SYNCSRC}" || { echo "${COMPOSE}: Failed to change directory"; break; }
+  if [[ "${COMPOSE}" != "Rocky" ]]; then
+    rsync_no_delete_staging_with_excludes "${TARGET}" "metadata"
+  else
+    rsync_no_delete_staging "${TARGET}"
   fi
-
-  # Return back to where we started
-  popd || { echo "${COMPOSE}: Failed to change back"; break; }
-
-  # Create extra stuff
-  pushd "${TARGET}" || { echo "${COMPOSE}: Failed to change directory"; break;  }
-  mkdir -p Live/x86_64
-  ln -s Live live
-  popd || { echo "${COMPOSE}: Failed to change back"; break;  }
+  popd || { echo "${COMPOSE}: Failed to change directory"; break; }
 done
 
 
diff --git a/sync/sync-to-staging.sh b/sync/sync-to-staging.sh
index 8ecadc5..c13f405 100644
--- a/sync/sync-to-staging.sh
+++ b/sync/sync-to-staging.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ if [ $ret_val -eq "0" ]; then
   TARGET="${STAGING_ROOT}/${CATEGORY_STUB}/${REV}"
   mkdir -p "${TARGET}"
   rsync_no_delete_staging "${TARGET}"
-  echo "Hardlinking staging directory"
+  echo "Hardlinking staging directory (${TARGET})"
   perform_hardlink "${TARGET}"
 fi