diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 64ccbeb..fad3665 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ pub trait NetworkExt {
 
     #[cfg(all(feature = "sync"))]
     /// Register a [Resource] to be synced.
-    fn sync_resource<R: Resource + DeserializeOwned + Serialize + Clone>(&mut self) -> &mut Self;
+    fn sync_resource<R: Resource + DeserializeOwned + Serialize>(&mut self) -> &mut Self;
 }
 
 impl NetworkExt for App {
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index 912d6fd..aac6014 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ pub trait NetworkExt {
 
     #[cfg(all(feature = "sync"))]
     /// Register a [Resource] to be synced.
-    fn sync_resource<R: Resource + DeserializeOwned + Serialize + Clone>(&mut self) -> &mut Self;
+    fn sync_resource<R: Resource + DeserializeOwned + Serialize>(&mut self) -> &mut Self;
 }
 
 impl NetworkExt for App {
@@ -306,18 +306,26 @@ impl NetworkExt for App {
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "sync")]
-    fn sync_resource<R: Resource + DeserializeOwned + Serialize + Clone>(&mut self) -> &mut Self {
+    fn sync_resource<R: Resource + DeserializeOwned + Serialize>(&mut self) -> &mut Self {
         let update = |resource: Res<R>, connections: Query<&ClientConnection>| {
             for connection in connections.iter() {
                 connection.send(&*resource);
             }
         };
+        let send =
+            |resource: Res<R>,
+             new_connections: Query<&ClientConnection, Added<ClientConnection>>| {
+                for connection in new_connections.iter() {
+                    connection.send(&*resource);
+                }
+            };
         let remove = |connections: Query<&ClientConnection>| {
             for connection in connections.iter() {
                 connection.send(&PhantomData::<R>);
             }
         };
         self.add_system(update.run_if(resource_changed::<R>()))
-            .add_system(remove.after(update).run_if(resource_removed::<R>()))
+            .add_system(send.run_if(resource_exists::<R>()))
+            .add_system(remove.run_if(resource_removed::<R>()))
     }
 }