diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 9b76668..b4d28d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build-and-publish:
+  
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
diff --git a/appwrite_lab/test_suite/fixtures.py b/appwrite_lab/test_suite/fixtures.py
index 5f64862..5627d64 100644
--- a/appwrite_lab/test_suite/fixtures.py
+++ b/appwrite_lab/test_suite/fixtures.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import pytest
 from appwrite_lab.labs import Labs
 from appwrite_lab.models import Lab
 
+import hashlib
+import pytest
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def lab_svc():
@@ -42,19 +44,37 @@ def lab_config():
 def lab(lab_svc: Labs, appwrite_file: Path, lab_config: dict) -> Lab:
     """Create or get existing lab with optional appwrite.json sync."""
     lab_name = lab_config["name"]
+    hash_file_path = Path.home() / ".config" / "appwrite-lab" / "json_hashes"
+    hash_file_path.touch()
 
     if lab := lab_svc.get_lab(lab_name):
+        # Check if the file has changed before unnecessary sync
         if appwrite_file and appwrite_file.exists():
-            lab_svc.sync_with_appwrite_config(
-                name=lab_name, appwrite_json=appwrite_file
-            )
+            hash = hash_file(appwrite_file)
+            data = hash_file_path.read_text()
+            if len(data) > 0 and data.strip() == hash:
+                print("Skipping sync because the file has not changed")
+            else:
+                lab_svc.sync_with_appwrite_config(
+                    name=lab_name, appwrite_json=appwrite_file
+                )
+                hash_file_path.write_text(hash)
         return lab
 
     res = lab_svc.new(**lab_config)
 
     if appwrite_file and appwrite_file.exists():
+        hash_file_path.write_text(hash_file(appwrite_file))
         lab_svc.sync_with_appwrite_config(name=lab_name, appwrite_json=appwrite_file)
 
     if not res.error:
         return lab_svc.get_lab(lab_name)
     raise ValueError(res.message)
+
+
+def hash_file(path, algo="sha256"):
+    h = hashlib.new(algo)
+    with open(path, "rb") as f:
+        for chunk in iter(lambda: f.read(8192), b""):
+            h.update(chunk)
+    return h.hexdigest()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e8c999a..3f0e143 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "appwrite-lab"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 description = "Zero-click Appwrite test environments."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"