diff --git a/program_admin/__init__.py b/program_admin/__init__.py
index 99cdb2d..1fa8dc7 100644
--- a/program_admin/__init__.py
+++ b/program_admin/__init__.py
@@ -724,6 +724,9 @@ async def sync_price_store(
                     lamports,
                 )
 
+                if not (await account_exists(self.rpc_endpoint, buffer_account)):
+                    instructions.append(create_buffer_instruction)
+
                 initialize_publisher_config_instruction = initialize_publisher_config(
                     self.price_store_key,
                     publisher,
@@ -731,8 +734,6 @@ async def sync_price_store(
                     buffer_account,
                 )
 
-                instructions.extend(
-                    [create_buffer_instruction, initialize_publisher_config_instruction]
-                )
+                instructions.append(initialize_publisher_config_instruction)
 
         return (instructions, [authority])
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4b527e4..4fe5f11 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ known_local_folder = ["program_admin"]
 authors = ["Thomaz <thomaz@pyth.network>"]
 description = "Syncs products and publishers of the Pyth program"
 name = "program-admin"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 click = "^8.1.0"