diff --git a/modules/tome_sync/tome_sync.module b/modules/tome_sync/tome_sync.module
index 6067a6e..b018939 100644
--- a/modules/tome_sync/tome_sync.module
+++ b/modules/tome_sync/tome_sync.module
@@ -109,5 +109,6 @@ function _tome_sync_should_export(EntityInterface $entity) {
   return $entity instanceof ContentEntityInterface
     && $entity->isDefaultRevision()
     && !\Drupal::isConfigSyncing()
-    && !\Drupal::service('tome_sync.importer')->isImporting();
+    && !\Drupal::service('tome_sync.importer')->isImporting()
+    && !isset($GLOBALS['install_state']);
 }