diff --git a/scripts/download-realm.js b/scripts/download-realm.js
index 869a24f7..f2513a1b 100644
--- a/scripts/download-realm.js
+++ b/scripts/download-realm.js
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ function getSyncRequirements(dependencies, options, required = {}) {
             // flavor is ignored since we only publish Release mode
             required.SYNC_ARCHIVE = `realm-sync-Release-v${dependencies.REALM_SYNC_VERSION}-Linux-devel.tar.gz`;
             return getCoreRequirements(dependencies, options, required)
-                .then(() => getSyncCommitSha(dependencies.REALM_SYNC_VERSION))
-                .then(sha => {
-                    required.SYNC_SERVER_FOLDER += `/sha-version/${sha}`;
+                .then(() => {
+                    const private_dependencies = ini.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../../dependencies.list'), 'utf8'));
+                    required.SYNC_SERVER_FOLDER += `/sha-version/${private_dependencies.REALM_SYNC_SHA}`;
                     return required;
                 });
         default: