diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 51a495e8..cc78324c 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export default class SRPlugin extends Plugin {
         });
 
         this.addRibbonIcon("crosshairs", "Review flashcards", async () => {
-            await this.sync(true);
+            await this.flashcards_sync();
             new FlashcardModal(this.app, this).open();
         });
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export default class SRPlugin extends Plugin {
         });
     }
 
-    async sync(find_flashcards: boolean = false) {
+    async sync() {
         let notes = this.app.vault.getMarkdownFiles();
 
         graph.reset();
@@ -185,9 +185,6 @@ export default class SRPlugin extends Plugin {
         this.pageranks = {};
         this.dueNotesCount = 0;
 
-        this.newFlashcards = [];
-        this.dueFlashcards = [];
-
         let now = Date.now();
         for (let note of notes) {
             if (this.incomingLinks[note.path] == undefined)
@@ -217,11 +214,6 @@ export default class SRPlugin extends Plugin {
             let tags = fileCachedData.tags || [];
             let shouldIgnore = true;
             for (let tagObj of tags) {
-                if (tagObj.tag == this.data.settings.flashcardsTag) {
-                    if (find_flashcards) await this.findFlashcards(note);
-                    break;
-                }
-
                 if (this.data.settings.tagsToReview.includes(tagObj.tag)) {
                     shouldIgnore = false;
                     break;
@@ -279,6 +271,25 @@ export default class SRPlugin extends Plugin {
         this.reviewQueueView.redraw();
     }
 
+    async flashcards_sync() {
+        let notes = this.app.vault.getMarkdownFiles();
+
+        this.newFlashcards = [];
+        this.dueFlashcards = [];
+
+        for (let note of notes) {
+            let fileCachedData =
+                this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(note) || {};
+            let tags = fileCachedData.tags || [];
+            for (let tagObj of tags) {
+                if (tagObj.tag == this.data.settings.flashcardsTag) {
+                    await this.findFlashcards(note);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     async saveReviewResponse(note: TFile, response: ReviewResponse) {
         let fileCachedData = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(note) || {};
         let frontmatter = fileCachedData.frontmatter || <Record<string, any>>{};