diff --git a/archiver.py b/archiver.py
index 89456e2..c992e7f 100644
--- a/archiver.py
+++ b/archiver.py
@@ -3,19 +3,25 @@ import os
 
 ARCHIVE_ORG = "archive"
 
+def set_if_needed(item, attr, value):
+    if getattr(item, attr) != value:
+        setattr(item, attr, value)
+
 def main():
     gitea = Gitea(os.environ["GITEA_URL"], os.environ["GITEA_TOKEN"])
 
     org = Organization.request(gitea, ARCHIVE_ORG)
-
+    print("Fetching repositories...")
     for repo in org.get_repositories():
-        print(repo.get_full_name())
-        repo.archived = True
-        repo.has_projects = False
-        repo.has_issues = False
-        repo.has_pull_requests = False
-        repo.has_wiki = False
-        repo.commit()
+        set_if_needed(repo, "archived", True)
+        set_if_needed(repo, "has_projects", False)
+        set_if_needed(repo, "has_issues", False)
+        set_if_needed(repo, "has_pull_requests", False)
+        set_if_needed(repo, "has_wiki", False)
+
+        if repo.get_dirty_fields():
+            print("Updating", repo.get_full_name())
+            repo.commit()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":