diff --git a/py/test/rsession/hostmanage.py b/py/test/rsession/hostmanage.py
index d1a4783d6..1fbd72b87 100644
--- a/py/test/rsession/hostmanage.py
+++ b/py/test/rsession/hostmanage.py
@@ -122,23 +122,31 @@ class HostManager(object):
             host.initgateway(python=dist_remotepython)
             host.gw.host = host
 
+    def _send_rsync(self, root, reporter, ignores, make_callback=False):
+        rsync = HostRSync(ignores=ignores)
+        destrelpath = root.relto(self.config.topdir)
+        for host in self.hosts:
+            reporter(repevent.HostRSyncing(host))
+            if make_callback:
+                def donecallback():
+                    reporter(repevent.HostReady(host))
+            else:
+                donecallback = None
+            rsync.add_target_host(host, destrelpath, 
+                                  finishedcallback=donecallback)
+        rsync.send(root)
+
+
     def init_rsync(self, reporter):
-        # send each rsync root  
+        # send each rsync root
         roots = self.config.getvalue_pathlist("dist_rsync_roots")
         ignores = self.config.getvalue_pathlist("dist_rsync_ignore")
         if roots is None:
             roots = [self.config.topdir]
         self.prepare_gateways()
-        rsync = HostRSync(ignores=ignores)
-        for root in roots: 
-            destrelpath = root.relto(self.config.topdir)
-            for host in self.hosts:
-                reporter(repevent.HostRSyncing(host))
-                def donecallback():
-                    reporter(repevent.HostReady(host))
-                rsync.add_target_host(host, destrelpath, 
-                                      finishedcallback=donecallback)
-            rsync.send(root)
+        for root in roots[:-1]:
+            self._send_rsync(root, reporter, ignores)
+        self._send_rsync(roots[-1], reporter, ignores, True)
 
     def setup_hosts(self, reporter):
         self.init_rsync(reporter)
diff --git a/py/test/rsession/testing/test_hostmanage.py b/py/test/rsession/testing/test_hostmanage.py
index b3759fb84..808e5551a 100644
--- a/py/test/rsession/testing/test_hostmanage.py
+++ b/py/test/rsession/testing/test_hostmanage.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 import py
 from py.__.test.rsession.hostmanage import HostRSync 
-from py.__.test.rsession.hostmanage import HostInfo, HostManager 
+from py.__.test.rsession.hostmanage import HostInfo, HostManager
+from py.__.test.rsession import repevent
 
 class DirSetup:
     def setup_method(self, method):
@@ -177,3 +178,15 @@ class TestHostManager(DirSetup):
         assert self.dest.join("dir5","file").check()
         assert not self.dest.join("dir6").check()
 
+    def test_hostmanager_rsync_reported_once(self):
+        dir2 = self.source.ensure("dir1", "dir2", dir=1)
+        dir5 = self.source.ensure("dir5", "dir6", "bogus")
+        dirf = self.source.ensure("dir3", "file")
+        config = py.test.config._reparse([self.source])
+        hm = HostManager(config,
+                         hosts=[HostInfo("localhost:" + str(self.dest))
+                                for i in range(3)])
+        events = []
+        hm.init_rsync(reporter=events.append)
+        readies = [i for i in events if isinstance(i, repevent.HostReady)]
+        assert len(readies) == 3