diff --git a/Assistant/DaemonStatus.hs b/Assistant/DaemonStatus.hs
index 4c42ffdbe2..92aad0735b 100644
--- a/Assistant/DaemonStatus.hs
+++ b/Assistant/DaemonStatus.hs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ calcSyncRemotes = do
 	let good r = Remote.uuid r `elem` alive
 	let syncable = filter good rs
 	let syncdata = filter (not . remoteAnnexIgnore . Remote.gitconfig) $
+		filter (\r -> Remote.uuid r /= NoUUID) $
 		filter (not . Remote.isXMPPRemote) syncable
 
 	return $ \dstatus -> dstatus
diff --git a/doc/bugs/__34__metadata_only__34___git-remote-gcrypt_syncing_files_anyway/comment_3_79268506a1653220ddfbb45f9c61d8a7._comment b/doc/bugs/__34__metadata_only__34___git-remote-gcrypt_syncing_files_anyway/comment_3_79268506a1653220ddfbb45f9c61d8a7._comment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e24cb210b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/bugs/__34__metadata_only__34___git-remote-gcrypt_syncing_files_anyway/comment_3_79268506a1653220ddfbb45f9c61d8a7._comment
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="joey"
+ subject="""comment 3"""
+ date="2016-06-09T20:27:07Z"
+ content="""
+This was fixed in [[!commit fbf5045d4f17accde9e20fa528e52cb1dce61c47]]
+for `git annex sync --content`
+
+I don't remember the immediate cause of it being in a code that that the
+webapp would call, but I did add a belt-and-suspenders fix at a lower level
+which I'd hope would prevent the webapp from uploading anything in any
+case.
+
+Sounds like the webapp tries to queue transfers to a NoUUID remote, and
+then presumably gives up before the object gets uploaded.
+
+Looking at the code, calcSyncRemotes does not filter out NoUUID remotes
+when populating syncDataRemotes. So, I've fixed that too now.
+"""]]