diff --git a/.github/workflows/scrape-groceries.yml b/.github/workflows/scrape-groceries.yml
index 790e2f2..b4800ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scrape-groceries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scrape-groceries.yml
@@ -14,16 +14,21 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: pip3 install -r requirements.txt
-      - run: python3 main.py sync woolies
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: woolies_snapshot
-          path: ./output/woolies/
       - name: Configure AWS Credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
         with:
           role-to-assume: "${{ vars.TARGET_ROLE_ARN }}"
           aws-region: ap-southeast-2
+        # it's okay to ignore the exist code on the last line, if the file doesn't exist then we scrape it
+      - run: |
+          save_path="$(python3 main.py sync --print-save-path woolies)"
+          mkdir -p ./output/
+          aws s3 cp "s3://grocery-scrape-au/${save_path}" "./output/${save_path}" || true
+      - run: python3 main.py sync woolies --skip-existing
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: woolies_snapshot
+          path: ./output/woolies/
       - run: aws s3 sync ./output/woolies/ s3://grocery-scrape-au/woolies/
   scrape-coles:
     permissions:
diff --git a/hotprices_au/output.py b/hotprices_au/output.py
index 6fafb65..351f702 100644
--- a/hotprices_au/output.py
+++ b/hotprices_au/output.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 
 
-def get_save_path(store, output_dir, compression, day=None):
+def get_save_path(store, output_dir, compression='gzip', day=None):
     if day is None:
         day = datetime.now()
     date_str = day.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@ def get_save_path(store, output_dir, compression, day=None):
     return fpath
 
 
-def save_data(store, categories, output_dir, compression='gzip'):
-    fpath = get_save_path(store, output_dir, compression)
+def save_data(categories, save_path, compression='gzip'):
     if compression == 'gzip':
-        with gzip.open(fpath, 'wt') as fp:
+        with gzip.open(save_path, 'wt') as fp:
             fp.write(json.dumps(categories))
     elif compression is None:
-        fpath.write_text(json.dumps(categories))
+        save_path.write_text(json.dumps(categories))
     else:
         raise RuntimeError(f"Unsupported compression '{compression}'")
 
diff --git a/hotprices_au/sites/coles.py b/hotprices_au/sites/coles.py
index 1b38296..1f91cc0 100644
--- a/hotprices_au/sites/coles.py
+++ b/hotprices_au/sites/coles.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def parse_str_unit(size):
         return units.parse_str_unit(size)
 
 
-def main(quick, output_dir):
+def main(quick, save_path):
     coles = ColesScraper(store_id='0584', quick=quick)
     categories = coles.get_categories()
     #categories = load_cache()
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def main(quick, output_dir):
         if quick:
             break
         #save_cache(categories)
-    output.save_data('coles', categories, output_dir)
+    output.save_data(categories, save_path)
     get_category_mapping(categories)
     #print(json.dumps(category, indent=4))
 
diff --git a/hotprices_au/sites/woolies.py b/hotprices_au/sites/woolies.py
index 0311815..f8edbb8 100644
--- a/hotprices_au/sites/woolies.py
+++ b/hotprices_au/sites/woolies.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def get_canonical(item, today):
     return result
 
 
-def main(quick, output_dir):
+def main(quick, save_path):
     woolies = WooliesAPI(quick=quick)
     categories = woolies.get_categories()
     #categories = load_cache()
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def main(quick, output_dir):
 
         if quick:
             break
-    output.save_data('woolies', categories, output_dir)
+    output.save_data(categories, save_path)
     get_category_mapping(categories)
 
 
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index c428d23..41374a4 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -2,11 +2,20 @@
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
 import pathlib
-from hotprices_au import sites, analysis
+from hotprices_au import sites, analysis, output
 
 
 def main_sync(args):
-    sites.sites[args.store].main(args.quick, args.output_dir)
+    save_path = output.get_save_path(args.store, args.output_dir)
+    if args.print_save_path:
+        print(save_path.relative_to(args.output_dir), end='')
+    elif args.skip_existing and save_path.exists():
+        print(
+            f'Skipping because outputfile {save_path} already exists and '
+            f'requested to skip if output file exists.'
+        )
+    else:
+        sites.sites[args.store].main(args.quick, save_path)
 
 
 def main_analysis(args):
@@ -30,6 +39,10 @@ def main():
 
     sync_parser = subparsers.add_parser('sync')
     sync_parser.add_argument('--quick', action='store_true', default=False)
+    sync_parser.add_argument(
+        '--print-save-path', action='store_true', default=False,
+        help='Print relative path where file will be stored, then exit')
+    sync_parser.add_argument('--skip-existing', action='store_true', default=False)
     sync_parser.add_argument('store', choices=list(sites.sites))
     sync_parser.set_defaults(func=main_sync)