diff --git a/src/main.d b/src/main.d
index 31524e04..ebc35e8b 100644
--- a/src/main.d
+++ b/src/main.d
@@ -457,9 +457,18 @@ int main(string[] args)
 
 	// Has anything triggered a --resync requirement?
 	if (configOptionsDifferent || syncListDifferent || syncDirDifferent || skipFileDifferent || skipDirDifferent || businessSharedFoldersDifferent) {
-		// --resync needed, is the user just testing configuration changes?
-		if (!cfg.getValueBool("display_config")){
-			// not testing configuration changes
+		// --resync needed, is the user performing any operation where a --resync is not required?
+		// flag to ignore --resync requirement
+		bool ignoreResyncRequirement = false;
+		// These flags do not need --resync as no sync operation is needed: --display-config, --list-shared-folders, --get-O365-drive-id, --get-file-link
+		if (cfg.getValueBool("display_config")) ignoreResyncRequirement = true;
+		if (cfg.getValueBool("list_business_shared_folders")) ignoreResyncRequirement = true;
+		if ((!cfg.getValueString("get_o365_drive_id").empty)) ignoreResyncRequirement = true;
+		if ((!cfg.getValueString("get_file_link").empty)) ignoreResyncRequirement = true;
+		
+		// Do we need to ignore a --resync requirement?
+		if (!ignoreResyncRequirement) {
+			// We are not ignoring --requirement
 			if (!cfg.getValueBool("resync")) {
 				// --resync not issued, fail fast
 				log.error("An application configuration change has been detected where a --resync is required");