diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 725a73ea..7b975159 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 This CHANGELOG (now) follows the format listed at [Keep A Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+- Added `aready_in_sync_source_mode` property to remove need to fork and edit cookbook.
 
 ## [1.4.0] - 2018-06-26
 ### Added
diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 81679d1d..79252faa 100755
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -165,3 +165,6 @@
 # the source of trusth on supported init subsystemds:
 # https://github.com/chef/chef/tree/v13.4.19/lib/chef/provider/service
 default['sumologic']['init_style'] = nil
+
+# Toggle to enable some helpful logic if the system is already set up in sync source mode
+default['sumologic']['already_in_sync_source_mode'] = false
diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index 4bd2e7c2..c73d5f80 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -31,15 +31,17 @@
 if File.exist? node['sumologic']['installDir']
   Chef::Log.info "Sumo Logic Collector found."
   # If collector is already in sync source mode, just uncomment these following lines to update the sources
-  # include_recipe 'sumologic-collector::sumoconf'
-  # if node['sumologic']['use_json_path_dir'] == true
-  #	# use the recipe sumojsondir if your source configurations are in a directory
-  #	include_recipe 'sumologic-collector::sumojsondir'
-  # else
-  #	# use the recipe sumojson if your source configurations are in a single json file
-  #	include_recipe 'sumologic-collector::sumojson'
-  # end
-  # include_recipe 'sumologic-collector::restart'
+  if node['sumologic']['already_in_sync_source_mode'] == true
+    include_recipe 'sumologic-collector::sumoconf'
+    if node['sumologic']['use_json_path_dir'] == true
+      # use the recipe sumojsondir if your source configurations are in a directory
+      include_recipe 'sumologic-collector::sumojsondir'
+    else
+      # use the recipe sumojson if your source configurations are in a single json file
+      include_recipe 'sumologic-collector::sumojson'
+    end
+    include_recipe 'sumologic-collector::restart'
+  end
   case node['platform_family']
   when 'rhel', 'amazon', 'linux', 'debian'
     service 'collector' do