diff --git a/Command/Get.hs b/Command/Get.hs
index 1d46704b21..95d1b9007b 100644
--- a/Command/Get.hs
+++ b/Command/Get.hs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ startKeys from (key, ai) = checkFailedTransferDirection ai Download $
 
 start' :: Annex Bool -> Maybe Remote -> Key -> AssociatedFile -> ActionItem -> CommandStart
 start' expensivecheck from key afile ai =
-	stopUnless (not <$> inAnnex key) $ stopUnless expensivecheck $
+	stopUnless expensivecheck $
 		case from of
 			Nothing -> go $ perform key afile
 			Just src ->
diff --git a/Command/Mirror.hs b/Command/Mirror.hs
index 022ea82ca0..62f5203ba0 100644
--- a/Command/Mirror.hs
+++ b/Command/Mirror.hs
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ startKey o afile (key, ai) = case fromToOptions o of
 		haskey <- flip Remote.hasKey key =<< getParsed r
 		case haskey of
 			Left _ -> stop
-			Right True -> Command.Get.start' (return True) Nothing key afile ai
+			Right True -> ifM (inAnnex key)
+				( stop
+				, Command.Get.start' (return True) Nothing key afile ai
+				)
 			Right False -> ifM (inAnnex key)
 				( do
 					numcopies <- getnumcopies
diff --git a/doc/todo/precache_logs_for_speed_with_cat-file_--buffer.mdwn b/doc/todo/precache_logs_for_speed_with_cat-file_--buffer.mdwn
index d0cd632d8a..127e7e7174 100644
--- a/doc/todo/precache_logs_for_speed_with_cat-file_--buffer.mdwn
+++ b/doc/todo/precache_logs_for_speed_with_cat-file_--buffer.mdwn
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ and precache them.
 > > > Still todo:
 > > > 
 > > > * move, copy, drop, and mirror were left not using the location log caching yet
-> > > * get is left with an unncessary inAnnex check so could be sped up
-> > >   a little bit more. Above improvements to batch mode would allow
-> > >   fixing this.
-> > > 
 
 Another thing that the same cat-file --buffer approach could be used with
 is to cat the annex links. Git.LsFiles.inRepoDetails provides the Sha