diff --git a/.github/workflows/chainloop_contract_sync.yml b/.github/workflows/chainloop_contract_sync.yml
index 4779bd5..9424d02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/chainloop_contract_sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/chainloop_contract_sync.yml
@@ -28,15 +28,23 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Update contracts ${{ inputs.contract_root_folder }} on Chainloop
+      - name: Sync contracts ${{ inputs.contract_root_folder }} on Chainloop
         run: |
-            for file in $(ls ${{ inputs.contract_root_folder }}); do
-                if [[ $file = *.yml || $file = *.yaml ]]; then
-                    contract_name=$(basename $file | cut -d'.' -f1)
-                    echo "Updating contract $contract_name with ${{ inputs.contract_root_folder }}/$file"
-                    chainloop wf contract update --name $contract_name --contract ${{ inputs.contract_root_folder }}/$file
-                fi
-            done
+          for file in $(ls ${{ inputs.contract_root_folder }}); do
+              if [[ $file = *.yml || $file = *.yaml ]]; then
+                  contract_name=$(basename $file | cut -d'.' -f1)
+                  contract_file="${{ inputs.contract_root_folder }}/$file"
+
+                  echo "Checking if contract $contract_name exists..."
+                  if chainloop wf contract describe --name $contract_name >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                      echo "Contract $contract_name exists, updating..."
+                      chainloop wf contract update --name $contract_name --contract $contract_file
+                  else
+                      echo "Contract $contract_name does not exist, creating..."
+                      chainloop wf contract create --name $contract_name --contract $contract_file
+                  fi
+              fi
+          done
 
     env:
       CHAINLOOP_VERSION: ${{ inputs.chainloop_version }}