diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/syncfileclient b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/syncfileclient
index dd22d6b3..e6884d50 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/syncfileclient
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/syncfileclient
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ class CredMerger:
                     else:
                         self.discardnames[name] = 1
                 else:
-                    if uid >= minid and uid <= maxid:
+                    if name[0] in ('+', '#', '@'):
+                        self.sourcedata.append(line)
+                    elif uid >= minid and uid <= maxid:
                         self.sourcedata.append(line)
 
     def read_shadow(self, source):
@@ -167,6 +169,8 @@ class CredMerger:
                     shadout.write(line + '\n')
                 for line in self.sourcedata:
                     name, _ = line.split(':', 1)
+                    if name[0] in ('+', '#', '@'):
+                        continue
                     if name in self.shadowednames:
                         continue
                     shadout.write(name + ':!:::::::\n')
@@ -216,4 +220,4 @@ def synchronize():
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    synchronize()
\ No newline at end of file
+    synchronize()