diff --git a/uSync.BackOffice/SyncHandlers/SyncHandlerRoot.cs b/uSync.BackOffice/SyncHandlers/SyncHandlerRoot.cs
index e2252510..b9a4bf28 100644
--- a/uSync.BackOffice/SyncHandlers/SyncHandlerRoot.cs
+++ b/uSync.BackOffice/SyncHandlers/SyncHandlerRoot.cs
@@ -1692,6 +1692,9 @@ private IEnumerable<uSyncDependency> GetContainerDependencies(TContainer parent,
         {
             if (!HasDependencyCheckers()) return Enumerable.Empty<uSyncDependency>();
 
+            if (!flags.HasFlag(DependencyFlags.IncludeChildren))
+                return Enumerable.Empty<uSyncDependency>();
+
             var dependencies = new List<uSyncDependency>();
 
             var containers = GetFolders(parent);