diff --git a/bookmarks/dbbookmarks/src/lib.rs b/bookmarks/dbbookmarks/src/lib.rs
index 934144c94c..d72ec7e918 100644
--- a/bookmarks/dbbookmarks/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bookmarks/dbbookmarks/src/lib.rs
@@ -770,6 +770,9 @@ impl SqlBookmarksTransaction {
             }
             | TestMove {
                 bundle_replay_data: Some(bundle_replay_data),
+            }
+            | Backsyncer {
+                bundle_replay_data: Some(bundle_replay_data),
             } => {
                 let BundleReplayData {
                     bundle_handle,
@@ -784,7 +787,20 @@ impl SqlBookmarksTransaction {
                 .map(move |(sql_transaction, _)| sql_transaction)
                 .boxify()
             }
-            _ => future::ok(sql_transaction).boxify(),
+            Pushrebase {
+                bundle_replay_data: None,
+            }
+            | Push {
+                bundle_replay_data: None,
+            }
+            | TestMove {
+                bundle_replay_data: None,
+            }
+            | Backsyncer {
+                bundle_replay_data: None,
+            }
+            | ManualMove
+            | Blobimport => future::ok(sql_transaction).boxify(),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/bookmarks/dbbookmarks/tests/main.rs b/bookmarks/dbbookmarks/tests/main.rs
index cf28a453bd..c989be4712 100644
--- a/bookmarks/dbbookmarks/tests/main.rs
+++ b/bookmarks/dbbookmarks/tests/main.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use bookmarks::{
 };
 use context::CoreContext;
 use dbbookmarks::{SqlBookmarks, SqlConstructors};
+use failure_ext::Error;
 use fbinit::FacebookInit;
 use futures::{Future, Stream};
 use maplit::hashmap;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ use mononoke_types_mocks::changesetid::{
     FIVES_CSID, FOURS_CSID, ONES_CSID, SIXES_CSID, THREES_CSID, TWOS_CSID,
 };
 use mononoke_types_mocks::repo::{REPO_ONE, REPO_TWO, REPO_ZERO};
+use sql::mysql_async::{prelude::ConvIr, Value};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 fn create_bookmark_name(book: &str) -> BookmarkName {
@@ -1237,6 +1239,46 @@ fn test_read_log_entry_many_repos(fb: FacebookInit) {
     );
 }
 
+#[fbinit::test]
+fn test_update_reason_conversion(_fb: FacebookInit) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let unusedreason = BookmarkUpdateReason::TestMove {
+        bundle_replay_data: None,
+    };
+
+    use BookmarkUpdateReason::*;
+    match unusedreason {
+        Backsyncer { .. } => {}
+        Blobimport => {}
+        ManualMove => {}
+        Push { .. } => {}
+        Pushrebase { .. } => {}
+        TestMove { .. } => {} // PLEASE ADD A TEST FOR A NEW BOOKMARK UPDATE REASON
+    };
+
+    let reasons = vec![
+        Backsyncer {
+            bundle_replay_data: None,
+        },
+        Blobimport,
+        ManualMove,
+        Push {
+            bundle_replay_data: None,
+        },
+        Pushrebase {
+            bundle_replay_data: None,
+        },
+        TestMove {
+            bundle_replay_data: None,
+        },
+    ];
+    for reason in reasons {
+        let value = Value::from(reason);
+        BookmarkUpdateReason::new(value)?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[fbinit::test]
 fn test_list_bookmark_log_entries(fb: FacebookInit) {
     let ctx = CoreContext::test_mock(fb);
diff --git a/bookmarks/src/lib.rs b/bookmarks/src/lib.rs
index 8ed7c8dc21..6eb48c7a7d 100644
--- a/bookmarks/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bookmarks/src/lib.rs
@@ -518,6 +518,9 @@ impl ConvIr<BookmarkUpdateReason> for BookmarkUpdateReason {
             Value::Bytes(ref b) if b == &b"testmove" => Ok(BookmarkUpdateReason::TestMove {
                 bundle_replay_data: None,
             }),
+            Value::Bytes(ref b) if b == &b"backsyncer" => Ok(BookmarkUpdateReason::Backsyncer {
+                bundle_replay_data: None,
+            }),
             v => Err(FromValueError(v)),
         }
     }