diff --git a/rubberduckvba.Server/ContentSynchronization/Pipeline/Sections/SyncXmldoc/SyncXmldocSection.cs b/rubberduckvba.Server/ContentSynchronization/Pipeline/Sections/SyncXmldoc/SyncXmldocSection.cs
index 5940b9e..8da95bd 100644
--- a/rubberduckvba.Server/ContentSynchronization/Pipeline/Sections/SyncXmldoc/SyncXmldocSection.cs
+++ b/rubberduckvba.Server/ContentSynchronization/Pipeline/Sections/SyncXmldoc/SyncXmldocSection.cs
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ await Task.WhenAll([
             }
             else
             {
-                // that's an old tag then; do not process
-                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Tag metadata mismatch, xmldoc update will not proceed; GitHub@main:{ghMain.Name} ({ghMain.DateCreated}) | rubberduckdb@main: {dbMain.Name} ({dbMain.DateCreated})");
+                // could be an old tag, ...or the db is just out of date
+                Logger.LogWarning($"Tag metadata mismatch, xmldoc update will not proceed; GitHub@main:{ghMain.Name} ({ghMain.DateCreated}) | rubberduckdb@main: {dbMain.Name} ({dbMain.DateCreated})");
             }
         }
         if (ghNext.Name != dbNext.Name)
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ await Task.WhenAll([
             }
             else
             {
-                // that's an old tag then; do not process
-                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Tag metadata mismatch, xmldoc update will not proceed; GitHub@main:{ghMain.Name} ({ghMain.DateCreated}) | rubberduckdb@main: {dbMain.Name} ({dbMain.DateCreated})");
+                // could be an old tag, ...or the db is just out of date
+                Logger.LogWarning($"Tag metadata mismatch, xmldoc update will not proceed; GitHub@main:{ghNext.Name} ({ghNext.DateCreated}) | rubberduckdb@main: {dbNext.Name} ({dbNext.DateCreated})");
             }
         }